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. 2020 May 8;9(5):e15892. doi: 10.2196/15892

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
8
 
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