What Next After MBSR/MBCT? An Open Trial of an 8-Week Follow-on Program Exploring Mindfulness of Feeling Tone (vedanā)
Mindfulness July 7, 2022 J. Williams, R. Baer, M. Batchelor et al.
A new 8-week follow-on mindfulness course focused on awareness of feeling tone (vedanā) was tested in an open trial with 83 participants, 78 of whom had previously completed a mindfulness-based program. After the course, participants showed reduced depression, stress, and anxiety and increased well-being and mindfulness, with 38% meeting criteria for reliable change in anxiety and depression. About three-quarters reported unpleasant experiences related to mindfulness practice, but none reported harm. Five participants showed reliable deterioration in depression or anxiety, though most of them described benefits in anonymous feedback. The findings suggest added value from a follow-on course exploring feeling tone for people with prior mindfulness experience.