Table 1 The content of consultation
Content | Session |
|---|---|
Introducing, explaining mindfulness as a way of life, practicing mindful eating, giving feedback and discussing on mindful eating and body practice Homework: 45Â min of meditation treatment, paying daily attention to active and continuous care through bathing, eating a meal mindfully during the week | One |
Yoga, discussing on the interaction between mindful activities, familiarizing with homework, discussing about mindful attitude, introducing sitting meditation, sitting meditation guide (10Â min), giving feedback and discussing on sitting meditation Homework: 45Â min of meditation treatment, ten minutes of breathing mindfully, paying attention to various ongoing daily routines to record the experience of a pleasant event during the day | Two |
Yoga, sitting meditation (15Â min), listening and seeing practices (5Â min), discussing on the mindfulness attitude (non-judgmental), classifying the mindfulness, including introducing the dialogue of the mindfulness as an exercise, meditation guide, and one minute breath walking Homework: Continuing and practicing breathing on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, practicing movements consciously on Saturdays, Mondays, and Wednesdays. Daily recording of pleasant experiences, three minutes breathing for three times in a day | Three |
Yoga, sitting meditation, including mindfulness toward breathing, body, sounds, and thoughts, discussing on the mindful attitude, including acceptance and relinquish, addressing problematic emotions Three minutes breathing—offering exercises to use when we experience difficult emotions Walking with mindfulness | Four |
Yoga, sitting meditation, including mindfulness of breathing, body, sounds, and thoughts, introducing problematic thoughts and memories, 3-min breathing exercises Homework: Creating relaxation and mindfulness, including normal 3-min breathing, reviewing three times a day, and 3-min of patterned breathing when we experience unpleasant feelings | Five |
Yoga, sitting meditation, including mindfulness of thoughts, breathing exercises for anger management, mindfulness and communication, and mountain and lake meditation Homework: Practicing for 40-min every day—working with different variations of the three main exercises, including 3-min normal breathing, 3-min patterned breathing when unpleasant feelings occur, and reflecting and working on a plan to prevent personal relapses | Six |
Yoga, sitting meditation, including mindfulness of breath, body, sounds, and thoughts, mindfulness and compassion, and meditation Homework: Choosing all of the different forms of exercises, giving a common pattern to the person so that they can continue them after the program termination, and normal and practiced breathing | Seven |
Yoga, sitting meditation, conclusion, and discussion on how to integrate mindfulness practices into our lifestyle | Eight |