Vidyamala Burch is a UK-based New Zealander whose mindfulness programme for chronic pain and other illnesses has just earned her an OBE. Through her own experience of extreme pain which began in her teens, she eventually developed the programme which is now recognised by the NHS and has reached over 100,000 people. She is an honorary membership from The British Pain Society, the author of three books and co-founder of Breathworks, an organisation which teaches her mindfulness-based approach to pain, illness and stress.