by Martha Brettschneider | Sep 30, 2026 | Mindfulness in Nature
What do you want me to know, crashing waves? I wrote this in my journal on September 21, 2026, perched on the edge of a cliff at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. It was the morning after a three-day workshop facilitated by my two favorite...
by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 8, 2026 | Mindfulness in Nature
It’s been three weeks since my husband and I returned from our first visit to Australia. Yes, I have adorable photos of tree-hugging koalas and video of a mother kangaroo and her baby exchanging wet kisses. But the image that lodged itself into my psyche and has...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 27, 2025 | Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Mindfulness in Nature
On windy days, it can be hard to find stability. This is true in photography and in life. On a recent trip to Colorado, I had all sorts of stories running through my head when our single day for photography was super windy. I was visiting my Denver-based son, an...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 6, 2025 | Mental Fitness, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness in Nature, Positive Intelligence
This Sunday morning feels like the space between breaths – exhaling the first half of 2025 and enjoying the stillness before the inhale to power me through the second half. Instead of my usual meditation spot in my office, I chose to come outside and anchor my...
by Martha Brettschneider | May 5, 2025 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Mindfulness in Nature
I had so much fun being interviewed by Lisa Waters, owner of I Can Buy Myself Flowers and the host of the Flower Power Podcast! We covered a lot of ground in our conversation, from the garden as my first mindfulness mentor, to the power of gardening (and nature...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 13, 2024 | Mindful Photography, Mindfulness in Nature, Workshop
We walked single file through the dense, dripping jungle of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Our family’s two local guides seemed to have night vision lenses implanted in their eyeballs as they scanned the shadows and tree canopy for wildlife. Relieved I didn’t have to...
