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Breathworks blog: "Please, don't knock mindfulness", by Singhashri

By Aryanisha on Wed, 15 Mar, 2017 - 09:10

Breathworks blog: "Please, don't knock mindfulness", by Singhashri

By Aryanisha on Wed, 15 Mar, 2017 - 09:10

Breathworks is a fantastic organisation set up and run my members of the Triratna Buddhist Order and Community. Here is the latest blog post by Program Director Singhashri Gazmuri. If you missed it in January, it’s well-worth a read to understand what mindfulness is, isn’t, and why it is so important in the world today.

“Reading Ruth Whippman’s November 26th opinion letter on mindfulness, Actually, Lets Not Be in the Moment left me with a growing sense of dismay and sadness.

I am...

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An online video retreat with Vidyamala

By Munisha on Wed, 1 Feb, 2017 - 09:54

An online video retreat with Vidyamala

By Munisha on Wed, 1 Feb, 2017 - 09:54

Vidyamala, founder of Breathworks, spent December running an online video retreat on the American Buddhist site, Tricycle.com. This set of four 20-minute talks isentitled ’Freeing the Mind When the Body Hurts”. She writes:

“I started developing mindfulness courses for people with pain and illness way back in 2001, drawing on my own experience of coming to meditation with a spinal injury and wanting to offer advice for others in similar circumstances. Joined by Sona and Ratnaguna, we developed this to become the Community Interest (not-for-profit) Company...

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“Mindful Nation” report is launched in UK Parliament

By Munisha on Wed, 28 Oct, 2015 - 11:50

“Mindful Nation” report is launched in UK Parliament

By Munisha on Wed, 28 Oct, 2015 - 11:50

Several Triratna Order members and mitras were at the UK parliament on Tuesday 20th October for the launch of the “Mindful Nation UK” report, along with members of parliament, government ministers and experts on mindfulness. Triratna has been well represented throughout the process, as Vishapani reports. Having been part of the team editing the report, he writes:

“The report is the work of the Mindfulness All Party Parliamentary Group (MAPPG) and the ...

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Day 6 at the ECA

By Munisha on Tue, 18 Aug, 2015 - 20:54

Day 6 at the ECA

By Munisha on Tue, 18 Aug, 2015 - 20:54

To the sound of lorries delivering food and folding chairs for this weekend’s Order gathering to celebrate Bhante’s 90th birthday, Vidyamala presented the history and evolution of Breathworks, the mindfulness project she founded in 2001 to help people live better with pain and illness. She also talked about “mainstream” mindfulness teaching as Bodhisattva activity in an intensely suffering world.

Hear a short, inspiring interview with Vidyamala.

In Q & A and small groups, the Chairs continued their exploration of the...

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Breathworks seeks Promotion and Publicity Co-ordinator

By lokabandhu on Sat, 13 Jul, 2013 - 09:33

Breathworks seeks Promotion and Publicity Co-ordinator

By lokabandhu on Sat, 13 Jul, 2013 - 09:33Breathworks works to help people living with pain, stress and illness to lead happier, healthier lives, through courses and teacher training in Mindfulness-Based Pain Management.

Job Vacancy: PROMOTION AND PUBLICITY CO-ORDINATOR
Interviewing September for start date early November

This is a new post to support the rapid expansion of Breathworks, including the launch of Vidyamala’s new book Mindfulness for Health in September 2013.

Responsibilities:
· Promoting the Breathworks vision...

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News from Breathworks - part II

By lokabandhu on Wed, 30 Nov, 2011 - 06:09

News from Breathworks - part II

By lokabandhu on Wed, 30 Nov, 2011 - 06:09Yesterday Triratna News reported on Breathworks’ participation in the “Mindfulness Now” conference hosted by the Centre for Mindfulness and Research at Bangor University. As well as playing an active part in the ‘Mindfulness’ community, they’re putting energy into developing their own material, and Vilasavajra reports, saying -

“There have been some interesting developments in terms of the types of courses we deliver through the Breathworks programme. Ratnaguna has designed a new mindfulness course aimed at people suffering...

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News from Breathworks - part 1

By lokabandhu on Tue, 29 Nov, 2011 - 05:44

News from Breathworks - part 1

By lokabandhu on Tue, 29 Nov, 2011 - 05:44Breathworks is a major Triratna project offering thousands of people living with chronic pain the potential to improve and transform their quality of life using a ‘toolkit’ of mindfulness -based techniques. They’re booming, and we’ve two days worth of news from them, starting with their recent “Mindfulness Now” conference in Bangor. Vilasavajra writes -

“Earlier this year Vidyamala, Sona & Cate Clark from Breathworks attended the “Mindfulness Now” conference hosted by the Centre...

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News from Breathworks

By lokabandhu on Tue, 18 Oct, 2011 - 05:33

News from Breathworks

By lokabandhu on Tue, 18 Oct, 2011 - 05:33Vilasavajra writes from Triratna’s ‘Breathworks’ project, a world-wide network of over 100 Buddhists and others providing ‘Mindfulness-Based’ approaches for living with pain and illness. He says -

“Its been a long time since we have updated Triratna news with developments. We’ll be sending in some bulletins over the next while about different aspects of the business. Here are some headlines regarding Vidyamala’s book ‘Living Well with Pain and Illness’, first released late 2008. It’s doing very well!
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