Breathworks

03/12/2025

⭐GIVEAWAY⭐️

Win a luxury escape in Devon 🌊
Enter for FREE by Sunday 21 Dec.

Breathworks have teamed up with Rooks & Cove to raffle two 2-night stays in their award-winning coastal cabins.

What makes this stay so special:
✨ Panoramic sea views
✨ Boutique interiors
✨ Wood-fired hot tubs
✨ Private sauna
✨ Cosy indoor log burner
✨ Eco-friendly
✨ Dog-friendly
✨ Set within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

How to enter:
🔹Fill in the short form on The Breathworks Foundation’s website for one free entry
🔹Share this draw for a bonus free entry
🔹Donate £10 (or more) to The Breathworks Foundation’s current GoFundMe appeal for additional entries (optional)

🔗 Full details including how to enter for FREE can be found at the link below ⬇️
https://bit.ly/breathworks-coastal-giveaway

Or visit: www.breathworks-mindfulness.co.uk

Good luck!

Prize draw closes Sunday 21st December 2025 at 11.59pm. The winners will be selected at random and announced on Monday 22nd December.

02/12/2025

⭐GIVEAWAY⭐️

Win a luxury escape in Devon 🌊
Enter for FREE by Sunday 21 Dec.

Breathworks have teamed up with Rooks & Cove to raffle two 2-night stays in their award-winning coastal cabins.

What makes this stay so special:
✨ Panoramic sea views
✨ Boutique interiors
✨ Wood-fired hot tubs
✨ Private sauna
✨ Cosy indoor log burner
✨ Eco-friendly
✨ Dog-friendly
✨ Set within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

How to enter:
🔹Fill in the short form on The Breathworks Foundation’s website for one free entry
🔹Share this draw for a bonus free entry
🔹Donate £10 (or more) to The Breathworks Foundation’s current GoFundMe appeal for additional entries (optional)

🔗 Full details including how to enter for FREE can be found over at . Simply head to the link in their bio or visit: www.breathworks-mindfulness.co.uk

Good luck!

Prize draw closes Sunday 21st December 2025 at 11.59pm. The winners will be selected at random and announced on Monday 22nd December.

20/11/2025

💙 Tracy’s journey with chronic pain shows the real difference mindfulness can make.

Tracy was able to join our 8-week pain management programme through the pay-what-you-can places funded by our charity. She's been able to reconnect with her body, her family, and everyday life.

Her story is one of hope and proof that there is something that CAN be done to improve quality of life, even when pain is incurable.

You'll find Tracy's full interview linked below - how does this relate to your own experience of managing pain or health challenges?

When Tracy first began feeling pain in her back, she was a busy working mum of teenage twins, juggling family life with a career she loved. “It surprised me - I was starting to lack a little bit of energy, and my back was incredibly painful by the end of the day,” she remembers. At first...

12/11/2025

📢 Together, we’ve made an incredible start - but there’s still a long way to go.

In just over a week, our community has raised an incredible £8,434 towards our urgent £50,000 target to secure the future of Breathworks by 31st December.

Right now, Breathworks is facing a particularly challenging time. Demand for our support has never been higher - more people than ever are living with chronic pain and long-term illness, yet fewer can afford to access help.

Every donation brings us closer to safeguarding our charity and continuing to reach those who need us most. Our next milestone is £15,000, and we need your help to get there!

Our strength is in numbers. If everyone in our community gave just £5-10, we’d reach our goal - together we can make it happen.

Help us keep up the momentum and ensure no one faces pain and illness alone. 💙

💌Share this appeal far and wide on Facebook, WhatsApp, or with anyone who might be able to help.

🔗 Donate via our GoFundMe link here: https://gofund.me/0eee27c39
Or browse our website: www.breathworks-mindfulness.co.uk

05/11/2025

📢 We have just launched an urgent fundraiser to secure the future of Breathworks.

Right now, Breathworks is facing a particularly challenging time. Demand for our support has never been higher - more people are living with chronic pain and long-term illness, yet fewer can afford to access help.

We need to raise £50,000 by 31st December to safeguard our charity and continue reaching those who need us most.

Every donation counts - if everyone in our community gave just £5, we’d reach our target.

Can you be one of our early supporters?

Donations made in the first 48 hours give our campaign crucial momentum - helping our campaign reach more people and inspiring others to give.

Thank you for your support - every donation brings us closer to a future where no one faces pain and illness alone.

💙 Click here to donate: https://gofund.me/e2e83b163
🔗 Or browse our website: www.breathworks-mindfulness.co.uk

30/10/2025

1 WEEK TO GO ⤵️

On Thursday 6th November, we'll be bringing together two inspiring women who have written honestly about their experience of navigating severe chronic pain & illness — and importantly, what's helped them live a GOOD life in the face of these challenges

They’ll join in conversation for a relaxed, intimate online event exploring:

🌿 Facing difficulty with compassion
🌿 Finding joy, even when things are tough
🌿 The power of love and connection

🗓 Live online via Zoom
🎟 Tickets £19.50 (+ optional donation)

P.S. We've partnered with select independent bookshops (tagged) Save £5 on your ticket when you purchase one of the book with them!

Meet the Speakers ⤵️

✨ Vidyamala Burch OBE is an internationally recognised mindfulness teacher and co-founder of Breathworks. After a severe spinal injury as a teenager, she found mindfulness to be life-changing. She went on to develop Mindfulness for Health — the first mindfulness programme for pain and illness — which has since supported over 100,000 people worldwide.

