Stories, tips, and articles about mindfulness, daily meditation, compassion, living well with illness and chronic pain, and more.
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. Read more
Breathworks Founder Vidyamala Burch recently volunteered to take part in an experiment into the effect of high levels of pain on the brain, giving her ample opportunity to make use of her own pain management strategies! Read more
Breathworks Foundation Head of Development Karunatara Green reflects back over her first year working for The Foundation - and the extraordinary achievements that we've made in that time! Read more
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. Read more
Niccy shares her experiences of depression, and how, after many years, her mindfulness practice helped her to break the cycles that kept her tied to chronic unhappiness. Read more
Read Laura's story of meeting Mindfulness in 2014, when she completed an 8-week Breathworks course which she describes as 'simply life changing'. The generosity of both her teacher and The Breathworks Foundation allowed her to go on and train and she shares how she is now spreading the gift of Mindfulness to the most economically disadvantaged communities throughout Cardiff. Read more
It's a shame that mindfulness courses these days are typically available only to those who have some cash to spare. Breathworks Teacher Donna Brown explains how she was able to make mindfulness accessible to people on lower incomes, and reach more people as a teacher, in this blog which may prove highly valuable to other mindfulness teachers. Read more
Nadia - Breathworks teacher-in-training and Type 1 Diabetic - is stretching herself by walking the Yorkshire Three Peaks - 24 miles and over 5,000 feet of ascent - not in the day but at night! She's raising money for the Breathworks Foundation so disadvantaged people can access mindfulness courses. Read her wonderful story here. Read more
Emma Bashford discusses her journey of loss, injury, pain, and mindfulness, as well as how volunteering for The Breathworks Foundation from Canada has helped her feel a valuable member of society once more, opening up a new vision and possibilities. Read more
A beautiful blog from professional classical musician Lee Holland on playing music on retreat, being embodied, being vulnerable, and expressing oneself authentically. Read more
Cycling 50 Kms in the middle of the night. You’re kidding, right? Whose daft idea was that? Surely it’s time to put my feet up and take it easy at my age. Hmm. It seems that’s not the way things are going, and I’m now heading up a team of Breathworks cyclists to complete the 50 km Liverpool Charity Nightrider. Read more
Leandro Pizutti is a Breathworks Teacher and psychiatrist working in Brazil. He was the lead researcher on a recently published study on the benefits of the Mindfulness for Stress course for health professionals. Here he discusses how he came to be involved with Breathworks and shares some of the amazing work he's been doing in Brazil. Read more