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Accompanying meditations for Mindfulness for Health by Vidyamala Burch and Danny Penman

Mindfulness Meditation Downloads

Accompanying meditions for Mindfulness for Health by Vidyamala Burch and Danny Penman

The Body Scan 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 Breathing Space Meditation

The Coffee Meditation

The Tension Release Meditation

a meditation exploring the compassionate breath by Vidyamala Burch

Compassionate Breath

Pain, suffering and stress can be intolerable - but it doesn't have to be this way.

Mindfulness for Health reveals a series of simple practices that you can incorporate into your daily life to relieve chronic pain and the suffering and stress of illness. Clinical trials show that mindfulness is at least as effective as the most commonly prescribed painkillers such as Tramadol and codeine. A recent study published in the Journal of Neuroscience demonstrated that it is more effective than morphine. Mindfulness can also significantly reduce the anxiety, depression, irritability, exhaustion and insomnia that can arise from chronic pain and illness.
This new book shares the secrets of the Mindfulness-based approaches to pain and illness therapy, developed by Vidyamala Burch at the Breathworks centre in Manchester and which has its roots in the groundbreaking work of pioneer Jon Kabat-Zinn from the University of Massachusetts Medical Centre in the US. The Breathworks Centre and its affiliates around the world have helped thousands of people cope with pain, illness and stress. Its pioneering approach is praised by Professor Mark Williams of Oxford University, Jon Kabat-Zinn and Professor Lance McCracken of King's College London.
The eight-week programme at the heart of this book takes just 10-20 minutes per day. It is particularly effective for the biggest causes of pain - back problems, arthritis, migraine and diabetes but works equally well for cancer (and its associated chemotherapy), heart disease, fibromyalgia, celiac disease, lupus, chronic fatigue syndrome, IBS, labour pain and even tinnitus. You will be surprised by how quickly your suffering melts away, leaving you able to live life to the full again.

Mindful Movement meditation

Breathing Anchor meditation

Compassionate Acceptance meditation

Body Scan meditation

Treasure of Pleasure meditation

Connection 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

No matter who we are, or what stage of life we are at, we all long for similar things; to be happy, connected with others, in touch with a sense of calm and peace, vital, alive and joyful. And we long to be able to ride out the tough patches that hit all of us from time to time with some degree of grace and dignity.

The good news is that we can fulfil these longings at any time, in any place. They are only a moment away, a breath away. We can learn how to be comfortable with our body, know and understand our mind, and love our heart. It isn't difficult, long-winded or time-consuming. In doing so you'll feel happier in your own skin, less stressed, more confident, more capable and more at ease with yourself and life.

This is what Mindfulness for Women is about. It is a practical guide to coming home to yourself in each present moment. To finding the ledge behind the waterfall. To resting in the depths of the ocean rather than being tossed about by surface waves.

Mindfulness is a potent antidote to anxiety, stress, depression, exhaustion and irritability. It leads to a greater sense of contentment and can also reduce addictive and self-destructive behavioural patterns. This book will enable you to experience the benefits for yourself. It's not designed as a lengthy course but is solutions-based. It's fast - evidence shows that a little bit of mindfulness goes a long way. It's also bespoke - you can read all of it cover to cover, or simply dip in and out, depending on what you want to focus on. You can listen to whichever meditation track suits you at any given time and you can run tracks together if you want to meditate for longer periods. It's designed to suit your life and priorities now and well into the future.

Mindfulness For Women by Vidyamala Burch and Claire Irvin (Audiobook Extract)

This 10 minute meditation has been recorded specifically to help commuters connect more deeply and compassionately with their experience as they travel too and from their place of work.

Connections - Compassionate Commuter Meditation

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Connection meditation

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