Week 1 Trauma-sensitive Body Scan

Mindfulness for Health - CD1

Body Scan Saturating Body With Breath

Body Scan Feet to Head

Newest CD

Body Scan

Treasure of Pleasure - from Mindfulness for Health

Body Scan into Treasure of Pleasure -  Less Guidance

Body Scan into Treasure of Pleasure

Open Heart Meditation from Mindfulness for Health

Body Scan into Open Heart Less Guidance

Body Scan into Open Heart

Connection Meditation from Mindfulness for Health

Body Scan into Connection meditation - Less Guidanc

Body Scan into Connection meditation

Welcome to the Breathworks introductory free guided meditation playlist.  This list consists of four meditations led by Vidyamala Burch to get you started with a mindfulness and meditation practice. Even if you have been practicing for some time these are still core practices useful in everyday life.

As well as this playlist you will find plenty of other free meditations on the Breathworks Soundcloud account that you might like to try, so feel free to have a browse.

If you haven't taken part in a face to face course or an online virtual classroom course, we highly recommend that you try one of these to deepen your understanding and practice as well as sharing progress and experience with others.

To find a course for you please click here:
http://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/mindfulness-courses

The Tension Release Meditation

Meditation from the book 'Mindfulness for Women' by Vidyamala Burch and Claire Irvin. This meditation accompanies Chapter 4 ‘Calm Your Body’. It is a Body Scan with an Emphasis on the Breath.


Mindfulness for Women Track 1 Breath-based Body Scan

Meditation from the book 'Mindfulness for Women' by Vidyamala Burch and Claire Irvin. This meditation accompanies Chapter 5 ‘Accept Your Body’. It is a Compassionate Body Scan meditation.

Mindfulness for Women Track 2 Compassionate Body Scan

This is the second guided meditation led by Dr Colette Power to accompany 'The Little Mindfulness Workbook' written by Gary Hennessey, co-founder, Breathworks.

Meet Dr Colette Power here:
http://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/accreditation/162-colette-power

Meditation 2: The Mindfulness Of Breathing

This is the first guided meditation led by Gary Hennessey to accompany 'The Little Mindfulness Workbook' written by Gary Hennessey, co-founder, Breathworks.

Meditation 1: The Body Scan

This is the fifth guided meditation led by Mj Stephens to accompany 'The Little Mindfulness Workbook' written by Gary Hennessey, co-founder, Breathworks.

Meet MJ Stephens here:
http://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/accreditation/83-mj-stephens

Meditation 5: Moving Mindfully - The Practice

This is the forth guided meditation led by Andrea Cygler to accompany 'The Little Mindfulness Workbook' written by Gary Hennessey, co-founder, Breathworks.

Meet Andrea Cygler here:
http://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/accreditation/225-andrea-cygler

Meditation 4: Mindfulness of Breathing - working with thoughts

This is the sixth guided meditation led by Andrea Cygler to accompany 'The Little Mindfulness Workbook' written by Gary Hennessey, co-founder, Breathworks.

Meet Andrea Cygler here:
http://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/accreditation/225-andrea-cygler

Meditation 6: Mindfulness of breathing, working with a charged thought

This is the third guided meditation led by Dr Colette Power to accompany 'The Little Mindfulness Workbook' written by Gary Hennessey, co-founder, Breathworks.

Meet Dr Colette Power here:
http://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/accreditation/162-colette-power

Meditation 3: Listening to Sounds

This is the third Kindness to Self guided meditation led by Dr Colette Power to accompany 'The Little Mindfulness Workbook' written by Gary Hennessey, co-founder, Breathworks.

Meet Dr Colette Power here:
http://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/accreditation/162-colette-power

Meditation 8: Kindness to Self, using the breath

This is the first of three guided meditations on Kindness to Self led by Gary Hennessey to accompany 'The Little Mindfulness Workbook' written by Gary Hennessey, co-founder, Breathworks.

Meet Gary Hennessey here:
http://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/breathworks/founders

Meditation 8: Kindness to Self, using phrases

This is the second of three Kindness to self guided meditations led by Gary Hennessey to accompany 'The Little Mindfulness Workbook' written by Gary Hennessey, co-founder, Breathworks.

Meet Gary Hennessey here:
http://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/breathworks/founders

Meditation 8: Kindness to self, using imagery

This is the ninth guided meditation led by MJ Stephens to accompany 'The Little Mindfulness Workbook' written by Gary Hennessey, co-founder, Breathworks.

Meet MJ Stephens here:
http://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/accreditation/83-mj-stephens

Meditation 9: Kindness to someone you like

This is the introduction to moving mindfully led by MJ Stephens to accompany 'The Little Mindfulness Workbook' written by Gary Hennessey, co-founder, Breathworks.

Meet MJ Stephens here:
http://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/accreditation/83-mj-stephens

Meditation 5: Moving Mindfully - introduction

This is the first enquiry practice led by Gary Hennessey to accompany 'The Little Mindfulness Workbook' written by Gary Hennessey, co-founder, Breathworks.

Meet Gary Hennessey here:
http://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/breathworks/founders

Enquiry 1: Drinking a cup of tea mindfully

This is the seventh guided meditation led by Dr Colette Power to accompany 'The Little Mindfulness Workbook' written by Gary Hennessey, co-founder, Breathworks.

Meet Dr Colette Power here:
http://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/accreditation/162-colette-power

Meditation 7: Being with an unwanted experience

This is the second enquiry practice led by Gary Hennessey to accompany 'The Little Mindfulness Workbook' written by Gary Hennessey, co-founder, Breathworks.

Meet Gary Hennessey here:
http://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/breathworks/founders

Enquiry 2: Being aware of physical sensations

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

Compassionate Breathing Anchor

Compassionate Body Scan

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.

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

Body Scan for Sleep by Sona

Body Scan for Sleep by Vidyamala - Saturating The Body With The Breath

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.

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