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Monday 9:30am - 5pm Tuesday 9:30am - 5pm Wednesday 9:30am - 5pm Thursday 9:30am - 5pm Friday 9:30am - 5pm

Breathworks, 16-20 Turner Street, Manchester (2026)

Breathworks is a not-for-profit social enterprise and leading international mindfulness organisation co-founded by Vidyamala Burch. The organisation was born out of Vidyamala's personal journey. She first injured her spine at 17 years old and learned to meditate in 1985. In 2001 she started teaching meditation and mindfulness to people living with pain, illness and stress out of a desire to share

what she had learned with others. Vidyamala is now an experienced meditation teacher who works internationally. She offers wise and practical guidance in how to bring mindfulness and kindness to experience - including difficulties such as pain and illness - so one can 'live well' with a free and relaxed mind, whatever the circumstances. Today, Vidyamala is an internationally known author of Living Well with Pain and Illness, BMA award winner Mindfulness for Health co-authored with best-selling writer Danny Penman and her latest book Mindfulness for Women co-authored with award winning editor Claire Irvin. Breathworks mindfulness courses, teacher training programme and products have been developed to meet the needs of everyone living with chronic pain, physical illness and associated stress. They are designed to ensure that regardless of your situation or condition, you can have access to the Breathworks methods. We also provide specialist programmes for organisations and for health, education and social care professionals wishing to incorporate mindfulness into their work. Breathworks programmes and products are a development of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and founded on practice-based research. Our research on the clinical benefits of mindfulness revealed that across all scales measured (mood, pain experience, quality of life and confidence in activity despite pain), the Breathworks approach showed statistically and clinically significant improvement.

12/05/2026

Just 7 places remaining on this Mindful Drawing course starting Sunday 23rd May. Booking details in the post below🎨

6-week self-study course created by mindfulness teacher & artist, Clare Barton-Harvey. No drawing experience needed.

04/05/2026

New research in press in the journal Health Psychology followed over 1,400 people living with chronic pain across two years, examining the relationship between emotional awareness and how much pain disrupts daily life.

The researchers found that people who struggled to recognise and put words to their own feelings tended to develop higher levels of anxiety and depression over time — and that psychological distress, in turn, made pain harder to live with.

The effect was modest, but the direction was consistent: the difficulty naming feelings seemed to come first, not as a consequence of pain.

The researchers point to practices that build emotional awareness, including mindfulness, as a potential recommendation.

We've linked the article in the comments you'd like to read more.

What do you think? Does this resonate with you?

02/05/2026

Just *2 spaces* left on our next Mindfulness for Health course, starting this Thursday.

It will run for 8-weeks, with the live sessions (2-2.5 hours) taking place from 18:30 UK time (BST) — that's 10:30am for folks on PDT or 13:30pm for those on EDT.

Course fees start at £250 (lifelong access to material), but if money is a barrier to joining, you may be able to receive funding from our charity and access a place on a pay-what-you-can basis.

We always reserve bursary places on these 8-week courses. If no bursary places are available on this course, please apply for support on upcoming dates — and don't feel shy, it's what it's there for! 😊 The form can be found on our course event pages.

Bookings close on Monday for this next course, but if you're not ready to commit yet, we do have courses running each month with different teachers.

Details for Thursday's course are linked below

With warm wishes for the weekend ☀

8-week course that helps you manage pain, fatigue and other challenging symptoms with greater ease. ⏰ Thursdays, 18:30 UK time. *Last few places left*

01/05/2026

Let go of perfectionism and embrace curiosity in this new 6-week course: Mindful Drawing.

Starts Saturday 23rd May, running for 6 weeks. Explore the natural world around you through weekly drawing practices and supporting meditations.

The online self-study format means you can take part at a time and pace that suits you, with a discussion board and optional live meets with your teacher, Clare Barton-Harvey.

Open to all. No experience of drawing or mindfulness needed.

One time payment -- access the materials for life.
£80 Standard Rate or £60 Concessionary Rate.

Click below for full details ⤵️

6-week self-study course created by mindfulness teacher & artist, Clare Barton-Harvey. No drawing experience needed.

Address

16-20 Turner Street
Manchester
M41DZ

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 5pm
Thursday	9:30am - 5pm
Friday	9:30am - 5pm

Website

http://breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/

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