by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 9, 2017 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation
Vacation and any other sort of travel can wreak havoc on your mindfulness practice. My personal routine on a normal day is to get up early, before anyone else in the house is close to waking. I meditate for twenty minutes. I make coffee and oatmeal. I savor my...
by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 23, 2017 | Mindfulness, Motivation
It’s Thursday, blog day, and as I sit here trying to collect my thoughts, I realize what an extraordinarily strange and eye opening week it’s been. Uncertainty seems to grow day by day, which is why I chose to anchor this post with the crocuses that have emerged...
by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 16, 2017 | Mindfulness, Motivation
Have you ever taken a good hard look at your listening skills? I’ve been giving this a lot of thought over the past few months. It started when I was answering questions after a book talk and a lovely woman in the audience mentioned that Blooming into Mindfulness...
by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 9, 2017 | Meditation, Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts, Motivation
Greetings friends!I am SO excited to finally unveil in full my new offering that begins next Wednesday, February 15th. Are you ready???? 30-Day Mindfulness Meditation Challenge Featuring Personal Support from Author and Mindfulness Facilitator Martha Brettschneider...
by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 2, 2017 | Mindfulness, Motivation, Photography
Since January 20th, I have been to three political demonstrations: the Women’s March on Washington, a protest in front of the White House against our new president’s executive order to ban refugees from entering the country, and a protest at Dulles International...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jan 26, 2017 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts, Motivation
Something shifted in me at the Women’s March on Washington. I used to think that I wasn’t wired for political action, that other people did that better than I could. The negative emotional drama that accompanies a lot of activism doesn’t feel good to me. I always...