by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 1, 2018 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation
Why is it so hard to acknowledge that we have made progress of some kind? Stepping back even further, why is it so hard to even direct positive wishes towards ourselves? After practicing lovingkindness meditation this week in the 15-Day Advanced Extension to the...
by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 21, 2018 | Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation
It’s the day before Thanksgiving. I’m sitting in my kitchen window seat with my morning ritual breakfast of steel cut oats and blueberries, steaming mug of coffee on the table beside me. The board game I played with my kids last night is packed away in its chunky box...
by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 15, 2018 | Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Photography
Greetings! In my last newsletter a few weeks ago, I laid out the super busy fall I had ahead of me, adding that I wasn’t sure how my blog schedule would be impacted. As I suspected, keeping up with the series of speaking events, mindfulness trainings, my 30-Day...
by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 9, 2018 | Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Photography
Trying something a little different this week given that my travel and training schedule (in the midst of my 30-Day Mindfulness Meditation Challenge program) has left little time for blog writing. Check out the video for a sneak peek of my new products that will be on...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 13, 2018 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Motivation
Greetings, friends. It’s been an emotional few weeks for many people, especially for those who have had past traumas bubble up to the surface after hearing Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony during the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. A...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 6, 2018 | Life Lessons, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Photography
On my recent trip to the San Francisco Bay Area, my childhood friend Sue and I visited the old-growth redwood trees at Muir Woods National Monument. Redwoods have a lot to teach us Muir Woods is home to the coastal redwood, not only the tallest of the redwood species,...