Stories, tips, and articles about mindfulness, daily meditation, compassion, living well with illness and chronic pain, and more.
Breathworks Teacher and Clinical Psychologist Louise Hankinson shares tips for managing anxiety with mindfulness - particularly the anxiety and mixed feelings that many of us are experiencing as we begin to enter back into our pre-lockdown routines, going out, being around crowds, and so on. Read more
As we prepare to ‘go back to school’, Breathworks Associate Teacher Karen Liebenguth shares her advice for learning how to ‘respond’ not ‘react’, as well as her 6 tips for staying mindful going into the new term for teachers and students alike. Read more
Awe is a beautiful feeling that underlies many of our peak moments in life. So what exactly is awe, and how can you experience more of it in daily life? Read more
Breathworks Teacher Katherine Michaelis shares what she has learned from studying, practising, and teaching compassion practices. Read more
A short reflection on the practice of forgiveness on Global Forgiveness Day. Read more
This week in the UK we celebrate Men’s Health Week and Father’s Day, so we asked Peter Traynor (a Breathworks Teacher-in-Training) to share his experiences of fatherhood and mindfulness. Read more
Breathworks has been awarded funding from Manchester City Council to run our Take Back Your Life course for free to adults in Manchester in 2021. Read more
With lockdown restrictions easing, here are some mindfulness tips to help you stay sane! Read more
Why I am Choosing to Re-enter Isolation Breathworks’ Co-founder Vidyamala shares her plans for a two-month long solitary retreat (read to the end for a lesson on living without expectation) Read more
Next week, from 10 – 16 May, we honour Mental Health Awareness Week, the UK’s national week to raise awareness of mental health. This year the theme is on nature and its central role for our mental health. Read more
Breathworks Co-Founder, Vidyamala, shares from her 40 years of exploration into how mindfulness can help with pain management. Read more
For those who have survived Covid-19, fatigue and other difficult symptoms seem to be common. This blog gives some hope and some tips for those 'long-haulers' struggling after the virus. Read more