by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 19, 2023 | Mindful Photography, Mindfulness in Nature
Aspen trees have been speaking to me this year. Our conversation started back in June, when I was on silent retreat at the Rocky Mountain Eco Dharma Center in Colorado. Since I pack away my technology while on retreat – no phone, laptop, or camera use – I don’t have...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 11, 2023 | Mindfulness, Mindfulness in Nature
Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center Nature helps us find the way out of the prison of our mind. ~ Eckhart Tolle The moose didn’t notice me sitting on the glacial boulder just about 20 yards away. This was understandable, since my clothes and daypack blended in...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 8, 2023 | Mindfulness in Nature
Photo credits for this post go to Melissa Maillett Photography I am still buzzing with gratitude and the heightened sense of connection and aliveness that follows our mindfulness in nature retreat experiences at the National Botanic Garden in Chantilly, Virginia....
by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 28, 2022 | Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Mindfulness in Nature
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you may remember my friend Martha Hendricks, author of the blog White Hair Grace. I first introduced her in Meet Who I Want to Be When I Grow Up: An Older, Wiser Martha. She has shown up in several posts over the...
by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 20, 2022 | Life Lessons, Mindful Photography, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness in Nature
A human life can have everything—beauty, status, reputation, achievement, all kinds of possessions, but if the imagination is not awakened, all these lack presence and depth.~ John O’Donohue From my journal, on Day 6 of my week-long photography and visual design...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 30, 2022 | Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Mindfulness in Nature
Standing on the banks of the Metolius River in central Oregon several months ago, I never would have imagined that this little bird would be such a powerful teacher. I offered this image as an anchor of attention in my recent 15-Day Meditation Refresh program....
