by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 19, 2021 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness
The more closely I pay attention, the more fully I recognize my own life in nature’s seasonal shifts. One of our town’s holiday traditions is that Santa drives through our neighborhoods in an antique fire truck, waving and passing out candy, announcement...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 23, 2021 | Mindfulness, Workshop
As we move through fall and towards the holiday season with the pandemic still woven into our daily experience, we could all use a booster shot of resilience. Am I right?That’s why I’m so excited to share with you that I have added a new addition to my...
by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 18, 2021 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness
Listening, listening, listening. What do You want me to hear? Bird song? Mower at work at 7:42 am on a Saturday? My chest constricting with the story of that? The fan over the eggs boiling on the stove. The clink of my spoon against my bowl of oatmeal. The feel of the...
by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 1, 2021 | Life Lessons, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Workshop
Out of such transparency of the human heart, things of value are created and we are created. Such openness requires two ongoing devotions: the risk to be, to slow to the pace of creation, where all things join; and the courage not just to let through whatever comes...
by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 14, 2021 | Fitness, Mindful Eating
Note: I revised this piece to provide a little more context to the graph below. The timing of this post — landing on Valentine’s (or Galentine’s) Day — may feel a little weird. It’s not about burning off chocolate calories. It’s...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jan 31, 2021 | Mindfulness, Motivation
The thrill of life is not about who we are but about who we are in the process of becoming. Similarly, the magic of our brain lies not in its constituent elements but in the way those elements unceasingly reweave themselves to form a dynamic, electric, living...
