by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 15, 2016 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Breast Cancer, Life Lessons, Mindfulness
“Cancer is a life experience to call us to look deeper and beyond our physical selves.” ~ Mari Ryan Sometimes the universe nudges us to move down a path even when we have no idea where that path will lead. The past couple of weeks have been that way for...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 6, 2016 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Breast Cancer, Fitness, Life Lessons, Mindful Eating, Motivation
I just completed a month-long food experiment with the Whole30 program. I wasn’t trying to lose weight. The ten pounds I lost a year ago after giving up bread, pasta, and other unhealthy carbs has stayed off for the most part. But another problem had...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 30, 2016 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Mindful Gardening, Mindfulness, Photography
It’s a time of creative unfolding, both for myself and my garden. For those of you who have been following for a while, you know that my garden’s growth path is tightly intertwined with my own. She leads patiently, I follow. By teaching me to nurture her,...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 18, 2016 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness
This article first appeared on Huffington Post on 6/17/2016. Happy Father’s Day! What Mindfulness Has Taught Me About Father’s Day My father died 39 years ago, just a few days after my thirteenth birthday. Since he chose to take his own life,...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
As someone whose severe motion sickness precludes intense yoga practice, it was a revelation for me to learn that yoga is also about training our mindfulness skills off the mat. My dear friend Carolyn Bagdoyan, a certified RYT 200 yoga instructor and specialist in...
