Comparing the Impact of Mindful Interoceptive Mapping and Mindful Breathing on Pain and Opioid Use

The Mindful Breathing intervention will be adapted from a validated, brief mindfulness training model. Participants will be instructed to focus on the sensations of the breath (i.e., at the tip of the nose and in the nostrils, abdomen and back) and, if a pain arises in the body, acknowledge it without judgement and return attention to the breath.

The MIM intervention will be adapted from the core MORE meditation practice. Participants will be instructed to (1) zoom in to deconstruct pain into its constituent affectively-valenced physical sensations and precisely map each sensation's spatial location, (2) zoom out to broaden the field of attention to include previously neglected sensory elements (i.e., spaces within the body that are absent of sensation and pleasant sensations), and (3) savor any pleasant sensations or experiences occurring during the mindfulness practice.