by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 7, 2026 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Workshop
Our 15-Day Meditation Refresh begins Wednesday, October 28, weekday mornings from 7 to 7:30 am ET on audio-only Zoom. Join us here. Read on for the story behind it. This fall I’ve been doing something I never pictured when I wrote Blooming Into...
by Martha Brettschneider | May 5, 2025 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Mindfulness in Nature
I had so much fun being interviewed by Lisa Waters, owner of I Can Buy Myself Flowers and the host of the Flower Power Podcast! We covered a lot of ground in our conversation, from the garden as my first mindfulness mentor, to the power of gardening (and nature...
by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 11, 2020 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Motivation
The first three weeks of being home-bound felt embarrassingly nice. As an introvert with a home-based business that has something of value to offer during the covid-19 situation, my work felt (feels) more meaningful and fulfilling than ever. Cognizant of my privilege...
by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 4, 2020 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Mindful Photography, Photography
It’s my birthday today. If you’ve been following for a while, you might remember that on my birthday I usually take myself on a mindful Artist Date. Over the years this has taken different forms. Whether it’s taking myself to a museum, or traveling...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jan 12, 2020 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Motivation
One of the greatest sins is the unlived life, not to allow yourself to become chief executive of the project you call your life, to have a reverence always for the immensity that is inside of you.John O’Donohue, Walking in Wonder: Eternal Wisdom for a Modern World...
by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 30, 2019 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Mindfulness, Motivation
There is incredible symmetry in a tree, between its inner life and its outer life, between its rooted memory and its external active presence. A tree grows up and grows down at once and produces enough branches to incarnate its wild divinity. It doesn’t limit...
