2.6. Weekly/Daily Qualitative Assessment

Following MBSR program recommendations (e.g., [16]), a set of ad hoc daily homework activity sheets were included, specially adjusted to each session. They typically included both formal and informal practice sheets (PS). Formal homework practice consisted of applying at home the methods learned during the previous session, and the informal homework practices involved tasks related to bringing mindful awareness to some daily routine activity. The formal daybook accordingly contained PS for documenting impressions after the formal activity was completed at home. The informal daybook was where the participants were asked to record on the PS any daily activity that could transform into a moment of full attention by applying what was learned in the previous session of each week. Typically, the formal and informal daybook charts had six boxes in order to dedicate one to each day of the week. On the last day of the week, prior to the group session, participants received the multimedia material and preparatory documents for the face-to-face session through the WhatsApp group or by accessing the course website. All participants were required to attend the session having read, heard or seen the material submitted earlier by WhatsApp.

During the first 15 min of each session, the participants expressed their thoughts about the material sent, analyzed the records that they had made, and then the moderator therapist explained the activities for the following week. Once the more explanatory part was concluded, a joint contemplative practice was carried out (i.e., guided meditation, yoga session, etc.) modeled by the therapist and adapted to the aims of each session.