Free Guided Meditation and Mindfulness Practices

This selection of free guided meditations and mindfulness practices are a great introduction to mindfulness.

If you have enjoyed and found these beneficial, please take a look at our learn mindfulness section to take the next step in your journey.

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Three-Minute Breathing Space

Take three minutes to bring some calming awareness into the present moment with this breathing space meditation, led by Vidyamala Burch.
The Tension Release Meditation

Stress and tension, aside from being unpleasant in themselves, can cause aches and pains all over the body. Take 6 minutes to mindfully release tension with this short meditation from Vidyamala.
The Coffee Meditation

One of the great benefits of mindfulness is that it helps you reconnect with life's simple pleasures once again. Take five minutes to really enjoy your coffee (or beverage of your choice) in this guided meditation with Vidyamala.
Business Case for Mindfulness in the Workplace

Mindfulness and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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.
Confessions of the World's Worst Mindfulness Teacher

Read how Mark came to mindfulness as a sceptical attendee at a drop-in session. He now teaches regularly and has seen the benefits of a mindfulness practice on himself, his mother and his colleagues & patients.
The Three Pillars Of Excellent Mindfulness Teaching

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.
Three Things You Need to Start Doing to Stay Energised at Work

Turn the long post 3pm slog into a walk in the park with these three simple practices and feel more mindful to boot!
Three Essential Mindfulness Practices for Resilience

We all have good days and bad days, usually determined by what’s happened to us. But what if we flipped the script and started relating to things differently? What if what made a day good or bad wasn’t so much about what happened to us as it was down to how we responded?
Breathworks Appoints New Non-Executive Directors

Breathworks has recently decided to expand our Board to include three incredible Non-Executive Directors - who will be able to offer advice and guidance based on their own areas of expertise. It is a pleasure to introduce them here.
The Things I Do for Science...

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!
World Health Organisation Recognises Chronic Pain

The World Health Organisation have updated their classification of chronic pain, in a way that should improve patient care and chronic pain research efforts worldwide.
From Depression to Mindfulness

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.
Mindfulness for Health course

Award winning mindfulness and compassion course to give you the tools and skills to live well with chronic pain and illness.