Health Improvement Project - Providence

Participants assigned to the MT condition will receive a phone-delivered 30-minute mindfulness training once a week for 8 weeks. ). In addition to the weekly training session, participants will be instructed to practice mindfulness techniques for 15 minutes daily using a standardized audio recording to guide the participant through the techniques learned with the instructor.

The HC condition will consist of educational modules designed to control for the contact time and attention received in the MT condition. To match the time MT participants will spend doing mindfulness exercises at home, HC participants will be assigned a 15-minute daily activity that is aligned with the HC topics