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Table 1 Summary of counseling sessions based on the MBSR approach for reduction of anxiety, depression, and stress in women with early pregnancy loss

From: Effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction on depression, anxiety, and stress of women with the early loss of pregnancy in southeast Iran: a randomized control trial

Session

Content

1

Greeting and declaration of counseling rules, definition of the concepts of mindfulness and the main variables, description of the internal and external flow of the mind, Eating raisins, home works

2

Reviewing previous home works, mindful thinking, Mindful examination of body and sitting meditation, home works

3

Reviewing previous home works, focus on being present, practice seeing and hearing consciously in three minutes, focus on five senses in five minutes, home works

4

Reviewing previous home works, stress and the body's reaction, Practicing thoughts-emotions-body senses-behavior relationships, three minutes of concentration on an unpleasant event, mindful walking, home works

5

Reviewing previous home works, effective responses to stress, Three-Minute Breathing Space (3MBS), meditation in daily life, home works

6

Reviewing previous home works, conscious mind interactions, take care of yourself, practicing speaking and listening consciously, practicing consecutive thoughts in an hour, getting feedback from participants from practicing, presenting homework Homemade

7

Reviewing previous home works, being more careful, Mindful Yoga, making the unpleasant event enjoyable, providing homework

8

Reviewing previous home works, mountain meditation, summarization of all sessions, homework [14]