Table 6.

Themes and exemplary quotes reflecting MABT intervention experience

Themes	Example quote(s)
Increased awareness and acceptance	“One thing that I have learned through MABT is to give myself grace, and that its okay to feel stressed or overwhelmed. That, instead of running from it, to just sit with it and accept the hard things that are going on and that I have a lot on my plate. I’ve learned to really accept my emotions more and just be with them verses trying to bottle them all up. I’ve also learned that certain physical pains in my body sometimes can have an emotional connection to them as well.”
Increased self-care and agency	“I am making decisions for myself, like getting my hair cut. I am putting on make-up and taking time for myself. Taking a walk or a drive to have time to myself. Listen to praise and worship music.”
Reduced symptomatic distress	“I don’t have feet pain anymore. Taking what I learned home has helped a tremendous amount to relieve the pain. It is so good to be able to walk around. I’m glad I got to learn.” “MABT is a beautiful thing and it has genuinely given/taught me tools that I can use lifelong. Because of my lupus diagnosis I have been suffering with Severe Panic attacks & MABT tools such as scanning and breathing etc. are the only things that help me either end a panic attack or prevent it.”
Improved emotion regulation	“I have anxiety, and am diagnosed with anxiety and depression. On my own now, I regulate my emotions instead of reacting to things or situations. To increase body awareness I do a quick body scan. I do this every day at least for 5 min. My emotions have become more balanced and less up and down all day. I can close my eyes in the morning when I wake up and think about a certain area and place my awareness in that and it helps me relax in the morning and whenever I need it. I can do it sometimes during groups at the clinic and it helps me relax.”
MABT facilitated OUD treatment/recovery	“MABT helped me concentrate on my body more than the drugs and it made me feel connected to my body and keep it sober and it made me want to nurture my body and care about it more and give it the things it needs.” “Learning to connect with what my body is telling me has helped strengthen my recovery process and taught me how to better cope with certain things during stressful times. I was also able to work through some past traumas during the MABT sessions which I feel also has a first-hand connection with my recovery process. Having a safe place to open up about things on my mind at that moment and work through things that were going on in life at that time I feel like also lowers my chance of relapse.”