by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 21, 2015 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Most Popular Posts, Motivation, Uncategorized
I don’t know about you, but the holidays are one of my biggest sources of mindfulness failure. My husband and I are both products of Jewish/Christian marriages. We enjoy celebrating the cultural traditions of Thanksgiving, Chanukah, and Christmas,...
by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 13, 2015 | Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts, Uncategorized
I’m thrilled to be able to unveil my book cover for Blooming into Mindfulness: How the Universe Used a Garden, Cancer, and Carpools to Teach Me That Calm Is the New Happy. What do you think? My Facebook friends will be saying right now, “Wait a...
by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 7, 2015 | Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Most Popular Posts
Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, defines mindfulness as “paying attention in a particular way; On purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.” In his book...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 31, 2015 | Breast Cancer, Mindfulness, Photography
Greetings from Atlanta! I’m on the road again this weekend, attending soccer parents weekend at Emory University. We’ve been lucky enough to attend Emory soccer games in Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Atlanta over the past month, with an added road...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 24, 2015 | Breast Cancer, Mindfulness
Well, it’s October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Instead of railing against the commercialism behind so much of the pink as I’ve done in the past, I’ll do my part as a survivor to increase your awareness of what it’s like for a patient after...
