Phase 2: Qualitative measures
The qualitative summative survey was conducted approximately 5 months after the intervention group and 1 month after the control group had completed the training in Year 1 of Phase 2. The Summative Survey for Year 2 cohorts was impacted by the pandemic in two ways: the control group received a hybrid training experience with the first five weeks in person, a pause of two weeks, then the remaining three weeks delivered online. Both the intervention and control groups completed the Summative Survey in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the administration of this was conducted approximately twelve months after the intervention group and six months after the control group had completed the training.The assessment was completed by 60 participants in Year 1 and 43 participants in Year 2. It included the same open-ended questions as those asked in Phase 1. The majority of participants noted positive changes echoing those reported in Phase 1 (see Combining Year 1 and Year 2 summative data, 68% of respondents reported that they were currently practicing mindfulness activities weekly or more frequently (see 