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After each meditation, participants completed questionnaires assessing state mindfulness, mood, and meditation-related experiences. Trait-like questionnaires were also collected.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Across the two meditation settings, the average number of MW self-reports was similar, but their temporal course was significantly different: the rate of MW reports per time remained almost constant over time in IS, whereas it slightly increased in GS. Moreover, lower scores were observed in GS than in IS for the mood states of tension\u2013anxiety and fatigue\u2013inertia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The present study showed that the temporal dynamics of MW during mindfulness meditation differed depending on the meditation setting. The study also showed that, on average, meditating in a group allowed expert mindfulness practitioners to feel less tired\/inert and less tense\/anxious at the end of the session compared with meditating individually. 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