by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 19, 2018 | Life Lessons, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Photography
“In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.” ~ Dogan (founder of Japanese Soto Zen) Last week my family and I enjoyed several days at Smith Mountain Lake in Franklin County, Virginia. Our stay landed right in the middle of my...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 30, 2018 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness, Motivation
It’s Saturday morning, a little late with my weekly post. I’ve been busy getting ready for the 30-Day Mindfulness Meditation Challenge that starts this Monday, July 2nd. “Getting ready” means not only preparing the content and finalizing...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 16, 2018 | Life Lessons, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness
I’ve been home from our SE Asia trip for six days. I have yet to get through a whole day without a nap of some kind. I made it through a speaking event yesterday, but just barely. The combination of jet lag, digging out after being away for over two weeks, and...
by Martha Brettschneider | May 24, 2018 | Life Lessons, Mindful Gardening, Mindful Parenting, Mindful Photography
I am SHOCKED to be sitting here at Dulles International Airport, waiting to board our flight to Malaysia to meet our son and his girlfriend on their college graduation trip. When Cody asked us several months ago to join them for part of their excursion through SE...
by Martha Brettschneider | May 18, 2018 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders
Hi folks! We just returned from a fabulous road trip to Atlanta to celebrate our eldest son’s graduation from college. We were lucky enough to have 16 family members in the audience, including our three octogenarian parents/doting grandparents. Their willingness...
by Martha Brettschneider | May 10, 2018 | Life Lessons, Mindful Parenting, Mindfulness, Motivation
At my recent Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI) teacher training session in San Francisco, I was lucky enough to share a hotel room with a Boston-based cohort member named Åsa (pronounced Oh-sa). Åsa and I had never met before, but we clicked...
