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1 RMM Tracker Inventories Exploring the Promise of all forms of contemplation, meditation, mindfulness, and yoga This package includes four RMM Tracker inventories. They are explained on my webpage and text: Smith, Jonathan C. (2017). Stress and Coping: The Eye of Mindfulness. Dubuque, IO: Kendall Hunt For latest on my research, check my webpage: Inventories RMM Tracker s. This is a state inventory designed to tap what one is experiencing at the present moment. RMM Tracker e. This is an exercise inventory designed to be given after a specific exercise (such as relaxation) or activity (listening to music). RMM Tracker i. This is an inventory for those who practice any form of meditation, mindfulness, relaxation, or yoga. It is designed to tap what the practitioner has experienced to be the best indicators that a technique was working. RMM Tracker t. This is a dispositional or trait inventory for tapping how often one experiences various R/M states. Scoring

2 \ EASY 23. RMM Tracker s HOW DO YOU FEEL RIGHT NOW, THE PRESENT MOMENT? CLICK BOXES USING THIS KEY (SKIP ITEMS YOU DON T UNDERSTAND OR DIDN T FEEL OR EXPERIENCE) Felt this SLIGHTLY Felt this MODERATELY Felt this VERY MUCH Felt this EXTREMELY 1. FAR AWAY and distant from the troubles around me. 2. PHYSICALLY RELAXED. Muscles relaxed, loose, limp, warm and heavy. Breathing slow, even, and easy. 3 AT EASE, AT PEACE. 4. REFRESHED. 5. PLEASANT MIND WANDERING. Undirected, random positive thoughts. 6. Lost in FANTASY and DAYDREAMING. 7. Periods of sustained, continuous FOCUS. ABSORPTION. 8. CENTERED, GROUNDED. 9. QUIET. Still, few thoughts. Little mind wandering. 10. UNBOTHERED. Accepting. When I have a negative thought or feeling, I don t get caught up in it. No judging, clinging, pushing away, figuring things out. 11. EASY, EFFORTLESS. Effortless to let go, put thoughts aside, sustain focus. 12. I feel like an OBSERVER standing aside and watching what happens. 13. CLEAR, AWAKE, AWARE. I see things as they really are. 14. INTERESTED, CURIOUS, FASCINATED. 15. Things seem BEAUTIFUL. 16. GOING DEEPER. Things seem unexpected, new, changing, opening up, being revealed. Feel like I was in a different place or space. 17. Sense of SPACIOUSNESS, EXPANSIVENESS. 18. I feel the SENSE OF SOMETHING GREATER than myself (God, a higher power, spirit, energy, love, or consciousness.); God is with me. 19. A sense of MEANING, PURPOSE, DIRECTION. 20. I feel REVERENT, PRAYERFUL. 21. AWE / WONDER, DEEP MYSTERY of things beyond my understanding. 22. I feel a profound personal meaningful SPIRITUAL or MYSTICAL experience -- sudden awakening or insight. Feel an underlying hidden TRUTH. Feel AT ONE. Feelings so profound they COULD NOT BE PUT INTO WORDS. 23. HAPPY, OPTIMISTIC, TRUSTING. 24. LOVING, CARING, COMPASSION. 25. THANKFUL. Grateful. 2017, Jonathan C. Smith, PhD

3 \ EASY 23. RMM Tracker e WHAT DID YOU FEEL OR EXPERIENCE IN THE EXERCISE YOU JUST COMPLETED? CLICK BOXES USING THIS KEY (SKIP ITEMS YOU DON T UNDERSTAND OR DIDN T FEEL OR EXPERIENCE) Felt this SLIGHTLY Felt this MODERATELY Felt this VERY MUCH Felt this EXTREMELY 1. FAR AWAY and distant from the troubles around me. 2. PHYSICALLY RELAXED. Muscles relaxed, loose, limp, warm and heavy. Breathing slow, even, and easy. 3 AT EASE, AT PEACE. 4. REFRESHED. 5. PLEASANT MIND WANDERING. Undirected, random positive thoughts. 6. Lost in FANTASY and DAYDREAMING. 7. Periods of sustained, continuous FOCUS. ABSORPTION. 8. CENTERED, GROUNDED. 9. QUIET. Still, few thoughts. Little mind wandering. 10. UNBOTHERED. Accepting. When I had a negative thought or feeling, I didn t get caught up in it. No judging, clinging, pushing away, figuring things out. 11. EASY, EFFORTLESS. Effortless to let go, put thoughts aside, sustain focus. 12. I felt like an OBSERVER standing aside and watching what happens. 13. CLEAR, AWAKE, AWARE. I saw things as they really are. 14. INTERESTED, CURIOUS, FASCINATED. 15. Things seemed BEAUTIFUL. 16. GOING DEEPER. Things seemed unexpected, new, changing, opening up, being revealed. Felt like I was in a different place or space. 17. Sense of SPACIOUSNESS, EXPANSIVENESS. 18. I felt the SENSE OF SOMETHING GREATER than myself (God, a higher power, spirit, energy, love, or consciousness.); God is with me. 19. A sense of MEANING, PURPOSE, DIRECTION. 20. I felt REVERENT, PRAYERFUL. 21. AWE / WONDER, DEEP MYSTERY of things beyond my understanding. 22. I felt a profound personal meaningful SPIRITUAL or MYSTICAL experience -- sudden awakening or insight. Felt an underlying hidden TRUTH. Feeling AT ONE. Feelings so profound they COULD NOT BE PUT INTO WORDS. 23. HAPPY, OPTIMISTIC, TRUSTING. 24. LOVING, CARING, COMPASSION. 25. THANKFUL. Grateful. 2017, Jonathan C. Smith, PhD

