Table 2.

Topic and content of each training session

Week	Topic	Summary of contents^a
1	Introduction	Exploring the expectations and needs of the participants; setting of two individual goals for the intervention (GAS scale); introducing mindfulness and compassion-oriented meditations.
2	Developing a mindful presence at work	Learning how to stop: observing the breath, mindful breaks; finding individual practice anchors in daily routine (e.g. mindful stop before entering a patient’s room or before answering the phone, etc.); sitting meditation; walking meditation.
3	Finding the inner source(s) of compassion	Body awareness; preparation for the Metta Meditation: visualizing the inner source of compassion.
4	Compassion-oriented Meditation in action	Metta Meditation; how to apply compassion-oriented meditations at work/ during patient contact; Metta-sentences.
5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10	Mindful presence in difficult situations	How to apply Tong-len Meditation when confronted with suffering and difficult emotions.

^anote that some contents, were repeatedly taught in more than 1 week