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My Favorite Aspens From 2023

My Favorite Aspens From 2023

by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 24, 2023 | Mindful Photography, Mindfulness in Nature

If you have been following my work for a while, you know that trees have become important teachers for me over the course of my mindful photography journey. It started with feeling an intimate connection with old growth redwoods while in California for my Search...
Shining a Light on Our Shadows – Lessons from the Aspen Trees

Shining a Light on Our Shadows – Lessons from the Aspen Trees

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...
Moose Meditation and Other Lessons From Awake in the Wild 2023

Moose Meditation and Other Lessons From Awake in the Wild 2023

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...
A Day of Connection at Our Secret Garden Reset Retreat

A Day of Connection at Our Secret Garden Reset Retreat

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....
For My Friend Martha

For My Friend Martha

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...
At the Mouth of the Cave

At the Mouth of the Cave

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...
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