Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Meditation Type and Time: Impact on Well-being

INTERVENTION: People can practice mindfulness using different techniques and for different amounts of time. In this study, we compare the impact of two core meditation practices from Mindfulness‐Based Cognitive Therapy ‐ MBCT ‐ (sitting practice versus mindful movement) and different time lengths (10 minutes versus 30 minutes) on well‐being. Four practices will thus be used and participants will be randomly allocated to one of these meditations and asked to practice daily for two weeks. Short sitting practice: Instructions invite participants to focus on the breath and the body, before simply resting in awareness itself. Long sitting practice: Instructions invite participants to focus on the breath, the body, sounds, thoughts and feelings. Short mindful movement: Involves a sequence of simple standing stretches bringing body sensations into focus during each movement, allowing participants to explore sensations of the body in movement and stillness, and how the body has limits that can be respected without judgement and self‐criticism. Long mindful movement: Involves simple stretches starting from a lying posture, allowing participants to explore sensations of the body in movement and stillness, and how the body has limits that can be respected without judgement and self‐criticism. All the meditations are administered through a secret Soundcloud URL link ‐ and are led and guided by Professor Mark Williams, co‐founder of MBCT and Founding Director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre (OMC). The shorter mindful movement meditation is from the SoundCloud profile for Mark Williams' book Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world. The remaining three meditations are from the OMC's MBCT website: https://mbctapp.oxfordmindfulness.org/. These are all used with Mark Williams and the OMC's permission. The Qualtrics platform monitors participants completion of the well‐being surveys. Email reminders are also sent out to participants through the Q CONDITION: Mental Health ‐ Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour Well‐being; ; Well‐being PRIMARY OUTCOME: Change in score on General Population ‐ Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (GP‐CORE) scale.[Baseline, before intervention (pre‐intervention), and after 2 weeks of intervention (post‐intervention).] Change in score on Warwick‐Edinburg Mental Well‐Being (WEMWBS) scale.; [Baseline, before intervention (pre‐intervention), and after 2 weeks of intervention (post‐intervention).] SECONDARY OUTCOME: Change in score on Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS).[Baseline, before intervention (pre‐intervention), and after 2 weeks of intervention (post‐intervention).] INCLUSION CRITERIA: Participants should be 18+ years of age, living in the UK, and fluent in English.