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Are You Tough Enough to Meditate? Dan Harris Makes a Badass Case for Mindfulness

by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 27, 2015 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness

Are you sick of hearing people talk about the benefits of meditating when you know you’re not “that type” of person (a Birkenstock-wearing vegetarian)? Or maybe you’re intrigued by the scientific studies reported in the news showing that...

A Mindful Half Marathon: How Meditation Got Me to the Start and Over The Finish Line

by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 19, 2015 | Fitness, Meditation, Mindfulness, Motivation

It’s done! Three-and-a-half months of training, 13.1 miles covered in steady rain, and I even managed to run up the hills — albeit at a snail’s pace. This 50-year-old body of mine held up pretty well, but mindfulness training played an even bigger...

On the Cusp of My First Half Marathon: How Winter Training Tested and Transformed Me

by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 13, 2015 | Fitness, Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Motivation

The razor scraped the back of my heel and a thin trail of blood streamed down the shower drain. “Damn!” I muttered, squinting through the steam to see how bad the cut was. It was ten days before my first half marathon. Blood oozed right where the top of my...

My Top 10 Winter Photo Favorites (So Far)

by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 5, 2015 | Photography

I tried to stop taking photographs but it didn’t work. Once I completed my 365 Project on December 31, 2014, I intended to give myself a break. The challenge of taking and posting a photograph every day for a year turned out to be pretty exhausting (in case you...

Feng Shui Flourishes and Finishing Touches

by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 26, 2015 | Feng Shui/Clutter Clearing, Life Lessons, Mindful Gardening

“Feng Shui is like acupuncture for your home, unblocking the flow of positive energy, removing negative energy, and allowing you to achieve your goals — without using any needles.” ~ Carol Olmstead, Feng Shui Quick Guide for Home and Office Welcome...
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