Opportunity to take part in a virtual meditation trial

Places are available to participate in a study exploring the benefits of meditation awareness training for improving quality of life.

The trial explores the effectiveness of Meditation Awareness Training (MAT), a second-generation mindfulness-based intervention, in enhancing quality of life, pain management, and psycho-spiritual wellbeing among cancer patients.

To be eligible, you need to be:

✦ Over the age of 18 years

✦ Have a diagnosis of cancer/blood cancer (up to and including stage 3) The trial includes people with a diagnosis of blood cancer.

✦ Diagnosed within the past 24 months

✦ Do not have a palliative diagnosis

✦ Able to attend weekly 2-hour online sessions for 8-weeks.

✦ Have access to the internet and an electronic device capable of video conferencing e.g. MSTeams

Interested in finding out more?

You can self-refer. If you match the eligibility criteria and are interested in finding out more please email c.wells2@derby.ac.uk or sending a message via the facebook page link.

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