by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 13, 2012 | Life Lessons, Meditation
“A new study has found that participating in an 8-week meditation training program can have measurable effects on how the brain functions even when someone is not actively meditating.” Massachusetts General Hospital, November 12, 2012 I used to love...
by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 6, 2012 | Life Lessons, Mindful Parenting, Mindfulness Thought Leaders
“Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness.” Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth Do you remember taking those swimming tests when you were little, the ones that moved you from beginner, to intermediate, and on to...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 31, 2012 | Mindful Parenting
I posted my last blog just before Hurricane Sandy’s arrival. I apologize. Reading about meditation equipment, or probably anything related to meditating, is totally boring in comparison to a super storm, or, as the newscasters like to say, “THE STORM OF...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 28, 2012 | Fitness, Life Lessons, Meditation
“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” — Henry Ford I have tried and failed at meditating more times than I can count. This time I’m beginning again more intelligently, and it’s paying off. In my...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 23, 2012 | Fitness, Life Lessons, Meditation, Motivation
In my last post, Why Learning to Meditate is Like Learning to Run, I noted that I had never managed to make room in my life for regular meditation sessions. Like most people, I would go through brief phases of trying something new (meditation included), but would...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 20, 2012 | Fitness, Meditation, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation
“To me, the relationship between meditation and running is natural, for one is a training of the mind and another is a training of the body.” — Sakyong Mipham My recent post “Awakening to My Runner-Self” sparked some discussion of...
