Vishvapani Blomfield
Mindfulness Teacher
Vishvapani Blomfield believes that mindfulness isn’t just about sitting still and practicing meditation — it’s about bringing a deeper awareness into your whole life. As the director of Mindfulness in Action, Blomfield works towards enlightening individuals on the transformative power of practicing mindfulness in daily life.
Cardiff
United Kingdom
- Buddhism
- Mindfulness Training
- Criminal Justice
- Public Policy
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Fall Back Asleep
Use these tools when tossing and turning gets you down.
Recharge with Gratitude
Take stock of the little things in life that are worth celebrating so you can feel more thankful and alive.
Eat Mindfully
Three practices to rebuild your relationship with food.
Mindfulness for Stress and Anxiety
Learn how to practice present-moment awareness so you can detach from unhealthy responses that cause stress and anxiety.
Mindful Awareness, Explained
Did you know, mindfulness offers science-backed benefits like less stress, more joy, and better relationships? Learn what mindfulness is in this informative class.
Soothe Stressful Thoughts
Is your mind caught up in worries? This focused attention practice aims to soothe stressful thoughts by helping you get out of your head and into your body.
How to Feel Unshakeable
Want to build inner strength? Take inspiration from the majestic Himalayan Mountains.
Why #iMeditate: Vishvapani's Story
Learn how meditation changed Roundglass teacher Vishvapani's life when he was just fourteen.
Wake Up and Meditate
The biggest challenge with meditation is just doing it. So, make it a habit! This mindfulness class will help you set up a regular practice that you can stick with.
Create an Attitude of Gratitude
Gratitude can deepen relationships and boost happiness (science shows this!). Try this simple practice of counting your blessings to make joy and appreciation part of your day.
3-Step Mindful Refresh
Experience a Sky-Like Mind
This mindfulness meditation will help you shift from overthinking to a mind that’s peaceful and clear like the sky.
Relax Into the River of Sounds
Let your thoughts dissolve into the sounds around you. In this mindful listening meditation, you’ll learn how external noises can be tools for relaxation, rather than distractions.
Wake Up Your Senses
Feel your whole being come alive as you scan your body for sensations. This simple, yet powerful mindfulness technique can refresh your mind for the day ahead.
Living with Earplugs Out
Now that I wasn’t able to find time for my regular meditation routine, I wondered how meditating at all could help.
Meet the World with Compassion
No matter what's happening in the world, we can choose a kind and loving response. In this meditation, we'll repeat a mantra for compassion, extending it far and wide.
Loving-Kindness to Open Your Heart
Let compassion fill your heart to the brim. In this loving-kindness meditation, we’ll practice opening ourselves up to the world with love.
Face Fear Like a Mountain (Encore)
When fear or anxiety creeps in, take inspiration from one of nature’s most powerful examples of stability. In this visualization meditation, Vishvapani uses the image of a mountain to summon your deepest source of strength.
Soothing Whole Body Breathing
Focus any scattered energy by breathing fully and deeply. In this soothing meditation, you’ll imagine your breath reaching every corner of your body.
Recharge with Your Breath
Need a pick-me-up? In this mindfulness meditation, you’ll explore the felt sense of the breath, and the connection between your breath and energy.
Hit Reset with Mindful Breathing
Focus on your breathing for an instant infusion of calm. This mindfulness practice blends diaphragmatic breathing with focused attention to reset your mind and body with peace.
Detach From Past or Future Worries
Go to the one place where your worries can't follow you. In this mindfulness meditation, you'll take refuge in the present moment—a space free from anxious thoughts.
Face Fear Like a Mountain
When fear or anxiety creeps in, try this visualization meditation that uses the image of a mountain to summon your deepest source of strength.
Find Your Center
Feeling off balance? This visualization meditation uses the image of a mandala (sacred geometric figure) to help you focus your mind and find your center.
Breathe with Compassion
How can we respond compassionately to suffering in the world? This mindful breathing meditation will help you discover the answers within.
Ride Your Breath Waves
Let your breath roll in and out like an ocean wave. Try this mindful breathing meditation to dissolve stress and invite deep calm with the power of visualization.
Feel Deeply Connected (Replay)
When faced with the enormity of world events, what can we offer? Join Vishvapani Blomfield to explore ways to connect deeply with yourself and others around the world — so that a compassionate and wise response may emerge.
