Table 1.

Contents of the mindfulness-based Dementia Caregiving Program

Week	Teaching mode	Main theme	Contents (90 min per session)	Home practice
1	Face-to-Face	Caregiving stress and automatic pilot	Establishing the orientation of the class The raisin exercise (eating meditation) 13-min body scan Reaction to stress	45-min body scan for 6 out of 7 days Mindfulness of a routine practice
2	Face-to-Face	Thoughts and feelings	Exercises on thoughts and feelings related to dementia caregiving Mindful stretching and breath meditation Mindful movements 3-min breathing space	10 min of mindful breathing for 6 out of 7 days Pleasant experience calendar (one example daily) Mindfulness of a routine practice
3	Online	Facing difficulty with mindfulness	Exercises focusing on unpleasant caregiving experiences Practising seeing and hearing Sitting meditation (awareness of breath and body, and of responses to painful sensations)	40 min of mindful movements or stretching and breathing meditation for 6 out of 7 days Unpleasant experience calendar (a different experience for each day) 3-min breathing space, 3 times daily
4	Online	Mindful communication and responses	Practising seeing and hearing Mindful communication with people with dementia 3-min breathing space Responding to the behaviour of the care-recipient	Sitting meditation, 6 out of 7 days 3-min breathing space (3 times a day) 3-min breathing space – responsive (whenever one notices unpleasant feelings)
5	Online	Thoughts are not facts	Sitting meditation Exercises on thoughts and alternative viewpoints 3-min breathing space (responsive) Identifying habitual emotional reactions to difficulties resulting from caregiving	Select a guided meditation to practise at least 40 min per day 3-min breathing space (3 times a day) 3-min breathing space – added instructions (whenever one notices unpleasant feelings)
6	Face-to-Face	Taking care of yourself	Sitting meditation with breath, body, sounds Exploring difficulties in mindfulness Exercise on looking forward and preparing for the future	3-min breathing space (3 times a day) Select from all different forms of practice and apply them on a regular basis Develop actions to be used in the face of low moods