Personal Reflections Working with Pain
From Fighting to Flourishing
Mindfulness teacher Vidyamala Burch shares how her relationship with her spinal injury shifted when she dropped the fantasy of finding a cure and prioritized healing instead.
Vidyamala Burch
Vidyamala Burch is the founder of the mindfulness-based pain management organization Breathworks and an ordained member of the Triratna Buddhist Community. In 2022, she was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for her services to wellbeing and pain management.
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The human body is fragile; in our lives, pain and illness are inevitable. This month, join mindfulness teacher Vidyamala Burch who has lived with severe chronic spinal pain for 40 years following injuries resulting in partial…
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