Experience of Participating in the Mindful Practice Program: A Qualitative Study Focused on the MindON Program

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the applicability of mindful practice program MindON, which was designed to help mindful practice in daily life, how it functions and what qualitative changes it can make. Methods: To this end, a focus group interview was conducted with 8 participants among the participants who attended the MindON program, and a qualitative analysis was conducted. The transcribed interview data was analyzed according to the 6 steps of thematic analysis. Psychological Results: As a result of the study, the interview contents were classified into a total of 5 categories, 10 sub-themes, and 26 semantic concepts. The main study results are as follows. First, it was possible to confirm the aspect of participating in this mindful practice program by ‘intrinsic motivation’ and ‘extrinsic motivation’. Second, ‘systematic structure of the program’ and ‘development of in-depth mindful practice’ were cited as overall impressions of the MindON program. Third, it was reported that through this program, benefits were obtained in the context of 'mindful practice knowledge acquisition' and 'self-awareness activities'. Fourth, furthermore, the specific effects of this program could be explored by reporting cognitive, emotional, and behavioral changes through this program. Finally, requests for more mindful practice experiences could also be identified. Conclusion: Based on the above study results, the significance and suggestions of this study were discussed.