Vidyamala Burch
Vidyamala Burch | |
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| Born | 1959 (age 65–66) |
| Nationality | New Zealander British |
| Known for | Founder of Mindfulness-Based Pain Management Founder of Breathworks |
| Works | Living Well with Pain and Illness Mindfulness for Health Mindfulness for Women |
Prudence Margaret Burch OBE (born 1959), known professionally as Vidyamala Burch, is a mindfulness teacher, writer, and co-founder of Breathworks, an international mindfulness organization known particularly for developing mindfulness-based pain management (MBPM). The British Pain Society has recognized her "outstanding contribution to the alleviation of pain", and in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 she was named on the Shaw Trust Power 100 list of the most influential disabled people in the UK. Burch's book Mindfulness for Health won the British Medical Association's 2014 Medical Books Award in the Popular Medicine category.