Table 1.
Contents of the intervention program.
| Session | Theme | Contents |
| 1 | Waking up to the automatic pilot | Psychoeducation: What is mindfulness? Exercise: Mindful eating (ie, raisin exercise), asking yourself why you are here now, and mindfulness of body and breath Homework: Mindfulness of body and breath, mindfulness of a routine activity, and let go of habits |
| 2 | Keeping the body in mind | Psychoeducation: Association of mood and thoughts Exercise: Mindfulness of body and breath, thoughts and feelings exercise, and body scan Homework: Body scan, pleasant event calendar, mindfulness in everyday life, and let go of habits |
| 3 | The mouse in the maze | Psychoeducation: Awareness of mind wandering and focusing on the breath Exercise: Breathing meditation, meditation of sounds, gentle yoga, and mindful walking Homework: Three-step breathing space, gentle yoga, mindful walking, diary of appreciation and gratitude events, and let go of habits |
| 4 | Moving beyond the rumor mill | Psychoeducation: Staying present Exercise: Mindfulness meditations (ie, breathing as well as sounds and thoughts) Homework: Mindfulness meditations (ie, breathing, sounds and thoughts, and three-step breathing space), unpleasant events calendar, and let go of habits |
| 5 | Turning toward difficulties | Psychoeducation: Exploring difficulty Exercise: Mindfulness meditations (ie, breathing, sounds and thoughts, and exploring difficulty) Homework: Mindfulness meditations (ie, breathing, sounds and thoughts, exploring difficulty, and three-step breathing space) and let go of habits |
| 6 | Trapped in the past or living in the present | Psychoeducation: Cognitive biases and compassion for myself Exercise: Mindfulness meditations, compassion meditation, and watching the movie Happy about subjective well-being Homework: Mindfulness meditations (ie, sounds and thoughts, exploring difficulty, compassion, and three-step breathing space) and diary of your kind behavior |
| 7 | When did you stop dancing? | Psychoeducation: Choosing functional behaviors, behavioral activation, and identifying triggers Exercise: Mindfulness meditations (ie, breathing as well as sounds and thoughts) Homework: Mindfulness meditations (ie, choose what you like and three-step breathing space) and diary of activity that nourishes you |
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Your wild and precious life | Personal reflections of the course, plans for future practice, strategies for maintaining momentum, and farewell Exercise: Body scan and asking yourself why you are here now and what you realized through the program |