Finding presence during a pandemic – a qualitative analysis of participation in an Irish University online mindfulness practice during the COVID-19 emergency. Themes and Subthemes with supportive quotations.docx

In response to the change and distress that many faced during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, a twice weekly online practice of mindfulness meditation was delivered to staff, students and the wider community outside of the University of Galway, Ireland. This study examined the effect of the offered regular online practice of mindfulness meditation for participants during the COVID emergency, exploring through qualitative analysis of their own lived experience with this intervention. This data set hold shows the themes and the subthemes from the qualitative responses. All data is anonymised.