Table 1.

Open-Ended Questions For Participant's Experience with Mindfulness

What is the most important thing you learned about yourself in the MBSR class?

Tell me what it was like for you doing the meditation and MBSR exercises in class.

Tell me what it was like for you doing the meditation and MBSR exercises at home.

Was there anything that made it easier for you to do the MBSR practice at home?

Was there anything that made it challenging for you to do the MBSR practice at home?

Tell me about practicing the body scan.

Tell me about practicing sitting/breathing meditation.

Tell me about practicing yoga in MBSR.

What did you think about the loving-kindness meditation practice that was introduced?

Were you ever surprised at your reactions to any of the MBSR practices?

[If considers self religious or spiritual] How does the MBSR practices fit with your religion or spiritual practices? Tell me about spirituality and MBSR.

Have you noticed any change [the issue that motivated you to take the program] since you took the MBSR class?

Have there been any changes in your relationships with other people?

Have there been any changes in your sleep?

In the last week, how have you been feeling about yourself? Does this seem different to you than before you started MBSR?

In the last week, how have you been spending your time day-to-day? Does this seem different to you than before you started MBSR?

In the last week, how is your level of stress? Does this seem different to you than before you started MBSR?

MBSR, mindfulness-based stress reduction.