A brief digital music-based mindfulness intervention called 'healing attempt' is feasible and may help reduce race-based anxiety in the Black community. The study replicates and extends earlier findings, suggesting the intervention is acceptable and potentially effective for addressing anxiety related to racial experiences.
A brief, digital, music-based mindfulness intervention called 'healing attempt' reduced state anxiety and increased mindfulness and self-compassion in four Black American adults with elevated race-based anxiety and little-to-no meditation experience. In a series of single-case experiments conducted via Zoom, the intervention showed high feasibility and acceptability, with an average likelihood of recommending it of 88 out of 100. The findings suggest that such a low-cost, culturally adaptable approach may help address barriers to mental health care in this population, though further trials are needed to test lasting effects.