by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 28, 2026 | Mindfulness, Positive Intelligence
Before we dive in — if you’ve been looking for a gentle, structured way to build a mindfulness practice, my 15-Day Meditation Refresh starts this Wednesday, July 1. Join us here. A friend challenged me recently on something I’d said. I’d used the...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 11, 2026 | Mindful Parenting
I wrote this in 2017, when my youngest was finishing high school — and with graduation season here again, it felt like the right moment to bring it back. Since then I’ve found the Positive Intelligence® framework, which gave me a whole new vocabulary for what I...
by Martha Brettschneider | May 2, 2026 | Meditation, Workshop
I recently returned from an eight-day trip to Berlin, a city that shaped me when I lived and worked there for a year in the mid-1980s. It was an unusual travel choice for me at this stage of my life, since my family’s preference for nature destinations normally takes...
by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 21, 2026 | Meditation, Mindfulness, Workshop
I don’t know if this is just a female thing, but my internal “clean, clear, declutter” lever mysteriously flips on every March. It feels so primordial, especially when I hear my girlfriends and sisters mention their own spring cleaning compulsions. This year I...
by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 15, 2026 | Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders
“Stop taking your lover to the bathroom,” Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra told the crowd. We all burst out laughing, forgetting that we were standing in sub-freezing weather. He was talking about our cell phones, admonishing us to just do one thing at a time rather than...
by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 30, 2025 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness
The last few days of December always feel like a space between breaths for me. It’s that point where you have just completed your exhale but have not quite turned toward your next inhale. Perhaps you can relate? This reflection comes up every year for me between...
