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...
by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 11, 2025 | Life Lessons, Mental Fitness, Mindfulness
It’s that time of year again, when you might find yourself heading to the post office for holiday shipments. This two-part story about a major mindfulness failure on my part still makes me laugh out loud. Over a decade later, I’m more grateful than ever...
by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 22, 2025 | Mindfulness, Products
It never ceases to amaze me how the universe drops opportunities into my lap when I am living and working in alignment with my purpose. Stepping back from work and people who did not spark energizing joy in my heart has created space to say yes to new and FUN...
