My Mindset: Introduction to Mindfulness & Breathwork

A Warm Introduction to the Wisdom of Your Body & Breath

Most of us move through life without truly understanding how our nervous system works, how it releases hormones, shapes our moods, influences our focus, affects our sleep, and supports our emotional resilience. When we don’t understand these inner mechanics, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed or frustrated by our own reactions to life.

But here’s the empowering truth: your body already holds incredible tools for balance, clarity, and energy, many of them right at your fingertips.

In this introduction, you’ll begin to explore the unique language of your body. You’ll learn to listen more closely to the signals it sends, and discover simple, effective ways to respond with care. Together, we will journey through new practices, tools, and strategies that support mindfulness and wellbeing, helping you make healthier choices and cultivate a deeper sense of harmony within.

What Is Breathwork?

Breathwork is the simple yet powerful practice of intentionally guiding your breath to support your mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. By gently adjusting the depth, speed, and rhythm of your breathing, you can create profound shifts within yourself helping you relax deeply, release stress, sharpen your focus, or awaken more energy in your body.

These practices have roots in ancient traditions, including yoga’s pranayama, which teaches us that the breath is more than just a physical function it is a bridge between body, mind, and inner awareness. When we learn to work with the breath consciously, we reconnect with a natural source of balance and vitality that has always been within us.

This session will be led by My Mindset, a Stockport-based VCFSE organisation. It is aimed at those working, volunteering, or starting out in the VCFSE (voluntary, community and faith-based groups, and social enterprise organisations) sector in Stockport.

Refreshments such as tea and coffee will be provided.

Ticket Charges

We will be charging a refundable fee of £5 (+eventbrite fees) per ticket. This will be refunded to you once you sign in at the event. Please note, the total amount you will be refunded is £5 per ticket (we are unable to refund eventbrite fees).

** Please note, tickets are available strictly to volunteers and employees working for Voluntary, Community, Faith based groups, Social Enterprises and charitable organisations in Stockport. If you are not part of a VCFSE / charitable organisation then your ticket will be refunded. Please get in touch if you are not sure - [email protected] **

Accessibility

If there is anything we can do to help you feel more comfortable during your visit, please let us know.

The Sector 3 offices are on the ground floor, with an accessible front entrance, but we can also meet you at the front door, provide ear plugs if you have auditory processing or sensory challenges, or take you to a quiet room before continuing with your visit.

Parking

The Merseyway / Redrock car park is the closest and most accessible car park.

Alternatively Warren Street car park (The Old Sainsburys) charge £6.50 for the whole day, if you're looking for a longer, cheaper option.

About Sector3

As Stockport’s charity infrastructure support organisation, Sector3 offers Voluntary, Community, Faith-Based groups and Social Enterprises a multi-faceted suite of support, training, guidance and funding opportunities, enabling organisations to deliver social action on local priorities.

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