by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 7, 2017 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Meditation, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness
My favorite place during meditation is the space between breaths. When you sit in silence, even the breath can sound loud. The space between breaths is utterly still, but somehow deeply expansive as well. It reminds me of being on a swing, when you reach the highest...
by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 2, 2017 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindful Parenting, Mindfulness, Motivation, Workshop
What emotional response do you have when you hear the first Christmas song on the radio or find the first red and green or snowflake-patterned holiday decorations at the store? Does a delighted smile break out on your face? Or do your shoulders scrunch up to your ears...
by Martha Brettschneider | Sep 23, 2017 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness
“What are you supposed to do if you have an itch during meditation? Should you try to ignore it or is it OK to scratch it?” When this question came up during the post-meditation discussion earlier this week in our 30-Day Mindfulness Meditation Challenge, I...
by Martha Brettschneider | Sep 7, 2017 | Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation, Workshop
It never fails to astonish me how doing nothing for a few minutes each day (meditating) helps me do everything else better. In a 2015 interview with On Being’s Krista Tippet, social psychologist Ellen Langer, sometimes referred to as “the mother of mindfulness,”...
by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 5, 2017 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Meditation, Mindfulness
Hi folks! Last night I returned from Atlanta after a powerful speaking event with the marketing firm Communique´ USA, Inc. My friend Shani Godwin, President & CEO of Communique´, invited me to speak to her team about “How to Boost Productivity, Creativity, and...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 6, 2017 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Meditation, Mindful Gardening, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Photography
I’m coming back to my roots this month, using photography as a daily mindfulness exercise to supplement my formal meditation practice. It’s been a while since I’ve taken on a month-long photo challenge (not only taking photographs, but sending them...
