HEALS is an 11-week online course developed by Vidyamala Burch OBE to empower you to take control of your wellbeing through a whole-life health approach. Read more about HEALS and its benefits.

What's included

• Weekly Live 2-Hour Sessions. 
• Supportive Community: join a buddy group for daily check-ins and mutual support. 
• Lifetime Access: enjoy ongoing access to the course materials and resources. 
• Behaviour Change Techniques: introduction to the Tiny Habits methodology. 
• Resources and Materials: access to a wealth of online resources for each pillar including videos, reading materials, guided meditations, worksheets, and practical exercises. 
• Community Support: connect with fellow participants for shared experiences and support. 
• Lifelong Skills: develop skills and knowledge for ongoing wellbeing.

How you will take part

You will learn through live sessions, a supportive community and practical exercises.

• Join a weekly 2-hour call with your group and teacher. 
• Work through weekly resources (videos, articles, lessons) with optional further resources to take you deeper into the relevant topic.
• Meditate daily with special HEALS recorded meditations.
• Complete worksheets to track your goals and record progress.
  
  

Read more about the HEALS course here.

Event details 

Where

Online Course.

The course will be held on our easy to use virtual learning platform Community of Practice, and the sessions will be held via Zoom - an easy-to-use online webinar/conference call programme. 

The practices and guided meditations will be available online anytime, and you will be able to share reflections and questions with your teacher and group via an online discussion forum.

When

This is an 11-week course which will:

Start: Thursday, 10 April 2025, 18:00

End: Thursday, 19 June 2025, 20:00

Please note, bookings for this event will close on Thursday 3 April at 15:00.

Live session times:

Wednesdays 18:00 to 20:00

Please note times are by the United Kingdom clock.  If you are joining from elsewhere in the world you can use this Time Zone Converter.

 

data	Session
April 10	AWARENESS: Intro to HEALS & Awareness as a foundation.
April 17	BREATHING: Breathing and breathing meditations.
April 24	LOVE: Healing through compassion to yourself and others.
01 May	VALUES AND HABITS: Setting your value-driven habits for positive behaviour change.
08 May	NATURE: improving wellbeing through connection to natural world.
No session on 15 May	NO SESSION: CONSOLIDATION WEEK.
22 May	ENGAGING WITH MOVEMENT: Strengthening, Stretching and Stamina and movement to balance the nervous system.
29 May	SLEEP: exploring the science of sleep.
05 June	HEALTHY NUTRITION: principles of nutritious dietary choices.
12 June	REVIEW & REVIST: nutrition and mindfulness.
19 June	LOOKING FORWARD: how to continue with HEALS in your life.

 Your teacher

Steve Smith

Steve has worked in both the private and public sector as a Personal Development Coach, and also as a Couples Counsellor for Relate. He spent many years as a professional Yacht Skipper and RYA Sailing Instructor before training as a Mindfulness Teacher.   

He is a core Teacher Trainer for Breathworks, Teacher and Supervisor.  He delivers both ‘Mindfulness for Health’ and ‘Mindfulness for Stress’ programmes and is a qualified Mindfulness in Schools teacher for young people.

Steve has lived experience of managing an ongoing chronic pain condition, and uses the techniques he teaches on a daily basis to help manage pain and daily life.

When he’s not working Steve enjoys walking in the New Forest and along the South Coast, playing with his water colour paints and making music with one of his many guitars.

Cost

Standard	Concession	Organisation
£392	£299	£524

For our Cancellation & Refund Policy, please see here.

Pricing Guidelines

Breathworks is a charitable organisation with a mission to make the benefits of mindfulness accessible to everyone. To help remove barriers for people in financial hardship, we offer a limited number of concessionary and bursary places on events and courses. We operate our booking system on the basis of self-assessment and trust. Please have a careful read of our eligibility guide below, and contact us if you have any further questions.

Concessionary Rate

Applies to individuals with an income of less than £22,000 a year (or less than £25,000 if you live in London). If your annual income is higher than this and would like to discuss your eligibility for a concessionary place for other reasons, please contact us.

Bursary Places

A limited number of bursary places are reserved for individuals with significant barriers that limit them from affording the Concessionary Rate. As we want as many people as possible to benefit from Breathworks courses, we ask you to consider how much you are able to fund yourself. Subject to available funds, our charitable fund will cover the remainder of the course fee. To apply, please complete this form and click submit.

Organisation Rate

For organisations booking on behalf of their employees (cost is for one place).

Payment Plan

You can spread the cost with interest-free, monthly payments. Please submit this form to apply.

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Please note: you will be required to submit an application form AFTER the payment page. Completion of this form is necessary to take part in the course.