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How The Compassion Collective Lifted My Spirits on Christmas Eve

by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 24, 2015 | Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Uncategorized

Not exactly sure why, but I’ve been sort of sad, or at least down the past few days. Maybe it’s because I haven’t exercised enough the past week and it’s affecting my brain chemistry. Maybe it’s hormones. But there’s something else...

My Transformative Weekend at Omega’s Women and Power Retreat: Being Bold

by Martha Brettschneider | Sep 25, 2015 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation

We are here to pay attention to where our inner light meets up with the outer world. ~ Elizabeth Lesser, Cofounder of the Omega Institute and Omega Women’s Leadership Center I’m back from just about the most amazing weekend of my life. Seriously. I...
My Favorite Mindfulness Resources (so far)

My Favorite Mindfulness Resources (so far)

by Martha Brettschneider | May 8, 2015 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness

Juggling continues this week, as packages arrive at my doorstep containing inventory for my first photography exhibit on May 31 at Vienna, Virginia’s Historic Freeman Store, momentum on production of my book accelerates (I found an awesome cover designer a few...
This is What Presence Looks Like: Lessons From an Almost-Stranger’s Death (and Celebration of Life)

This is What Presence Looks Like: Lessons From an Almost-Stranger’s Death (and Celebration of Life)

by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 30, 2015 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness

One conversation. That’s all we had four years ago. I was a new member in a long-standing book club, attending the annual couples dinner for the first time. Remembering names isn’t my strong suit and I was still mixing up some of the women’s names in...

Are You Tough Enough to Meditate? Dan Harris Makes a Badass Case for Mindfulness

by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 27, 2015 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness

Are you sick of hearing people talk about the benefits of meditating when you know you’re not “that type” of person (a Birkenstock-wearing vegetarian)? Or maybe you’re intrigued by the scientific studies reported in the news showing that...
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