by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 12, 2017 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Motivation
I wish I had taken a picture of him, but that would have been awkward. We were on our way up the Indian Fenster trail of Cape Town, South Africa’s Table Mountain. Fortunately my husband had read the day before our planned climb that a guide was highly...
by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 30, 2017 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders
The sanctuary bells burst into song as I pulled into a parking space at the Light of Truth Universal Shrine (LOTUS) in Buckingham, Virginia. In a pretty decent rendition of Julie Andrews high tailing it down the mountain when she heard the abbey’s call to...
by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 23, 2017 | Mindfulness, Motivation
Greetings friends! Just a quick note today to let you know how excited I am to be part of the amazing speaker lineup at this year’s Modern Femme Movement Convention May 4-6 in Virginia Beach, VA. My topic: How to Boost Your Productivity, Creativity, and Profits...
by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 16, 2017 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Motivation
This piece appeared originally on TinyBuddha.com. “It is only in solitude that I ever find my own core.” ~Anne Morrow Lindbergh When was the last time you took yourself on a date? Not just you and a friend, or you and your partner, or you and your kid(s). Just you,...
by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 9, 2017 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation
Vacation and any other sort of travel can wreak havoc on your mindfulness practice. My personal routine on a normal day is to get up early, before anyone else in the house is close to waking. I meditate for twenty minutes. I make coffee and oatmeal. I savor my...
by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 2, 2017 | Mindful Gardening, Mindfulness, Photography
The weather was crazy in February in Northern Virginia, with temperatures reaching summer levels for several days at a time. Yesterday it hit 80 degrees. Tonight we’ll drop back down to the 20’s. Rather than let this roller coaster weather add to the...
