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Table 1 Study intervention

From: Effect of music breathing, a program based on mindful breathing and music listening therapy for promoting sense of coherence in young people: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Session

Activities (2 h)

Weekly home exercise

1

a) Concept of mindfulness

b) Discovery breathing

c) Draw the mental image of the practice of discovery breathing

d) Triangular breathing

e) Silent Breathing (SB)

f) Draw the mental image of the practice of SB

g) Debriefing

- Share and process the experience

- 5-min practice

- Practice triangular breathing and SB and draw the mental image of the practice of SB

2

a) Sharing and debriefing of the mental image drawn at home

b) SB practice and drawing to the mental image of SB practice and debriefing

c) Music Breathing (MB)

d) Draw the mental image of MB with debriefing

e) Debriefing

- Share and process the experience

- 8-min practice

- Practice SB, MB (use music in the 2nd session) and the mental image of the practice of MB

3

a) Sharing and debriefing of the mental image drawn at home

b) SB practice and drawing to the mental image of SB practice and debriefing

c) Music Breathing (MB)

d) Draw the mental image of MB with debriefing

e) Debriefing

- Share and process the experience

- 11-min practice

- Practice SB, MB (use music in present and previous sessions), and draw the mental image of the practice of MB

4

a) Sharing and debriefing of the mental image drawn at home

b) Music Breathing (MB)

c) Draw the mental image of MB with debriefing

d) 30-s Music listening with breathing

e) Discourse on the effects of each piece of music on self

f) Debriefing

- Share and process the experience

- 14-min practice

- Practice SB, MB (use music in present and previous sessions), and draw the mental image of the practice of MB

5

a) Sharing and debriefing of the mental image drawn at home

b) Music Breathing (MB)

- Perform breathing with listening to music pieces selected by therapist from the pre-arranged list

c) Draw the mental image of MB with debriefing

d) 30-s Music listening

e) Debriefing

- Share and process the experience

- 17-min practice

- Practice SB, MB (use music in present and previous sessions), and draw the mental image of the practice of MB

6

a) Sharing and debriefing of the mental image drawn at home

b) Music Breathing (MB)

c) Draw the mental image of MB with debriefing

d) Movement to the music

e) Debriefing

- Share and process the experience

f) Closing activities/ritual

- 20-min practice

- Practice SB, MB (use music in present and previous sessions), and draw the mental image of the practice of MB