Masterclasses

These Masterclasses are a deep dive into some aspect of mindfulness, compassion, or their applications, led by expert teachers. They are open to everybody, regardless of your level of experience. If you are a Breathworks teacher, these masterclasses also count towards your annual CPD requirements. During these unprecedented times, we are offering our CPD and masterclasses online. Check them out and book a place!

Mindfulness for Parents of Teenagers (Online workshop)

The normal developmental changes that take place during adolescence, as well as certain current issues in today’s society, often place great strain upon parents. Read more

Mindfulness Champions Training - Online, January 2021

Learn to lead simple mindfulness meditation practices with competence and confidence and to apply mindfulness in your work. Read more

Mindfulness Champions Training - Online, February 2021

Learn to lead simple mindfulness meditation practices with competence and confidence and to apply mindfulness in your work. Read more

Mindfulness Champions Training - Online, April 2021

Learn to lead simple mindfulness meditation practices with competence and confidence and to apply mindfulness in your work. Read more

Mindfulness & Compassion at the End of Life Masterclass

This event is postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please check the event page or enquire to see the updated course dates. In this experiential workshop, Vidyamala and Gail will introduce ways mindfulness and compassion can help staff and patients take care of themselves and others well when facing the end of life. Read more

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Mindfulness Champions Training - Online, April 2021

Learn to lead simple mindfulness meditation practices with competence and confidence and to apply mindfulness in your work.

Mindfulness Champions Training - Online, February 2021

Learn to lead simple mindfulness meditation practices with competence and confidence and to apply mindfulness in your work.

Mindfulness for Global Pandemics

Breathworks is offering these mindfulness resources for free to support you during these uncertain times - whether you are suffering from 'long-covid', or uncertainty.

Mindful Movement ONLINE May 2021

Introduction to the Mindful Movements used on our Breathworks mindfulness courses.

Vidyamala's Micro-Blog: Managing Lockdown with a Disability

Vidyamala wanted to write a blog about lockdown with disability, but has been too preoccupied with managing it recently, so here is her 37-word micro-blog, which says everything she wanted to say.

Mindfulness and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome can be a deeply distressing and disruptive condition. In this heartening blog, Ben shares what learning mindfulness with Breathworks has meant to him and his struggle with CFS.

Mindfulness HEALS during a pandemic

Vidyamala reflects on how she's handled the increasing difficulty of managing pain during lockdown, and explains her approach with an acronym: HEALS.

The Three Pillars Of Excellent Mindfulness Teaching

Breathworks Teacher Suryacitta has been training people to teach for years, and has noticed some common mistakes. In this excellent blog, he gives some pointers to mindfulness teachers and those thinking of becoming teachers.

Confessions of the World's Worst Mindfulness Teacher

Read how Mark came to mindfulness as a sceptical attendee at a drop-in session. He now teaches regularly and has seen the benefits of a mindfulness practice on himself, his mother and his colleagues & patients.

Mindfulness for Health course

Award winning mindfulness and compassion course to give you the tools and skills to live well with chronic pain and illness.

Vidyamala's Micro-Blog - Managing Lockdown with a Disability 2

Last time I used 37 words and I got this comment from Bridget: "37 words - a big relief in the sea of online 'stuff' we're all bombarded with at the moment. Can you make it 36 next time?!" So here's my 36 word micro blog on managing lockdown with a disability.

Three Things You Need to Start Doing to Stay Energised at Work

Turn the long post 3pm slog into a walk in the park with these three simple practices and feel more mindful to boot!

Three Essential Mindfulness Practices for Resilience

We all have good days and bad days, usually determined by what’s happened to us. But what if we flipped the script and started relating to things differently? What if what made a day good or bad wasn’t so much about what happened to us as it was down to how we responded?

Mindfulness on the NHS Frontline

Chris Bu, NHS Psychiatry Trainee Doctor and Breathworks teacher in training, shares what it's like to be working on the frontline and how he is finding his mindfulness practice so helpful: learning how best to look after his own wellbeing so he can look after others effectively too.