A 4 week program variation (one 2 hour session per week, 40 minutes of daily at-home practice, journaling after each session) for short-term mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has been shown to improve improve processing speed and contribute to gains in working memory.

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Because research in this area is relatively new, there is no set short-term MBSR program established. Instead, researchers create their own short programs incorporating different MBSR techniques. These programs are as follows:
- 6 Week Program
- 5 Week Program
- 4 Week Program
- 1 Week Program
- Single Mindfulness Session

Variations of Short-term Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Interventions

Manglani, H. R., Samimy, S., Schirda, B., Nicholas, J. A., & Prakash, R. S. (2020). Effects of 4-week mindfulness training versus adaptive cognitive training on processing speed and working memory in multiple sclerosis. Neuropsychology, 34(5), 591.

Effects of 4-Week Mindfulness Training Versus Adaptive Cognitive
Training on Processing Speed and Working Memory in Multiple Sclerosis

A 6 week program variation for short-term mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has been shown to reduce stress and improve self-reported mindfulness.

6 Week Program Variation: Short-term Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

A 5 week program variation (5 one hour sessions, one session /week) for short-term mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has been shown to improve psychological well-being and trait mindfulness.

5 Week Program Variation: Short-term Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

A 1 week program variation (1 one hour taught course, 3 thirty minute at home session /week) for short-term mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has been shown to improve coping flexibility even two weeks beyond the intervention

1 Week Program Variation: Short-term Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

A single mindfulness session can improve emotion regulation, increase mindful attention and awareness, and decrease anxiety immediately by increasing respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) and increasing parasympathetic nervous system activity.

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