a meditation exploring the compassionate breath by Vidyamala Burch

Compassionate Breath

This is a series of guided meditations led by Breathworks founder Vidyamala Burch to help relieve stress and anxiety.  This playlist is the guided meditations without the accompanying music.  If you would like to buy the CD with accompanying music please follow this link:

http://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/cd-for-stress-music

Tension Release

Compassionate Body Scan

All the recordings from 'Opening to Heart of Compassion' retreat at Vajrasana UK, October 2017.

The retreat was led by Vidyamala Burch, Sona Fricker, Andrea Cygler and Narapa Johnson.

The talks and meditations explored loving kindness, compassion, appreciative joy and equanimity.

Day 2 Cultivation Of Compassion Meditation By Vidyamala

Talks and meditations recorded on the 'Journey into the heart of mindfulness and compassion' retreat held December 2018.

All talks and meditations by Vidyamala Burch and Sona Fricker.

Cultivation Of Compassion In 6 Stages - Vidyamala

Connection meditation for UCL Pain Mangement Masters

A meditation going through the process used in Mindfulness-based Pain Management (MBPM). 
Be - being aware of body, emotions and thoghts
A - acceptance of painful sensations
W - wonder and opening to pleasant experience
A - arising and passing - seeing how experience is a flow and cultivating a broad perspective
R - relating to others with a sense of common humanity
E - engaging with life

Be AWARE meditation for UCL Pain Management Masters

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 Tension Release Meditation

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

3 Minute Breathing Space - Breathworks

A body scan that relaxes by paying attention to breath in the whole body

Body Scan Saturating The Body With The Breath

Meditating in midst of the Coronavirus pandemic is not easy. It can be particularly difficult because many traditional meditations rely on the breath as an anchor, or focal point, for your attention. So the breath becomes the place you return to when the mind inevitably wanders. 

When we meditate on the breath, we settle on a place where we feel the breath moving (such as the nostrils, the chest or the abdomen), or we follow the whole breath in and out. Many will continue to find the breath a great solace and support at this time. But for some people, the breath may be a relatively uncertain anchor: the sensations of the breath don’t feel quite strong enough to hold their attention. This is especially true if you have an asthmatic condition, or a history of panic attacks, or are experiencing symptoms of Covid-19. 

To help you deal with such issues, we have produced a new collection of meditations that will help you explore alternative anchors for your attention; the feet, seat or hands. There are three versions of the Finding Your Ground meditation of different lengths..... Read more here http://franticworld.com/coronavirus/

Frantic World 2.0

30' Finding your Ground

Breathworks is a not-for-profit social enterprise and leading international mindfulness organisation co-founded by Vidyamala Burch.The Breathworks approach is grounded in compassionate awareness, with a gentle, gradual transformation of our relationship to all our life experiences, including our pain or difficulty. We invite everyone engaging with Breathworks practices and courses to take care of their own well-being as fundamental to our approach. If you suffer from physical, emotional or mental health conditions, please take care not to push yourself past your own safe boundaries when following guidance in Breathworks practices. Please remember that you are always the best person to know what is right for you:

- don’t persist with any practice that is triggering difficult experiences that feel too much or harmful for you.
- adapt practice guidance in a way that you feel most comfortable with.
- speak to your mindfulness teacher or health practitioner if in any doubt.

Day 2 Cultivation Of Compassion Meditation By Vidyamala

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