Originally from New Zealand, Vidyamala Burch sustained a spinal injury when she was sixteen and has used the practice of mindfulness and meditation to manage her own chronic pain for over 20 years.  She is the founder and co-director of Breathworks, an organization offering mindfulness-based approaches to living well with chronic pain, illness and stress.  It now has teachers in over 15 countries.  

Vidyamala has participated in a number of conferences, courses and training retreats with experts in the field of pain management and mindfulness, enabling her to draw on a wide range of approaches in her teachings. She also continues to attend and lead residential intensive meditation retreats several times a year. She is the author of "Living Well with Pain and Illness," and her newest book, "You Are Not Your Pain" was co-authored with Danny Penman, an award-winning journalist and author who writes for the London Daily Mail. Visit www.breathworks.co.uk. Watch as Vidyamala Burch answers "What is mindfulness?"

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