The Breathworks Foundation was established in 2009 to ensure that mindfulness and compassion training is available to everyone, regardless of circumstances. It brings to life the vision of Vidyamala Burch, Breathworks Co-Founder, who passionately believes that no person or community should be excluded from Breathworks training programmes and courses simply through financial or personal hardship. This is based on her experience of living with severe pain and disability all her adult life.
Bursaries from the Aryamati Bursary Fund enable people to access mindfulness courses and teacher training. We also develop partnerships to make mindfulness accessible to the wider community Read more
Apply for funding to attend our mindfulness courses or teacher training Read more
Part of our mission is to undertake and publish research into mindfulness-based activities Read more
Help Vidyamala fulfil her dream of making mindfulness courses available to all, regardless of the ability to pay Read more
people financially supported with bursaries in our first decade, largely through the generosity of The Aryamati Bursary Fund
Foundation bursaries awarded in 2019, enabling 40 people to learn mindfulness and 24 people to train to teach
people introduced to mindfulness through partnerships with St Michael's Hospice, Maggie's Cancer Care Centre and Take Back Your Life project
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Bespoke Challenges created by the Breathworks community stretching individuals or groups in a fun, appropriate and mindful way Read more
Following last week’s blog about her vision for 2020, Vidyamala would like to invite you to take part in a fundraising challenge for Breathworks! Read more
Vidyamala looks back, 20 years on from first teaching mindfulness courses for pain and illness, and 10 years on from setting up The Breathworks Foundation to give bursaries so that people in need can access them. Read more