Experimental and control treatment interventions
anxiety
Groups were standardized in procedure and adherence was uncontrolled but monitored. Participants of both groups were encouraged to continue with any current medication or other treatment phase as they would have done otherwise. Both groups completed their respective daily practices at home, individually, for four weeks.Upon completion of baseline measurements, participants in the LKM group were taught the meditation by a certified instructor via Microsoft Teams. LKM participants then independently practiced the meditation every day from either an upright, seated, or lying down position [In the control colouring group, participants were asked to (digitally) colour one mandala image of their choice per day. Digital colouring has shown a similar decrease in anxiety symptoms in comparison to pen-and-paper colouring [