The Breathworks FoundationMindfulness and compassion for pain, stress and illness - helping people reclaim their lives 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. Who benefits Support us Apply for funding Blog Research Breathworks Home Partnerships Living with and beyond cancer with mindfulness - A feasibility research study Is delivering a mindfulness course to people with cancer feasible, acceptable and of any benefit? That was the question asked when preliminary meetings in a collaboration between Breathworks, Maggie’s Cancer Centres, and the Health Psychology Department, University of Manchester, began in December 2016. Read more Take Back Your Life The Take Back Your Life project is a modified version of the Mindfulness for Health course for those with low literacy levels or those who aren't fluent in English. Outcomes have been amazing, and there is a promising future for the course ahead. Read more Breathworks Spreads to Poland Breathworks Teacher Dawid Talks about how he's spread the Breathworks Approach to Poland by teaching courses in Kraków. Read more The Breathworks Foundation and St. Michael's Hospice - A Successful Partnership based on Community Values Born out of a shared objective to serve the community, the partnership between The Breathworks Foundation and St. Michael’s Hospice has flourished since the initial vision in 2015 to create a regional mindfulness centre of excellence in Herefordshire. Read more Dharmakirti takes Breathworks to the Spanish speaking world In 2004 Dharmakirti, a yoga and meditation practitioner of eight years, took his skills to a huge prison in Valencia, Spain, to help prisoners find ways to ease their suffering. However, he soon realised meditation on its own wasn’t enough — the prisoners were also seeking ways to deepen their understanding of life and connect more. What else could he offer with a wider perspective? Read more