Differential Effect of Four Mindfulness Exercises

Jacobson's progressive muscular relaxation, emotional imagining and Schultz's autogenic training.

Following Kristin Neff protocol

Body scan: Attention being directed with detailed awareness to every part of the body for a sustained period of time.

In the sitting exercise, participants are guided to pay attention to a certain range of still points, starting with attention to breathing. In this exercise attention is fully concentrated on a single object: the sensation attached to breathing. If the mind wanders or is distracted by an external stimulus, attention is gently returned to sensations derived from breathing.