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The Positive Effects of Gardening

The Positive Effects of Gardening

by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 5, 2019 | Mindful Gardening, Uncategorized

Recording day with "The Positive Brain" Podcast Hosts Peggy Breda and Toni Reinhart My garden was my first mindfulness mentor, but lately it's received less of my time as other purposeful...

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Illustrated Musings on My Upcoming Silent Retreat

Illustrated Musings on My Upcoming Silent Retreat

by Martha Brettschneider | Sep 10, 2019 | Meditation, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Photography

Silent Retreat = Deep Dive! In last week’s post, I promised to share some of my photos from our recent trip to Alaska. As I was sifting through the choices, the images got tangled up in...

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From Rock Bottom to Better than Ever in a Week’s Time

From Rock Bottom to Better than Ever in a Week’s Time

by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 29, 2019 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindful Eating, Mindfulness

They say, “It’s the journey, not the destination.” They say, “Trust the process.” But just when you think you’ve gotten the hang of going with the flow and maintaining a consistently...

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Moving Into Art a la Carte: How a Gallery Became Part of My Purpose Work

Moving Into Art a la Carte: How a Gallery Became Part of My Purpose Work

by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 4, 2019 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Mindful Photography, Motivation, Photography

How often have you questioned whether what brings you joy at a given juncture of your life is important enough? How often have you thought, “I’d really like to do more of that, but [fill...

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Lotus and Water Lily Bouquet From Kenilworth

Lotus and Water Lily Bouquet From Kenilworth

by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 8, 2019 | Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Photography, Workshop

Broad Perspective There is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh Lotus flowers hold deep symbolism in...

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May Photo Challenge Report Part 3 (and Four-Leaf Clover Story)

May Photo Challenge Report Part 3 (and Four-Leaf Clover Story)

by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 22, 2019 | Life Lessons, Mindful Photography, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Photography

In late May 2015, I met a young girl who made a deep impression on me for many reasons. I was standing next to my display at my very first art show at Vienna, Virginia’s historic Freeman...

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May Photo Challenge Report Part 2

May Photo Challenge Report Part 2

by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 6, 2019 | Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Motivation, Photography

If you've ever participated in one of my mindfulness programs, you know that "the pause" is a powerful thing. Whether it's the pause between breaths during meditation or the pause between...

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Meditation Motivation: Ten Personal Drivers

Meditation Motivation: Ten Personal Drivers

by Martha Brettschneider | May 18, 2019 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness, Motivation

May continues to be a beautiful dance of photography and writing output stemming from #MarthasMayPhotoChallenge and the current session of the 30-Day Mindfulness Meditation Challenge. A...

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May Photo Challenge Report Part 1

May Photo Challenge Report Part 1

by Martha Brettschneider | May 9, 2019 | Mindful Photography, Motivation

Tulips on the Grounds of the Goodstone Inn, Middleburg, VA Greetings from the midst of a full and fulfilling month of May! Between the daily writing I do for the 30-Day Mindfulness...

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How to Train Intention

How to Train Intention

by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 28, 2019 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Meditation, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Motivation

Intention. Did you know it’s a trainable skill? Neuroscience tells us that what we think, do, and pay attention to changes the function and structure of our brain through a process called...

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Cherry Blossom Images from My Artist Date

Cherry Blossom Images from My Artist Date

by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 12, 2019 | Mindful Photography, Photography

Welcome to Part II of my birthday artist date report! As I promised in last week's post, below are some of my favorite cherry blossom images captured on my birthday artist date outing....

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A Capital Birthday With New Perspective

A Capital Birthday With New Perspective

by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 5, 2019 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Mindful Photography, Motivation

If you’ve been following the blog for a while, you may remember that I like to celebrate my birthday by taking myself on an artist date. Yesterday’s artist date for my 55th birthday may...

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