by Martha Brettschneider | May 8, 2015 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness
Juggling continues this week, as packages arrive at my doorstep containing inventory for my first photography exhibit on May 31 at Vienna, Virginia’s Historic Freeman Store, momentum on production of my book accelerates (I found an awesome cover designer a few...
by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 18, 2015 | Meditation, Mindfulness
Life with Apollo ten days in… He and I are both growing. The universe set things up nicely for me this week since, without any planning on my part, my Headspace.com meditation program has me working through the “Change” packet. Andy Puddicombe’s...
by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 27, 2015 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness
Are you sick of hearing people talk about the benefits of meditating when you know you’re not “that type” of person (a Birkenstock-wearing vegetarian)? Or maybe you’re intrigued by the scientific studies reported in the news showing that...
by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 19, 2015 | Fitness, Meditation, Mindfulness, Motivation
It’s done! Three-and-a-half months of training, 13.1 miles covered in steady rain, and I even managed to run up the hills — albeit at a snail’s pace. This 50-year-old body of mine held up pretty well, but mindfulness training played an even bigger...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jan 28, 2015 | Feng Shui/Clutter Clearing, Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindful Gardening, Mindfulness, Motivation, Photography
Have you ever heard of a damselfly? Don’t worry if you haven’t. The damselfly doesn’t get a lot of press. Even if you’ve heard the word, you might have thought it was simply a female version of a dragonfly. I was guilty of that myself. This...
by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 31, 2014 | Fitness, Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness, Motivation, Photography
It’s been a big year. I turned 50, sent my first kid to college, celebrated 20 years of marriage, drove a 30-foot RV through U.S. national parks, ran my first 10-mile race, and reached my 5-year cancer-free milestone. Even more gratifying than all of that was...
