Our 12 - week program is adapted from MBSR, a structured 8 - week program of instruction in the cultivation of mindfulness, a practice of purposeful nonjudgmental attention to the happenings of the present moment.5 MBSR programs consist of 3 components: (1)
didactic material related to mindfulness, meditation, yoga, and the mind - body connection; (2) experiential practice of various mindfulness meditations, mindful yoga, and body awareness during group meetings and encouragement of home practice; and (3) group discussion focused on the application of mindfulness to everyday situations and problem - solving related to barriers to effective practice.5, 13,14 The MBSR program includes a number of formal and informal techniques, all of
which share the goal of enhancing nonjudgmental present - focused awareness, aimed to reduce dysregulated focus on the past (ie, rumination) and worries about the future (ie, anxiety).