by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 14, 2024 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Mindfulness in Nature
Photos: Martha Brettschneider / Damselwings Photography Playful. Curious. Chill. These are the words you’ll hear over and over again when people describe their Galapagos sea lion encounters. Whether wrestling each other with their lumbering bodies, napping on...
by Martha Brettschneider | May 14, 2024 | Life Lessons, Mental Fitness, Mindfulness
Best viewed full screen on a computer or tablet. When was the last time you surrendered to joy like you used to do as a child? Most of us lose this connection to our pure joy-filled essence sometime along the road to adulthood. But the flame of that essence we were...
by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 14, 2024 | Feng Shui/Clutter Clearing, Mindfulness
Photo: Martha Brettschneider/Damselwings Photography When was the last time you had a laugh-out-loud ah ha moment? This week the Universe finally got me to read its “Flow” memo, and I did, indeed, chuckle audibly. If you’ve attended any of my programs –...
by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 19, 2023 | Mindful Photography, Mindfulness in Nature
Aspen trees have been speaking to me this year. Our conversation started back in June, when I was on silent retreat at the Rocky Mountain Eco Dharma Center in Colorado. Since I pack away my technology while on retreat – no phone, laptop, or camera use – I don’t have...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 25, 2023 | Mindfulness
Photo: Martha Brettschneider/Damselwings Photography The sound of her weathered hiking boots hitting the dirt trail alternated with the lighter taps of her trekking poles as she made her way up the mountain slope. Christina was like a one-person percussion band...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 11, 2023 | Mindfulness, Mindfulness in Nature
Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center Nature helps us find the way out of the prison of our mind. ~ Eckhart Tolle The moose didn’t notice me sitting on the glacial boulder just about 20 yards away. This was understandable, since my clothes and daypack blended in...