4 \ RMM Tracker i In general (over the past year), when practicing a mindfulness or meditation what are the INDICATORS or SIGNS that the exercise was working for you? (Skip of you don t practice meditation/mindfulness) NOTE: PLEASE RATE INDICATORS YOU ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED. DO NOT RATE STATEMENTS YOU THINK MIGHT BE GOOD SIGNS OR INDICATORS, (ALTHOUGH YOU DID NOT EXPERIENCE THEM.) In my personal experience, the statement I am rating was a(n)... POOR SLIGHT MODERATE VERY GOOD EXCELLENT INDICATOR INDICATOR INDICATOR INDICATOR INDICATOR FAR AWAY and distant from the troubles around me. PHYSICALLY RELAXED. Muscles relaxed, loose, limp, warm and heavy. Breathing slow, even, and easy. AT EASE, AT PEACE. REFRESHED. PLEASANT MIND WANDERING. Undirected, random positive thoughts. Lost in FANTASY and DAYDREAMING. Periods of sustained, continuous FOCUS. ABSORPTION. CENTERED, GROUNDED. QUIET. Still, few thoughts. Little mind wandering. UNBOTHERED. Accepting. When I had a negative thought or feeling, I didn t get caught up in it. No judging, clinging, pushing away, figuring things out. EASY, EFFORTLESS. Effortless to let go, put thoughts aside, sustain focus. CLEAR, AWAKE, AWARE. I saw things as they really are. INTERESTED, CURIOUS, FASCINATED. Things seemed BEAUTIFUL. I felt like an OBSERVER standing aside and watching what happened. GOING DEEPER. Things seemed unexpected, new, changing, opening up, being revealed. Felt like I was in a different place or space. Sense of SPACIOUSNESS, EXPANSIVENESS. I felt the SENSE OF SOMETHING GREATER than myself (God, a higher power, spirit, energy, love, or consciousness.) A sense of MEANING, PURPOSE, DIRECTION. Feeling REVERENT, PRAYERFUL. AWE / WONDER, DEEP MYSTERY of things beyond my understanding. I felt a profound personal meaningful SPIRITUAL or MYSTICAL experience -- sudden awakening or insight. Felt an underlying hidden TRUTH. Feeling AT ONE. Feelings so profound they COULD NOT BE PUT INTO WORDS. HAPPY, OPTIMISTIC, TRUSTING. LOVING, CARING, COMPASSION. THANKFUL. Grateful. 2017, Jonathan C. Smith, PhD

5 RMM Tracker t RELAXATION, MEDITATION, AND MINDFULNESS EXPERIENCES QUESTIONNAIRE Below is a list of experiences sometimes associated with a variety of types of relaxation, meditation, and mindfulness. (You need not practice an exercise or technique to have one of these experiences.) How many times (if ever) have you experienced each? Check one box ( or *) per item. For example, if you eat ice cream about three times a week, you might check the following * * * * * * T * CHECK THE BOX CLOSEST TO YOUR ANSWER. 1. FAR AWAY and distant from the troubles around me. (Check the box closest to how often experienced) 2. PHYSICALLY RELAXED. Muscles relaxed, loose, limp, warm and heavy. Breathing slow, even, and easy. 3. AT EASE, AT PEACE. 4. REFRESHED. 5. PLEASANT MIND WANDERING. Undirected, random positive thoughts. 6. Lost in FANTASY and DAYDREAMING. 7. Periods of sustained, continuous FOCUS, ABSORPTION. 8. CENTERED, GROUNDED. 9. QUIET. Still, few thoughts. Little mind wandering. 10. UNBOTHERED. Accepting. When I had a negative thought or feeling, I didn t get caught up in it. No judging, clinging, pushing away, figuring things out. 11. EASY, EFFORTLESS. Effortless to let go, put thoughts aside, sustain focus. 2018, Jonathan C. Smith, PhD

