by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 21, 2018 | Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation
It’s the day before Thanksgiving. I’m sitting in my kitchen window seat with my morning ritual breakfast of steel cut oats and blueberries, steaming mug of coffee on the table beside me. The board game I played with my kids last night is packed away in its chunky box...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 13, 2018 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Motivation
Greetings, friends. It’s been an emotional few weeks for many people, especially for those who have had past traumas bubble up to the surface after hearing Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony during the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. A...
by Martha Brettschneider | Sep 30, 2018 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness, Motivation, Workshop
I’ve been thinking a lot about pain this past week. I’ve felt plenty of it too. I know I’m not the only one whose heart broke listening to the testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh last Thursday. Since my husband and I were...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 28, 2018 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Motivation, Photography
A few months ago I shared with you “My Dream Come True Story” about how my photography was unexpectedly chosen to decorate Washington, DC-based Sibley Memorial Hospital’s brand new Integrative Medicine Department. When I visited the installation for the first time a...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 30, 2018 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness, Motivation
It’s Saturday morning, a little late with my weekly post. I’ve been busy getting ready for the 30-Day Mindfulness Meditation Challenge that starts this Monday, July 2nd. “Getting ready” means not only preparing the content and finalizing...
by Martha Brettschneider | May 10, 2018 | Life Lessons, Mindful Parenting, Mindfulness, Motivation
At my recent Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI) teacher training session in San Francisco, I was lucky enough to share a hotel room with a Boston-based cohort member named Åsa (pronounced Oh-sa). Åsa and I had never met before, but we clicked...
