Table 1.

Description of techniques applied during the micro-interventions.

Technique	Instruction
Viscerosensory attention	“Shift your attention toward vs. away from bodily sensations, for example your heartbeat, breathing, or feelings in stomach. Keep your attention focused on each sensation for a while.”
Emotional imagery	“Imagine emotionally positive, negative, or neutral situations, and shift your attention between them. For example think of a beloved person, a stressful exam or a conflict, or a bus ride. Keep your attention focused on each situation for a while.”
Facial expression	“Make different emotional expressions with your face and keep each for a while (e.g., happy face, angry face, neutral face).”
Contemplative repetition	“Repeat a short, very easy sentence, or slowly count from 1 to 10 (repeat this over and over again).”
Other technique	“Remember the strategy that you have successfully practiced in the scanner. Please concentrate and practice this strategy during the next minutes.”