Table 1.

Session outlines for Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) group treatment protocol

Session	MBSRa
1	Recognising the present moment. Beginner’s Mind, Introduction to Programme, Foundations of Mindfulness, More right with you than wrong, Introduction to Body Scan meditation, Intake.
2	Engaging with the breath. Patience, Basic Training, Working with perceptions, The Wandering Mind, Mindful Yoga.
3	Practice, practice, practice. Non-Striving, Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation, Lying Yoga, Attention vs. Disattention, Pleasant Events.
4	Stress and the flow of emotions. Stressful Events, Responding vs. Reacting, Seeing Our Patterns, Sitting Meditation, Standing Yoga, Research on Stress & Stress Hardiness.
5	Stress and thoughts: finding another place to stand. Working with Thoughts & Emotions, Group Reflections on Halfway Point, Small & Large Groups, Sitting Meditation, and Qigong.
6	Interpersonal mindfulness/mindful communication. Mindfulness & Communication, Avoiding Difficulty vs. Entering and Blending, Loving kindness Meditation, Walking Meditation. Daylong Sessiona: Putting it All Together.
7	Applying mindfulness. Sitting Meditation, Qigong, Trust & Self-Reliance, Mindful Consumption, Making the Practice Your Own, Mindfulness in Everyday Life.
8	Making mindfulness a part of your life. Sitting Meditation, Walking, The Class Never Ends: Practice for the rest of Your Life, Course Evaluations, Group Reflection & Checking Out.

^aNOTE: Daily home practice of 30–45 min. duration, 6 days per week is encouraged (home practice guided by a workbook and audiotapes). In accordance with the MBSR protocol developed at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, 1 day-long meditation retreat will be held between sessions 6 and 8 of the programme