Examining the Effects of Regular Brief Internet-based Meditation Practice on Mental Health and Well Being

"Focused-attention meditation technique will be used to train participants, specifically the SOS meditation technique. The SOS meditation technique is an easy-to-learn approach where participants are instructed to dissociate their attention from physical awareness, thoughts, and emotions by mentally slowly repeating a calming word or phrase (chosen by the participant themselves).~SOS Meditation Instructions:~* Close your eyes very gently, in a relaxed way, as you do when we go to sleep~* Your attention should be fully alert. Try not to put any strain on your eyes or try to look up.~* Focus your eyes about eight to ten inches into the field of darkness in front of you on the horizontal plane~* Mentally repeat the (chosen) calming word~* Sit lovingly and calmly to see what comes up, as if you were watching a movie screen and waiting to see what appears on it."