Abstract
Mindfulness is a particular method of purposefully attending to the present while non-judgmentally unfolding one’s experience moment by moment. Recently, mindfulness interventions have been developed for child-rearing mothers, which have yielded encouraging results by promoting well-being and reducing psychological distress in the mothers. Mindful Yoga is one of Mindfulness-based intervention. Quantitative research has shown that Mindful Yoga promotes, or preserves the mental health of mothers. The current study examined the effects of Mindful Yoga on mothers by using qualitative analysis. Mindful Yoga was conducted with mothers（N=21）for 2 weeks. A questionnaire survey was administered to collect qualitative data on mental and physical changes in the mothers that were caused by the intervention. The data were analyzed by qualitative analysis based on the KJ method. The main results indicated（1） Mothers realized the improvement of their mental and physical strain; （2） Mothers became more aware of their present moment experience;（3） Some mothers were ableto be fully present with their children, without scolding them. A hypothesis of mechanisms of Mindful Yoga for mothers was built up based on these qualitative data.