✨ Miranda Hart is a beloved writer, actor, comedian, and Sunday Times bestselling author. In her latest book, I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You, she shares her struggle with chronic fatigue and Lyme disease which left her bed-bound for years — and how she began to rediscover joy through what she calls her “10 treasures.”

Both authors are united in a real lived experience of chronic illness, but above all, a deep desire to help others by sharing the tools that helped them along the way.

💙 All proceeds go directly to the Breathworks Foundation (Charity no. 1131851), helping us keep mindfulness courses and free resources available for anyone living with pain, illness, or stress.

Visit the link below to book your ticket:
🔗 https://bit.ly/6-November
Or visit our website: www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk

19/10/2025

📢 A chance to join our wonderful team as our part-time Training Coordinator!

If you have 2+ years of administrative experience, an interest in mindfulness & wish to do meaningful work in a small (but mighty) health charity... we'd love to hear from you!

Full details including how to apply linked below⤵️
https://bit.ly/3KXHGrB

Please share this opportunity to help others discover a job we know they will love! 💙

02/10/2025

Join Vidyamala Burch OBE & Professor Mark Williams for a live conversation on Vedana – the “feeling tone” at the heart of our moment-to-moment experience.

In this special dialogue, two of the most respected voices in the mindfulness world will explore how we instinctively label experiences as pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral – and how becoming aware of this process can deepen our meditation practice and transform daily life.

💛 Open to all – whether you’re new to mindfulness or looking to enrich your practice. Perfect for anyone interested in meditation, pain management, mental health, or wellbeing.

Meet the speakers ⤵️

🌟 Vidyamala Burch OBE – Internationally recognised mindfulness teacher & co-founder of Breathworks. After a life-changing spinal injury as a teenager, she developed Mindfulness for Health, the world’s first programme designed for pain and illness, which has supported over 100,000 people worldwide.

🌟 Professor Mark Williams – Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology at Oxford and co-creator of the groundbreaking MBCT programme for depression. A best-selling author, he co-wrote Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World and most recently Deeper Mindfulness with Danny Penman.

🎟 Tickets range from £19.50 - £65, with all sales directly helps The Breathworks Foundation (charity number: 1131851) to continue providing mindfulness support and community to those living with pain, illness and stress.

👉 Reserve your place today and be part of this inspiring conversation.
Link to book here: https://bit.ly/4mPev7k
Or visit www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk

16/09/2025

Living with persistent dizziness or tinnitus can feel exhausting, frightening, and lonely. But you don’t have to face it alone. 💙

We’ve created a brand-new online collection, designed by NHS clinician & mindfulness teacher Debbie Cane, to help people work with these symptoms in a safe, supportive way.

What you’ll find inside ⬇️
🌿 6 self-paced sessions with video, audio & reflection prompts
🛎 Guided meditations adapted for dizziness & tinnitus
💡 Practical tools on pacing, grounding & reducing fear around symptoms
📚 Resources & tips to make mindfulness safe & supportive
💬 Real stories of hope from others living with these conditions

📅 Special launch offer: £10 off during Balance Awareness Week (14–20 Sept) with code BREATHWORKS10. Usually £75.00

Learn more via the link below or visit www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk for more details:

https://bit.ly/3IbU46j

10/09/2025

We have news! 🎉

On Thursday 6th November, we'll be bringing together two inspiring women who have written honestly about their experience of navigating severe chronic pain & illness — and importantly, what's helped them live a GOOD life in the face of these challenges.

They’ll join in conversation for a relaxed, intimate online event exploring:

🌿 Facing difficulty with compassion
🌿 Finding humour and joy, even when things are tough
🌿 The power of love and connection

🗓 Live online via Zoom
🎟 Tickets £19.50 (+ optional donation)

Meet the Speakers ⤵️

✨ Vidyamala Burch OBE is an internationally recognised mindfulness teacher and co-founder of Breathworks. After a severe spinal injury as a teenager, she found mindfulness to be life-changing. She went on to develop Mindfulness for Health — the first mindfulness programme for pain and illness — which has since supported over 100,000 people worldwide.

✨ Miranda Hart is a beloved writer, actor, comedian, and Sunday Times bestselling author. In her latest book, I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You, she shares her struggle with chronic fatigue and Lyme disease which left her bed-bound for years — and how she began to rediscover joy through what she calls her “10 treasures.”

Both authors are united in a real lived experience of chronic illness, but above all, a deep desire to help others by sharing the tools that helped them along the way.

💙 All proceeds go directly to the Breathworks Foundation (Charity no. 1131851), helping us keep mindfulness courses and free resources available for anyone living with pain, illness, or stress.

Visit the link below to book your ticket:
🔗 https://bit.ly/6-November
Or visit our website: www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk

09/09/2025

This Pain Awareness Month, we’re giving away one of our best-selling courses for FREE - Methods to Live Well with Pain & Illness.

Through daily emails, you will hear Breathworks Founder, Vidyamala Burch OBE, share her pain story and teach you the techniques & meditations that help her to live a full and enriching life in this 10-day online course.

Access to this course is free when you sign up by 30th September (usually £25), and once registered, the resources are yours to keep for life.

Click the link below to sign up for free ⬇️

https://welcoming-hall-806.myflodesk.com/to0h9g1kn2

P.S. Help us spread the love! Share this post and tag a friend in the comments who would appreciate this free support 💙

09/05/2025

📖 New on the Blog

"How to Meditate with the Breath feels difficult" 🫁

What's your experience of the breath in meditation been? Helpful? Uncomfortable? Let us know in the comments below 😊

But what do we do when the breath does not feel safe and grounding, but is actually a source of anxiety? Experienced Mindfulness Teacher, Stanter, and our community share their tips...