Feel Deeply Connected
Our modern world can feel isolating, but we are all intrinsically connected. Explore some ways to feel this deep connection with ourselves and others.
Revitalizing Body Awareness
Focus on physical sensation to renew your energy. In this mindfulness meditation led by Vishvapani Blomfield, you'll revitalize by bringing your awareness into the body.
Mindful Breathing for Focus
Learn a simple way to reset your focus and relieve stress. In this mindful breathing meditation, you'll rest your attention on your breath flowing in and out.
Connect to the Earth
Feel more grounded and alive—right here and now—with this mindfulness meditation that helps you connect deeply to the earth, wherever you are.
Open to Acceptance
Meditation is about turning toward the present moment. This mindfulness practice will help you to experience things as they come— whether pleasant or difficult.
Breathe and Listen
The sounds around you can be distractions or tools, depending on your state of mind. Learn the presence that comes from listening deeply—whether alone or with others.
Give Yourself a Break
Monday off to a sluggish start? Join Vishvapani Blomfield for a simple mindfulness meditation to help you get focused, centered, and present for the week ahead.
Sitting Like a Mountain
Learn how to call on the stable, grounded energy of a mountain. Embody that strength in this visualization meditation to help you feel strong in the face of worries or fears.
Beat the Monday Blues
Don't like Mondays? They're simply a state of mind. Turn your Monday morning slump into an inspiring start to the week with this mindfulness meditation.
Breathe to Open Your Mind
Turning fully toward the present—the essence of mindfulness—requires an attitude of curiosity. Try this simple breathing meditation to help open your mind to this moment.
Breathe with Your Whole Body
Relax your entire being by expanding your experience of the breath with this guided body scan meditation, followed by a calming whole-body breathing exercise.
Meditation Basics: Mindful Eating
Food is an opportunity for nourishment and enjoyment — but it can bring up other emotions too. See how you can bring awareness and gratitude to your meals in this mindfulness practice.
Limitless Possibilities
Open up to the possibilities in life with a ritual of letting go. In this practice you'll visualize feeding what you want to leave behind to the fire.
Setting Sun Guided Visualization (Encore Broadcast)
As the sun sets on 2021, Join Vishvapani Blomfield for a visualization meditation to illuminate you both outside and in. This session was previously recorded on June 23, 2021.
Winter Solstice Visualization
Welcome the winter solstice by meditating on the rising sun. Vishvapani Blomfield leads a guided meditation practice as we mark the shortest day and the seasons change.
Mindful Meditation Basics: Living Mindfully
How can we use the practice of mindfulness to deepen our everyday life? See how adding mindful moments into each day can lead to a stronger connecting to mindful living.
Breathe Into Calm
Learn to settle your mind, no matter how busy things may be, with this tranquil meditation practice that guides you to a calmer and more peaceful state.
Breathe with Kindness
Tap into feelings of kindness for yourself and others with this soothing meditation practice that uses the breath to unlock a more compassionate outlook.
Meditation Basics: Breathing Space
Make space for peace by focusing on the breath. When stress takes over your mind, try this mindfulness practice so can return you to the peace of the present moment.
Breathe for Focus
Move from scattered thoughts to one-pointed awareness with this meditation that uses the breath to help the mind become more focused and alert.
Meditation Basics: Get Prepared
Do we slip straight into meditation, or are there steps to follow? In this mindfulness practice, you will learn how to prepare your body and mind for your practice.
Breathe to Balance the Mind
Let the various pulls on your mind come into balance with this meditation practice that uses the breath to bring you back to a state of equilibrium.
Meditation Basics: Settle the Mind
How do we find calm when our mind is racing? Learn simple techniques, like focused attention, to settle the mind in this mindfulness practice.
Breathe Into Stillness
Learn to expand your capacity to be at peace with this meditation that guides you to still your mind through your breathing.
Meditation Basics: Get Set Up
You can meditate anywhere; but some conditions definitely make it easier. In this meditation, you'll receive some guidance for setting up the best conditions for your practice.
Breathe to Connect With Nature
Explore your connection with the natural world with this meditation practice to help you feel grounded and energized.
Meditation Basics: Find Focus
What do we do about the constant stream of thoughts during meditation? Learn this simple technique to focus and settle your mind.
Just Breathe
Let the mind settle on the breath with this meditation practice that highlights the simplicity and joy of mindful breathing.
