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. 2023 May 10;85(6):2683–2688. doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000000811

Table 1.

The structure of the adolescent-centered mindfulness training protocol.

Session Summary of content
First session: Be more present (attention and five senses) In this session, after introducing the clients, they talk about stimulating visual attention and visual awareness, stimulating nonvisual or nonvisual attention, paying attention to the five senses, and conscious eating
Second session: Focusing the wandering mind This session talks about focusing the wandering mind, walking and breathing consciously, mental awareness in daily life, and using visual reminders
Third session: Guiding and strengthening awareness In this session, we talk about directing and strengthening awareness, mindfulness of the sound of breath and body, listening to music, concentration, and mindfulness of the sound of breath and body, the practice of stopping, walking in nature, and paying attention to the surroundings
Fourth session: Listening to the body In this session, we will talk about awareness of body movement and senses and focusing on them, learning to listen to the body, body scanning, conscious movement, conscious walking, soft smile practice, getting a massage, working with difficult body senses, and focusing on physical pain
Fifth session: Mind observation This session is about awareness and concentration on thoughts, the mind like the sky, observing thoughts under a tree, the mind like an ocean, and the imagination of thought. Creating a space for a moment of grace, maintaining balance through acceptance and change, judgmental thinking, the mutual impact of judgmental thoughts on a person, developing compassionate and supportive thinking, blaming others or blaming oneself are discussed
Sixth session: Emotion management In this session, we will talk about focus and mindfulness on emotions, observation of anxiety and pain, practicing rain, meditation, and kindness, response to emotions, self-love, patience, forgiveness, and positive emotions
Seventh session: Establishing a skillful relationship In this meeting, we talk about conscious listening and speaking, examining sensitivity to criticism, communication in relationships, nonviolent communication, goal setting, and conscious presence
Eighth session: Slowing down is much more effective This session is about operations and thoughtful decisions, using the practice of stopping in doing things, mountain meditation, conscious self-coaching, finding motivation and moving toward it, using music, paying attention to core feelings, prioritizing tasks and doing work, rewarding self-completion, creating good habits, time management, the sequence of choosing, starting to do, and finishing a task are talked about with mindfulness