Breathe Arts Health Research

09/09/2026

Calling all new dads across London 🎶

Becoming a dad is HUGE, full of love, but also tiredness, pressure, and moments you're not quite sure you're getting right. But this month we have something for you.

Breathe Melodies for Dads is a FREE, welcoming group for new fathers and their babies, using relaxed and creative music-making to help you:

• Bond with your baby
• Meet other dads and build connections
• Relieve stress and take time for your own wellbeing
• Grow in confidence as a parent

You don’t need to be musical or have any experience. It’s simply a space to spend time with your baby, meet other dads and enjoy something together.

Saturdays from 26 September, 10–11am
Rye Oak Children & Family Centre, Peckham SE15 3PD
Open to dads from across London with babies aged 0–12 months

Spaces are filling up for this month, register your interest below
https://breatheahr.org/forms/registration-form-breathe-melodies-for-dads-2026/

04/09/2026

A little behind-the-scenes magic from Breathe Magic Camp… 🎩✨

We loved welcoming BBC The One Show and ♡ Dani Dyer-Bowen ♡ to spend time with our young magicians, families and team, and capture a little of what makes the programme so magical.

Here are a few moments from behind the cameras 🤍

Missed the feature? Follow the link to watch it in full: https://breatheahr.org/breathe-magic-on-the-one-show/

03/09/2026

It's a kind of magic! 🪄🎩

We're excited to share the magical journey of the amazing young people with hemiplegia, who became young magicians in our innovative Breathe Magic Intensive Therapy Programme 2026.

Cutting up food, tying hair and buttoning up school shirts were just some of their goals that were a challenge before attending our programme... but after 10 days of (super fun!) intensive therapy, the art of magic was mastered and 97% of our young magician's goals were met or exceeded, making real-life magic happen! 🤩

See for yourself in our brand new short film... 🎬✨

The  Breathe Magic Intensive Therapy Programme supports young peopl...

02/09/2026

We're recruiting! ⏳ Closes this Friday

We're looking for a Programme Manager to join us delivering our Breathe Melodies programmes, including our new Breathe Melodies for Dads and Breathe Melodies for Mums-to-be.

Strategic, highly organised, with strong project management and partnership experience and passionate about arts in health and supporting people through creativity.

£34,000–£37,000 | Permanent | Full time, 5 days a week
Apply by 9am, Friday 5 September 2026 👉

Breathe Arts Health Research are seeking a Programme Officer to join our team and support the delivery of Breathe's innovative arts and health programmes.

28/08/2026

🏃‍♀️ ONE PLACE LEFT! 🏃‍♂️
Feeling inspired by our work and fancy taking on the Royal Parks Half Marathon this October while making a real difference? 🪄✨
We have ONE place left on Team Breathe and the deadline to sign up is Tuesday!
Take on the iconic 13.1 miles through the heart of London and raise vital funds to support our arts and health programmes, helping people of all ages experience the life-changing power of the arts. ✨
Whether you’re a seasoned runner or looking for your next challenge, we’d love to have you on the team!

Ready to join us? DM us or email [email protected] to grab the final place!

28/08/2026

We’re still feeling a little bit magical after seeing Breathe Magic on The One Show last night! ✨

Watching our young magicians on The One Show was incredibly special, but what made us proudest was knowing just how much work sat behind the moments viewers saw on screen.

Across two weeks and more than 60 hours of bimanual intensive therapy, our young magicians (young people with hemiplegia) work towards their self-set goals, supported by our amazing team of specialist occupational therapists and professional magicians from The Magic Circle.

And somewhere along the way, something that began as super challenging becomes a trick they can master, perform and feel immensely proud of.

Thank you to Dani Dyer and The One Show team for helping us share the impact of our programmes on a national platform, and telling our story with such care, consideration and heart.

Follow the link to watch the whole feature 🤍 : https://youtu.be/TzwCtItzn7o

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27/08/2026

Did you see us on The One Show this evening?! So proud that Breathe Magic has been featured! 🙌🏼🪄🌟

27/08/2026

Did you spot some familiar magic on The One Show tonight? 🎩

The One Show, with presenter Dani Dyer followed our Young Magicians through the Breathe Magic Camp, capturing just a small part of everything they achieved across two incredible weeks.

Breathe Magic Intensive Therapy Programme is an upper-limb intensive therapy programme, bringing together specialist occupational therapy and magic, using carefully chosen tricks to encourage young people with hemiplegia to use both hands to work together while each young magician works towards personal goals that they choose.

We couldn’t be prouder of our young magicians and everything they achieved over. A huge thank you to them and their families for trusting us, welcoming The One Show into their experience and allowing their stories to be shared with a national audience.

And thank you to The One Show and Dani Dyer for helping shine a light on hemiplegia, our unique intervention and the extraordinary young people at the heart of it.

And wow, to be part of such a magical line up on the sofa Sandra Bullock & Nicole Kidman and amazing hosts Lauren Laverne & Angellica Bell

Thank you to the incredible Sea Containers London for hosting the whole camp 🤍

The Magic Circle

Watch the whole feature here: https://breatheahr.org/breathe-magic-on-the-one-show/

21/08/2026

Feeling overwhelmed... 🤍

For one hour each week, you're not just someone's mum. You're you again.

Breathe Melodies for Mums is back and it's completely FREE.

Weekly group singing for new mums and their babies. A safe space to feel seen, heard, supported and to belong. No solos. No sheet music. No experience needed. Just singing to feel good and let go.

Even if you think you can't sing, especially then, you're welcome here.

🍂 Autumn programme registration NOW OPEN
👶 For mums with babies aged 0–9 months across London
✨ Backed by research
🎟️ Limited spaces

"I felt seen. I felt heard. I felt supported. I felt like I belonged."

🔗 Follow the link to learn more and/or sign up: https://breatheahr.org/programmes/melodies-for-mums/

19/08/2026

Hey Southwark dads 👋 - a FREE gift for you 🤍

Becoming a dad can change everything: how you see yourself, your relationships, your priorities and your place in the family.

And while so much attention naturally focuses on mum and baby, dads can find themselves concentrating on looking after everyone else while quietly trying to work out this enormous new role for themselves.

Breathe Melodies for Dads is a space made with dads in mind.

For eight Saturday mornings, you and your baby can spend time together through relaxed, creative music-making, meet other dads at the same stage of life and have an hour where nobody expects you to have fatherhood figured out.

You don’t need any musical experience, and there’s no pressure to sing perfectly or perform. The sessions are relaxed, creative and designed to be enjoyed together with your baby.

📍 Rye Oak Children & Family Centre, Peckham
📅 Saturdays, 26 September - 14 November 2026, 10–11am
👶 For dads with babies aged 0–12 months
🎵 Free to attend

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4bXzbHC

Register your interest: https://bit.ly/4ihbqht