6 12. CLEAR, AWAKE, AWARE. I saw things as they really are. 13. INTERESTED, CURIOUS, FASCINATED. 14. Things seemed BEAUTIFUL. 15. I felt like an OBSERVER standing aside and watching what happened. 16. GOING DEEPER. Things seemed unexpected, new, changing, opening up, being revealed. Felt like I was in a different place or space. 17. Sense of SPACIOUSNESS, EXPANSIVENESS. 18. I felt the SENSE OF SOMETHING GREATER than myself (God, higher power, spirit, energy, love, or consciousness.) 19. A sense of MEANING, PURPOSE, DIRECTION. 20. Feeling REVERENT, PRAYERFUL. 21. AWE / WONDER, DEEP MYSTERY of things beyond my understanding. 22. I felt a profound personal meaningful SPIRITUAL or MYSTICAL experience -- sudden awakening or insight. (Felt an underlying hidden TRUTH. Feeling AT ONE. Feelings so profound they COULD NOT BE PUT INTO WORDS.) 23. HAPPY, OPTIMISTIC, TRUSTING. 24. LOVING, CARING, COMPASSION. 25. THANKFUL. Grateful.

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8 Scoring For research requiring fewer dimensions, I recommend scoring for scales 1, 3, 6, and BASIC MINDFUL RELAXATION ADD SCORES FOR THE FOLLOWING, DIVIDE BY 4 FAR AWAY PHYSICALLY RELAXED AT EASE, AT PEACE REFRESHED 2. BASIC MINDFULNESS: FOCUS ADD SCORES FOR THE FOLLOWING, DIVIDE BY 2 FOCUS, ABSORPTION CENTERED, GROUNDED 3. BASIC MINDFULNESS: QUIET ADD SCORES FOR THE FOLLOWING, DIVIDE BY 3 QUIET UNBOTHERED EASY, EFFORTLESS 4. MINDFUL AWAKENING (a priori from my theory) ADD SCORES FOR THE FOLLOWING, DIVIDE BY 4 CLEAR, AWAKE, AWARE INTERESTED, CURIOUS, FASCINATED BEAUTIFUL OBSERVER 5. MINDFUL DEEPENING (a priori from my theory) ADD SCORES FOR THE FOLLOWING, DIVIDE BY 4 GOING DEEPER SPACIOUSNESS, EXPANSIVENESS SENSE OF SOMETHING GREATER MEANING, PURPOSE, DIRECTION 6. MINDFUL TRANSCENDENCE ADD SCORES FOR THE FOLLOWING, DIVIDE BY 3 REVERENT, PRAYERFUL AWE/WONDER, DEEP MYSTERY SPIRITUAL, MYSTICAL 7. MINDFUL POSITIVE EMOTION ADD SCORES FOR THE FOLLOWING, DIVIDE BY 3 HAPPY, OPTIMISTIC, TRUSTING LOVING, CARING, COMPASSION THANKFUL EXPLORATORY DIMENSIONS 1. PLEASANT MIND WANDERING PLEASANT MIND WANDERING 2. SIMPLY USE RAW SCORE FANTASY DAYDREAMING Derivation and interpretation of these scores are explained in my book Smith, Jonathan C. (2017). Stress and Coping: The Eye of Mindfulness. Dubuque, IO: Kendall Hunt For latest on my research, check my webpage:

9 PRACTICE INVENTORY USED IN MASTER DATA POOL RESEARCH Date: Your age: Gender: M F How long did this session last? Minutes PLEASE NAME WHAT YOU DID IN THIS SESSION: Some people practice just stretching and postures, while others do just meditation or meditation. Some people mix the two. Check the one statement below that best describes what you do. MOSTLY STRETCHING AND POSTURES, almost no meditation / mindfulness More stretching and postures than meditation / mindfulness An equal amount of stretching / postures and meditation / mindfulness More meditation / mindfulness than stretching / postures MOSTLY MEDITATION / MINDFULNESS, almost no stretching / postures How many months / years have you practiced? Months Years For the past 30 days, how long has your average session lasted? Minutes Overall how many days do you practice a week? (This month) In the past week (7 days) how many times have you practiced with others? In the past week (7 days) how many times have you practiced alone? For any one day this month, about how many times do you practice? (at least 5 minutes) or more times a day Thank you for your time and effort! Dr. Smith

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