Breathworks

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.

22/03/2026

Sharon Salzberg has spent decades exploring what it means to live with an open heart through difficulty, loss, and uncertainty.

In a special conversation tomorrow, Vidyamala Burch will be asking Sharon for her three main life lessons, using mind & heart training, for dealing with adversity.

In the meantime, we'd love to know yours!

In Conversation with Vidyamala Burch & Sharon Salzberg
Monday 23rd March

18:30 - 20:30 UK/GMT
14:30 - 16:30 EDT
11:30 - 13:30 PDT
07:30 - 09:30 NZDT

Tickets from £19.50, with all proceeds supporting The Breathworks Foundation’s free and affordable mindfulness resources.

🔗Booking link here: https://bit.ly/4sAMDqC

10/03/2026

A special evening is fast approaching! 💙

On Monday 23rd March, we welcome Sharon Salzberg — world-renowned meditation and compassion teacher, and New York Times bestselling author.

Sharon will join Breathworks co-founder Vidyamala Burch OBE in conversation, speaking about the tools that helped them navigate significant adversity and find their way to where they are today.

For both speakers, following a spiritual path and adopting a regular meditation and compassion practice were key to coping with unimaginable difficulty. In this open and honest conversation, we'll hear more of their stories.

There will also be space for shared meditation practice and Q&A.

Online via Zoom, 18:30–20:30 UK time. Open to all — no experience needed.

Tickets from £19.50, with all proceeds supporting The Breathworks Foundation's free and affordable mindfulness resources.

🔗 Booking link here: https://bit.ly/4sAMDqC

Sharon Salzberg Vidyamala Burch

23/02/2026

New research is shedding light on why chronic pain tends to last longer in women than men — and the answer may lie in the immune system.

A study just published in Science Immunology found that immune cells called monocytes play an active role in resolving pain, and that these cells are more effective in males due to the influence of s*x hormones.

For women, this means pain resolution can be slower — not because of perception or pain tolerance, but because of biology.

🗣As the lead researcher put it: "It's not in your head. It's in your immune system."

For the millions of women living with chronic pain whose experience has been dismissed or minimised, that's a meaningful validation — we hope this study will be an important step towards better, more targeted support.

Chronic pain lasts longer for women than men, and new research suggests differences in hormone-regulated immune cells, called monocytes, may help explain why.

14/02/2026

1 SPACE REMAINING on our next Mindfulness for Stress course starting on Tuesday 17th February, with the amazing *Ginny Wall*

Live weekly sessions: 16:30-18:30 UK time
£325 Standard or £250 concessionary rate

We'll hold bookings open till 9am tomorrow (Sunday). First come first serve ⤵️

*1 PLACE REMAINING - Closes 9am Sunday* 8-week course that helps you to manage stress and anxiety and build greater resilience.

06/02/2026

A lovely Friday reminder from Sharon Salzberg, who we will get to spend some time with next month😊

Monday 23 March | 18:30-20:30 UK/GMT
Tickets from £19.50
Book here: https://bit.ly/4a1eTML

All proceeds support our charity, enabling us to ensure no one faces chronic pain or illness alone 💙

We do good because it frees the heart.

06/02/2026

A bit of myth-busting ⤵️

Acceptance is NOT
🚫 Giving up or being passive
🚫 Pretending everything's fine
🚫 Liking or approving of difficult situations

Acceptance is
✅ Seeing things clearly as they are right now, without fighting reality.

Acceptance isn't easy. Sometimes it asks us to sit with a hard truth. Something we wish wasn't the case. But we must ask ourselves -- what good does it do to fight what is already here?

For Tinnitus Week, we spoke to three women about their health journeys. Read more about what mindfulness practices helped (and didn't help!) them manage challenging & persistent symptoms.

Blog linked here: https://bit.ly/tinnitusweek2026