Meditation Basics: Use Your Senses
How do we experience the present moment? See what it's like to connect with what’s here and now by focusing your awareness on your senses in this mindfulness practice.
Grounding Tree Visualization
Use the image of a tree to connect the breath with the earth in this breathing meditation and visualization practice that will help you feel rooted and alive.
Meditation Basics: How to Sit
When the body is at ease, the mind can follow. Learn to find a comfortable posture before relaxing into a simple mindfulness meditation.
Breathe Through Times of Change
Everything in life changes, including our breath. Try this meditation to help you open to impermanence by exploring the changing nature of the breath.
Multi-Dimensional Breathing
Engage with the breath in all its aspects and dimensions with this calming meditation that explores the process of breathing.
Balancing Energy through Breath
Discover how your breathing affects your physical and mental energy with a breath meditation that explores how a few subtle changes can shift your mindset.
Breathing with Curiosity
How often are you even aware of your breath? Try this breathing meditation to awaken your interest and creativity.
Discover the Joy of Breathing
We do it 24/7—why not enjoy the breath? Use this meditation and breathing exercise to help you find pleasure in your breath.
Breathe to Balance Your Emotions
Use your breath as a way to connect with your emotional state. This breathing meditation will guide you back to your calm center.
Optimal Breathing Habits
Encourage helpful breathing habits with this meditation to help you to see the richness that comes with simplicity.
Breathe for Compassion
Bring an attitude of kindness and care to the breath with this meditation and breathing exercise, which may help you open your heart to greater compassion.
Calming Whole-Body Breathing
Learn a different way to experience the breath—with your whole body—in this meditation that explores how a simple breathing technique can shift your mindset.
Ocean Waves Breath Meditation
Try this meditation to quiet and calm your mind, using the image of a wave to connect with the rise and fall of your breathing.
Breath Counting for Stronger Focus
Practice counting to stay focused on the breath with this simple and sustainable mindfulness technique that's great for beginners.
Mastering Mindful Focus
Experience the breath in different parts of the body with this breathing meditation for developing greater focus.
Suicide Prevention Week: Connection
Breaking the barriers of isolation means asking for help and engaging with others. Join this special meditation on finding that true connection.
Breath Meditation for Focus
Struggling to pay attention to the day's to-dos? Try this meditation to learn a breathing technique that can help increase your awareness and focus.
Unlocking Creative Solutions
Explore how challenges can become opportunities. In this open awareness meditation you will learn how to uncover the creative space in your own experiences.
Mindfully Respond to Challenges
Find the space to choose a positive response to challenges, such as receiving criticism. This awareness practice will show you how to make space for better choices.
Balance Effort and Ease
Discover the middle ground between trying too hard and drifting away. This mindfulness meditation will help you to return to your center.
Widen Your Perspective
Expand your awareness to include the whole of your experience – the pain as well as the pleasure. Try this mindfulness-based practice to help you widen your perspective.
Enjoy This Moment
Learn to find ways to enjoy this moment. This visualization practice will allow you to see the richness that comes with simplicity, and the energy for finding enjoyment.
The Power of Commitment
Connect with your intentions and bring greater depth and clarity to experiences. Explore how a willingness to commit can shift your mindset in this focused attention practice.
Harness Your Focus
Explore the mind's capacity to focus. Try this focused attention meditation to learn techniques that increase awareness and concentration.
Amplify Kindness
Bring an attitude of warmth to your experiences with mindfulness. This meditation combines loving-kindness with focused attention to help you open your heart to greater compassion.
Finding Peace in Acceptance
Practice seeing things as they are in the present moment, whether pleasant or challenging. This practice offers mindfulness-based guidance and techniques to embrace the now.
Trust Yourself More
Connect with a basic sense of trust in yourself and your experiences. Learn about the qualities of trust in this mindfulness meditation to help you shift your beliefs.
Develop More Patience
Show up to life fully with an attitude of patience and awareness. Through this focused attention practice you will learn how to develop patience for yourself and those around you.
Deepen Your Connections
Explore your sense of connection to others and yourself. This guided meditation helps you draw your attention to how (and when) we connect or disconnect through reflection.
Use Curiosity to Get Present
Approach this moment with fresh eyes, letting go of all expectations. In this reflection practice you'll learn how to draw fresh awareness to the present moment.
