Examine the Effects of Meditation on Daily Psychological Stress Responses in Woman With a History of Child Adversity

The intervention consist of mindfulness and compassion-based practices that are selected to maximize their effect on stress targets. Interventions include, for example, practices that focus on the breath/body (e.g., 3 minute breathing space; compassionate body scan; five senses mediation), on increasing participants' inner resources (e.g., imaging a safe person or safe place), on reducing negative affect (e.g., self-compassion and acceptance-based practices), or on increasing positive emotions (e.g., gratitude practice; metta practices).