by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 12, 2017 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Motivation
I wish I had taken a picture of him, but that would have been awkward. We were on our way up the Indian Fenster trail of Cape Town, South Africa’s Table Mountain. Fortunately my husband had read the day before our planned climb that a guide was highly...
by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 30, 2017 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders
The sanctuary bells burst into song as I pulled into a parking space at the Light of Truth Universal Shrine (LOTUS) in Buckingham, Virginia. In a pretty decent rendition of Julie Andrews high tailing it down the mountain when she heard the abbey’s call to...
by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 16, 2017 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Motivation
This piece appeared originally on TinyBuddha.com. “It is only in solitude that I ever find my own core.” ~Anne Morrow Lindbergh When was the last time you took yourself on a date? Not just you and a friend, or you and your partner, or you and your kid(s). Just you,...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jan 26, 2017 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts, Motivation
Something shifted in me at the Women’s March on Washington. I used to think that I wasn’t wired for political action, that other people did that better than I could. The negative emotional drama that accompanies a lot of activism doesn’t feel good to me. I always...
by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 30, 2016 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Motivation
Several weeks ago I set my intentions for the holiday season. My goal was to stay as mindful and stress free as possible, sticking to my priorities and protecting time for activities that induced joy. Part of that process was asking my family to articulate their own...
by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 3, 2016 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Feng Shui/Clutter Clearing, Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Motivation
I never thought I’d be grateful for a head cold. This week I was sick enough to have to stay at home, sick enough to not do any creative work, and even sick enough to not be able to meditate for four days straight. Maybe Buddhist monks never get colds, or maybe they...
