by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 16, 2017 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Motivation
This piece appeared originally on TinyBuddha.com. “It is only in solitude that I ever find my own core.” ~Anne Morrow Lindbergh When was the last time you took yourself on a date? Not just you and a friend, or you and your partner, or you and your kid(s). Just you,...
by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 9, 2017 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation
Vacation and any other sort of travel can wreak havoc on your mindfulness practice. My personal routine on a normal day is to get up early, before anyone else in the house is close to waking. I meditate for twenty minutes. I make coffee and oatmeal. I savor my...
by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 2, 2017 | Mindful Gardening, Mindfulness, Photography
The weather was crazy in February in Northern Virginia, with temperatures reaching summer levels for several days at a time. Yesterday it hit 80 degrees. Tonight we’ll drop back down to the 20’s. Rather than let this roller coaster weather add to the...
by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 23, 2017 | Mindfulness, Motivation
It’s Thursday, blog day, and as I sit here trying to collect my thoughts, I realize what an extraordinarily strange and eye opening week it’s been. Uncertainty seems to grow day by day, which is why I chose to anchor this post with the crocuses that have emerged...
by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 16, 2017 | Mindfulness, Motivation
Have you ever taken a good hard look at your listening skills? I’ve been giving this a lot of thought over the past few months. It started when I was answering questions after a book talk and a lovely woman in the audience mentioned that Blooming into Mindfulness...
