Mindfulness for Stress course

"I'm already noticing big changes in myself. Several members of my family and friends have noticed as well, and commented on how much happier I seem. It's amazing, and I feel so much more 'alive'. I'm so glad I came on your course - it's one of the best things I've ever done."

Happiness is a skill. This is what the ancient practice of mindfulness teaches, and what modern psychology research has shown. The wonderful thing is that this skill, just like driving or dancing, can be learned, and it can stay with you for a lifetime.

About The Course

At the end of this 8-week course you will have a foundation in the skills of mindfulness, compassion, and meditation, and know how to apply them in your life in a way that really makes a difference.

"A practical and powerful toolkit to help me enjoy life more. [The course] helped so much - I will never be able to say how much."

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Who is the Course for?

The 8-week course, taught by an experienced teacher in a supportive and friendly group setting, will teach you how to boost your happiness and well-being, find new sources of resilience, joy, and calm in your life, and to cope with stress, anxiety, fear, and depression.

Over the decades that we've run the course, we've helped thousands of people suffering from stress associated with work, family and relationships, loss, depression, chronic generalised anxiety, social anxiety, and those who simply want to boost their resilience, learn mindfulness and meditation, or find greater joy and well-being in their lives.

If you think that you have a chance of increasing your quality of life, we warmly invite you to book a place.

8-Week Mindfulness Course Format: 8 weekly sessions of 2 hours, daily home practice in 10 minute sessions, groups of 12-15 participants, in person or online, led by an expert mindfulness teacher, and comes with lifetime membership of our online community of practice.

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The course itself requires 20 minutes of meditation per day, in addition to a little reading every week, and a weekly or fortnightly session with your group and teacher. The sessions will consist of 20 hours of class time over the 8 weeks, including guided meditation, in-depth teaching on the practices and techniques, discussion, opportunities for questions, and help with your home practice.

What will I learn?

What will I get with the course?

The skill of meditation
Mindfulness and self-compassion skills in your daily life
To live in the present moment and breathe into your experience, rather than tensing against it.
Greater concentration and focus
How breath and body awareness can transform stress
Supportive mindful movement practices
The art of taking joy in simple pleasures
How to overcome your ‘negativity bias’
The many health benefits of mindfulness

8-weeks of lessons - 20 hours of class time
A balance of teaching, questions and discussion, and guided meditation
Daily home meditation practice of 20 mins a day
Guided meditations CD / MP3 downloads
Teaching and practices to help you develop mindfulness and self-compassion, to develop mindfulness, calm, and resilience
A highly experienced mindfulness teacher to answer your questions and guide you through difficulties every week
A supportive peer group of those on the course with you
Lifetime access to our online Community of Practice

Research and Testimonials

Breathworks Courses have been the subject of multiple psychological research papers, as well as our own internal evaluations. If you would like to find out more about the results of these studies, you can take a look at our research page.

Depression and Other Mental Health symptoms - findings from a scientific study on the Mindfulness for Stress Course. The graph compares a waitlist control group, an active control group, and the mindfulness for stress group.

Data from Pizutti et al. (2019); a study of Brazilian health professionals, comparing the Breathworks Mindfulness for Stress (MfS) course to a waiting list and a relaxation techniques course. The MfS course was much more effective than both control groups in reducing both depressive and other mental health symptoms.

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Or, if you would like to try a mindfulness taster session before diving in on a full 8-week course, you can book your place on an hour-long taster session for just £5!

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