Table 2.

The Theme of Self-Regulation: Participants’ Descriptions of Course “Take-Aways.”

Topics	Comments
Self-regulation: Using tools and practices	The most memorable things that you are supposed to take back are the methods and ways to relax and calm your body and your mind, so you can focus more so you can relieve yourself from all this extra stress.—Isaiah
	The body scan actually really helped. I literally just kind of go to bed and think “Everything tomorrow is going to suck. I can’t sleep; it’s horrible.” But then with the body scan, it just kind of calms you down, slows you down…and you’re just not focused on the stress or anything that happened earlier in the day, and it just kind of relaxes you.—Keandra
Self-regulation: Awareness and control	I thought it was all about how to control your emotions and the way you breathe.—Neal
	I agree with everybody, but to be slightly more specific, the thing that I took away was how to control your emotions…and being more mindful of what you’re thinking about and what thoughts you allow yourself to have.—Amayah
Self-Regulation: Problem-solving and prioritizing	One thing I took is how to mentally get out of your body.…For example, if there was a problem going on and you have so much stress, you’re meant to get out of your head and see how you can get through it and solve the problem.—Juan
	But sometimes it [the class] makes me slow down a situation and really think, “Is this a good idea? Should I really be doing this?” And before I wouldn’t do any of that. I would just be like yeah, that sounds fine, let’s do it.—Amayah