by Martha Brettschneider | Sep 16, 2017 | Life Lessons, Mindful Parenting, Mindfulness, Motivation
I’ve been thinking a lot about joy lately, and particularly about joy as an indicator of living in alignment with your purpose. We dove deep into this topic earlier this week in my “Surviving and Thriving in Your Empty Nest: Mindful Tools to Keep You Fulfilled,...
by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 10, 2017 | Mindful Parenting, Mindfulness, Motivation, Workshop
Our family’s Beginning of Empty Nest Day (BEND???? as in bend in the road?) is August 12, 2017, two days from the time of this writing. After months of feeling excited and prepared for our youngest’s departure, the harder emotions have finally bubbled to the surface...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 22, 2017 | Meditation, Mindful Parenting, Mindfulness, Motivation
30-Day Mindfulness Meditation Kick-Start Program for Teens It’s finally here! In response to multiple requests for a mindfulness meditation program for teens, and after polling teens themselves on how to design it, I’m thrilled to announce that we’ll be diving in on...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 9, 2017 | Meditation, Mindful Parenting, Mindfulness
We’re sliding into the final days of my current 30-Day Mindfulness Meditation Challenge. By complete “coincidence,” the topics we’ve been discussing during our daily post-meditation Q&A sessions speak directly to my overlapping life event of watching my youngest...
by Martha Brettschneider | May 7, 2016 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Mindful Parenting, Mindfulness
It’s the night before Mother’s Day and I’m pretty pooped after my photography show today at the Vienna Garden Faire. The event elicited gratitude both as a mother and as a daughter, with my eldest foregoing sleep to help with set up, my...
by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 20, 2016 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Fitness, Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindful Gardening, Mindful Parenting, Mindfulness, Motivation, Photography
Those of you who are connected with me on Facebook may have seen that I had my first live stream video podcast interview yesterday with Miz Meliz (Melissa Reyes), who’s based just outside of Hollywood. She uses her show, Tinsel Town Tonight (or Tinsel Town...