Table 1.

MTS and ILS participant activities

Class	MTS	ILS
1	Mindfulness Meditation, Body Scan	Stages of Change, Motivation to Quit
2	Mindfulness and Emotions	Physical + Psychological Addiction, Your Addiction
3	Mindfulness and Smoking Triggers	Smoking and the Body, Managing Triggers
4	Mindfulness for Urges	Preparing to Quit–Strategies for Urges
5	Quit Day–Mindfulness Practices	Quit Day–Non–Directed Walking
6	Mindfulness and Withdrawal	Managing Withdrawal
7	Long Term Meditation Practice	Relapse Prevention
	2-week post-quit assessment visit	2-week post-quit assessment visit

The Quit Day Retreat was a 7-hour silent retreat with instructor-guided mindfulness practices.

Each class incorporated a 30-minute guided meditation and 45 minutes of support group interaction as “mindful talking and listening”.