Table 2.

Final Coding Scheme.

Theme	Subtheme	Illustrative Quotation(s)
1. Enhanced present moment awareness	Deliberate focus of attention or awareness on the present moment physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral states	“I am more aware of personal breathing, sitting, posture, moment to moment.”
		“I am more aware of negative behaviors. I notice them earlier.”
	Increased ability to remember to return to the present moment	“I can leave past and future and live in the present.”
2. Increased Nonreactivity	General improvement in responding to symptoms	“Symptoms have not changed but my response to them as changed. Most notable change is the process of dealing with them.”
	Newly developed spaciousness to pause, or an ability to “step back” from internal or external stimuli	“I am able to step back, calm down, not enrage as would have been the case before.”
3. Enhanced Nonjudgmental Awareness		“I am able to acknowledge my thoughts and put them at ease.”
4. Decreased physiological arousal and stress reactivity	Decrease in hypervigilance/hyperarousal	“[I have] less amplified triggers, feeling less nervous, more calm, and more comfortable in general.”
	Reduced anger and irritability	“Anger management and road rage [has improved]. [I] don’t get anger as often and it is easier to cool down.”
	Enhanced sleep	“I have not had as many bad dreams. I am sleeping better.”
5. Increased employment of active coping skills		“I do the breathing exercises if I feel crowded and I can think more clearly than I did before to handle the situation.”
6. Greater relaxation		“I am more calm and relaxed.”