Breathworks

Breathworks CIC is an international mindfulness organization founded in the United Kingdom, which offers mindfulness-based approaches to living well with pain, stress, and illness. It is known particularly for developing the approach of mindfulness-based pain management (MBPM), which shares many elements with mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) but is adapted specifically for those living with chronic pain and illness, and incorporates a distinctive emphasis on the practice of 'loving-kindness'. Breathworks is a registered Community Interest Company (CIC) in the United Kingdom, and has nearly 500 accredited teachers working in 35 countries.

Breathworks CIC
Founded2004
FounderVidyamala Burch
Sona Fricker
Gary Hennessey
Founded atManchester, United Kingdom
TypeCommunity Interest Company
Region
Worldwide
ServicesMindfulness-Based Pain Management
Mindfulness for Health
Mindfulness for Stress
Websitewww.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk
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