Engaging Imagination: Moon Meditation
Use nature-based imagery as you conjure the image of a bright moon to illuminate your meditation practice.
Engaging Imagination: Bright Jewels
Picture the beauty and resilience of glittering jewels lying hidden beneath the earth in this nature-based visualization meditation.
Engaging Imagination: Unfurling Flower
In this nature-based visualization meditation, focus on the image of a blooming flower to inspire your inner growth.
Follow Your Imagination
Connect with the space of imagination and allow significant images to emerge in this visualization meditation using nature-based imagery to awaken your intuition.
Blazing Fire Visualization
Enliven your heart, mind, and body using the image of a fire in this visualization meditation that will awaken your energy.
Clear Blue Sky Visualization
Connect with the blue sky as an image for the infinite scope of the mind in this nature-based visualization meditation.
Engaging Imagination: Setting Sun
This visualization meditation uses the setting sun as an image of the heart and the emotions, illuminating you both outside and in.
Engaging Imagination: Strong Mountains
Ground your awareness in the body and connect that with the image of a mountain rising out of the earth in this visualization meditation that uses nature-based imagery.
Engaging Imagination: Deep Forests
Tap into an awareness of the forest to bring a sense of interconnectedness in this visualization meditation.
Engaging Imagination: Rooted Trees
Picture your body as a tree to deepen your awareness and your connection with the earth in this visualization meditation that engages the imagination.
Engaging Imagination: Ocean Currents
Picture the ocean and its currents to connect with your emotions and energy in this visualization meditation.
Engaging Imagination: Gentle Waves
Use the image of a wave in this visualization meditation to connect with your breath and stay with the rise and fall of your breathing.
Ease into Deep Sleep
Ease into slumber with a simple body scan.
Prepare for More Restful Sleep
If you find yourself struggling to sleep, practice this guided sleep meditation to tame your busy mind.
Rest and Recharge in 10 Minutes
Recharge your energy with a body-focused, 10-minute meditation to rest and relax.
Eating with Wisdom
Explore the impulse to mindlessly eat and connect to an inner wisdom that can help you make purposeful food choices.
Pain SOS
Lean on this mindfulness practice when you’re suffering with pain and feeling raw.
Grow Your Pain Resilience
Contact your natural capacity to soothe yourself when you’re experiencing pain or facing a difficult situation.
Find Strength to Meet Challenges
This guided meditation will help you find the resources you need to respond well to the challenges you’re facing.
Being Mindful As a Parent
Connect with the inner resources you need right now to meet any challenge you’re currently facing as a parent.
Eating With Awareness
Practice this mindful eating exercise with a small portion of food ready, learning to savor every bite you take.
Find Joy in Daily Situations
Connect with what makes you feel fully alive — instead of drained and depleted — using this guided meditation.
Feel Grateful for Your Kids
Cultivate appreciation and kindness towards your children with this loving-kindness practice.
Morning Meditation for Focus
Focus, settle, and prepare for the day ahead by connecting to a calm and confident space within.
How Meditation Opened My Mind
I learned my current reality was one-dimensional and shaped by various habits and emotions.
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Ease into Deep Sleep
Ease into slumber with a simple body scan.
Eating With Awareness
Practice this mindful eating exercise with a small portion of food ready, learning to savor every bite you take.
Morning Meditation for Focus
Focus, settle, and prepare for the day ahead by connecting to a calm and confident space within.
Training
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Bangor University, Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice
Teacher Training Retreats, Other Jan 2021 - Present (4 years) -
Prison Mindfulness Institute
Path of Freedom Training, Workshop Jan 2021 - Present (4 years) -
Mindfulness in Schools Project
.b Foundations, Workshop Jan 2021 - Present (4 years) -
The Present
The Present for Adults, Workshop Dec 2020 - Present (4 years) -
Breathworks
Mindfulness Teacher Training, Workshop Jul 2006 - Jul 2007 (a year)
Education
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University of London (Royal Holloway College)
MA 1988 - 1990 -
Cambridge University
BA/MA 1985 - 1988
Experience
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Director
Mindfulness in Action Apr 2010 - Present (15 years) -
Associate Teacher
Breathworks CIC Feb 2007 - Present (18 years) -
Freelance Writer, Broadcaster & Editor
Self-Employed Feb 2005 - Present (20 years)