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Mindfulness teacher and co-founder Breathworks. Buddhist. Lives with disability. Awarded OBE for services to pain management and well-being.

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What does it mean to be present?

It doesn't mean that there isn't past or future. Yet, the only time that we really live is now.

And in that realization, we find the profound essence of being truly present.

With Vidyamala Burch, "Freeing the Mind When the Body Hurts," a Tricycle Online Course

Learn more and enroll at learn.tricycle.org

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Conozca a los científicos que estudian el "florecimiento" humano 🧠✨

🎙️ En conversación con Vidyamala: Dr. Richard Davidson y Dr. Cortland Dahl (Autores de "Born to Flourish")

Nos complace anunciaros el próximo encuentro especial dentro de la serie "In Conversation with Vidyamala", charlas inspiradoras con líderes del ámbito del mindfulness para recaudar fondos esenciales para la labor de Breathworks 🤲

💡 ¿Qué descubriremos en este encuentro?

¿Cuánta meditación es realmente necesaria para notar beneficios?
¿Qué otras habilidades podemos entrenar para florecer en el día a día?
¿Es el "florecimiento" un estado al que todos podemos acceder?
Detalles de las investigaciones pioneras en el Center for Healthy Minds escaneando el cerebro de monjes tibetanos.

📌 Detalles clave: 📅 Martes, 29 de septiembre de 2026
⏰ Horarios: 🇬🇧 18:30 (Reino Unido) 🇪🇸 19:30 (España) 🇧🇷 14:30 (Brasil) 🇲🇽 11:30 (México )

💻 Formato: Online vía Zoom con TRADUCCIÓN SIMULTÁNEA (Inglés 🇬🇧 | Español 🇪🇸 | Portugués 🇧🇷)

🔗 ¡Reserva tu plaza en el enlace de la bio! o escribe a info@respiravida.info
https://respiravida.info/evento-cuatro-cualidades-florecer/

#Mindfulness #Meditation #VidyamalaBurch #RichardDavidson #CortlandDahl #BornToFlourish #RespiraVidaBreathworks #Breathworks #Bienestar #SaludMental #Meditacion #Neurociencia

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This #PainAwarenessMonth , we’re giving away one of our best-selling courses for FREE - Methods to Live Well with Pain & Illness.

Through daily emails, you will hear Breathworks Founder, Vidyamala Burch OBE, share her pain story and teach you the techniques & meditations that help her to live a full and enriching life in this 10-day online course.

Access to this course is free when you sign up by 30th September (usually £25), and once registered, the resources are yours to keep for life.

🔗 Click the link in our bio to sign up for free

P.S. Help us spread the love! Share this post to your story or tag a friend in the comments who would appreciate this free support 💙

#chronicpainwarrior #chronicpain #chronicillness #spoonie #chronicpainsupport #longtermcondition #ltc #chronicfatigue #chronicfatiguesyndrome #freecourse #mindfulness #freemeditation #vidyamala #breathworks #giveaway

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«مدیتیشن، انتخاب دیگری به او داد: وضعیتِ بودن!»
وضعیتی میان اجتناب و درگیری به او کمک کرد که در محلی امن، در بین این دو وضعیت، دردِ خود را ادراک کند.»
مایندفولنس برای تندرستی
ویدیامالا برچ، دنی پنمن
نشر میلکان
#مدیتیشن
#yogalife
#یوگا
#ورزش
#psychology

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«واقعیت تلخ این است که ما انسان‌ها طوری ساخته شده‌ایم که رنج بکشیم.»

#روانشناسی
#psychology
#psy
#pain
#درد

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درد همیشه در شب بدتر است ، چیزی در سکوت شب هست که درد و رنج را بیشتر می کند .

مایندفولنس برای تندرستی
ویدیامالابرچ
دنی پنمن
نشر میلکان

"Pain is often worse at night. There is something about the stillness of the night that seems to amplify pain and suffering."

From Mindfulness for Health
Vidyamalā Burch & Danny Penman

#pain
#night
#psychology
#روانشناسی
#ذهن_آگاهی

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Sometimes, the things we need have been there all along. We just have to be ready to see them.

For me, mindfulness was one of those things.

After years of fighting metaphorical fires and simply trying to survive, I finally reached a point where I had enough space to look at my life differently. That led me to the work of @vidyamala, and eventually to mindfulness.

Looking back, I can see that this was a real turning point. Mindfulness became the tap root of my healing journey, with everything else slowly growing from it. 🌱

I’ve written about how I found it, the books that helped me, and how learning to be present changed the way I experienced everyday life.

From Starting Again to A Mindful Life is the latest post in my My Story series.

Read it at yewandme.com — link in my bio. 💚

#YewAndMe #Mindfulness #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #HealingJourney

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Glimpses from our April retreat, where spring showed up in her full glory 🌸 We found stillness, nourished our roots, soared like cranes and learned that flourishing isn’t about becoming more, but about befriending the wisdom of the inner crone.

A heartfelt thank you to the wonderful 27 souls who joined us, and to @breathworks_mindfulness for trusting us with their first mixed qigong & meditation retreat. Here’s hoping the first of many 🙏

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The Buddha reached enlightenment around age 35 and spent the rest of his life teaching.

As he got older, his body went through real physical struggles.

There are stories of him needing help at times because of that discomfort.

He eventually passed away after getting sick from food, showing that the body isn’t immune to suffering.

What stands out is that his mind stayed calm and steady through all of it.

It’s a reminder that even when the body struggles, the mind can still find peace.

with Vidyamala Burch
@vidyamala

Freeing the Mind When the Body Hurts - 2016
Watch the full video at tricycle.org/dharmatalks

Discover the transformative power of Buddhist meditation, where ancient wisdom meets modern mindfulness to cultivate clarity, compassion, and inner peace. Tricycle offers in-depth teachings, guided practices, and expert insights to support your spiritual journey, whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned practitioner.

#buddhism #BuddhaLife #EnlightenmentJourney #MindOverMatter

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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 in bio

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A real pinch-me moment: being asked to teach on retreat with @vidyamala - someone who has been a teaching inspiration of mine for a long time.

*𝘍𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵*
Vidyamala’s book Mindfulness for Health was one of the first mindfulness books I ever read, and her definition of mindfulness is still the best I’ve come across. I went on to train in her approach to working with stress and pain, and later got to know her when we worked together at Breathworks. The first time I met her I was kind of amazed that this sage, wise teacher was actually rather silly and very funny.

I’m proud to call her a friend, and it feels like a real honour to be teaching alongside her. (Swipe to the end to see me holding her OBE medal🏅).

Together we’re offering a spring long-weekend retreat with @breathworks_mindfulness at the beautiful Adhisthana retreat centre in Ledbury, a place that comes fully alive this time of year. We’ll be rooting and rising into a season of growth, possibility and expansion, with meditation, qigong, calming breathwork and plenty of time soaking up nature in bloom.

🌸Adhisthana, Ledbury
🌸 17-20 April
🌸 From £620

We’re nearly at capacity, so I’d recommend booking soon if this is the kind of spring break that your body needs 🌷 Drop me a message with any questions.

#springretreat #meditationretreat #qigongretreat #ukretreat #mindfulnessretreat

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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.

🔗 Link in bio to book

@sharonsalzberg @vidyamala

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