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Easter Morning Musings and More March Photo Meditations

Easter Morning Musings and More March Photo Meditations

by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 27, 2016 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Mindful Gardening, Mindfulness, Photography

Sitting at my kitchen table this Easter morning, sipping coffee and taking in the brazen forsythia and happy daffodils lighting up my back slope, I am struck once again by nature's lessons...

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Interview with Miz Meliz

by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 20, 2016 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Fitness, Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindful Gardening, Mindful Parenting, Mindfulness, Motivation, Photography

Those of you who are connected with me on Facebook may have seen that I had my first live stream video podcast interview yesterday with Miz Meliz (Melissa Reyes), who's based just outside...

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Photo Meditations From a Wild, Mild March

Photo Meditations From a Wild, Mild March

by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 13, 2016 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Mindfulness, Photography

After a wild week of Blooming into Mindfulness book release events, today I just need to exhale. Fitting in #MarthasMarchPhotoChallenge between marketing work reminded me of why I took on...

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Press Release and Book Signing Info!

by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 5, 2016 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Mindfulness

Things are heating up with Blooming into Mindfulness: How the Universe Used a Garden, Cancer, and Carpools to Teach Me That Calm Is the New Happy. Have you checked it out yet? I'm having a...

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YES! I’ll Take the #MarthasMarchPhotoChallenge!

YES! I’ll Take the #MarthasMarchPhotoChallenge!

by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 28, 2016 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Mindfulness, Motivation, Photography

Who is ready for spring? I am! Spring to me means new energy, new growth, and fresh starts. Spring = Inspiration! (Former economist Martha needs to throw in equations from time to time.)...

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Eight Lessons From My First Three Weeks as a Self-Published Author

Eight Lessons From My First Three Weeks as a Self-Published Author

by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 20, 2016 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Mindfulness

"How do you feel now that the book is finished? You must be so relieved! Now you can relax!" Since I announced the release of Blooming into Mindfulness: How the Universe Used a Garden,...

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Kindle Version of Blooming into Mindfulness Up On Amazon!

by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 13, 2016 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Mindfulness

What a whirlwind the past two weeks have been! To be honest, I'm pretty tuckered out from my mile-high to-do list after launching the print version of Blooming into Mindfulness on Amazon....

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Blooming into Mindfulness Launch Events

by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 6, 2016 | Mindfulness

I'm writing this morning from Lake Placid, New York, where we're fitting in a couple of days of skiing between college visits with my 17-year-old son. Managing a book launch on the...

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Blooming into Mindfulness is Up on Amazon!!!!

Blooming into Mindfulness is Up on Amazon!!!!

by Martha Brettschneider | Jan 31, 2016 | Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts

Drum roll please.....   YES.....IT'S HERE!!!!!! Blooming into Mindfulness: How the Universe Used a Garden, Cancer, and Carpools to Teach Me That Calm Is the New Happy is live on...

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How Meditation Nurtures Creativity

How Meditation Nurtures Creativity

by Martha Brettschneider | Jan 21, 2016 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts

Listen to this awesome meditation story. "How awesome can a meditation story possibly be?" you might ask. Well, listen up. So last Friday, as we were trying to finalize the design and...

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Back to Basics: How a Simple Mindfulness Practice Supplemented Meditation

Back to Basics: How a Simple Mindfulness Practice Supplemented Meditation

by Martha Brettschneider | Jan 13, 2016 | Meditation, Mindful Eating, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Uncategorized

This morning my coffee mug is my mindfulness mentor. A polish pottery piece, the mug is round—seemingly custom-made for my cupped hands—and decorated in a blue floral pattern. The lip...

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Diving into 2016 With A Dash of Fear And A Big Dose of Purpose

Diving into 2016 With A Dash of Fear And A Big Dose of Purpose

by Martha Brettschneider | Jan 1, 2016 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Motivation, Uncategorized

If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you. ~ Natalie Goldberg The sun just rose on 2016. Never have I felt such intense anticipation at the...

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