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This study aims to verify the effects of group meditation on mental strength for female judo athletes. The mental strength is defined as Mindfulness and Stress. The object of the study was 10 female judo players from K University. The group meditation consisted of 10 sessions, and based on its counseling development, it had 5 phases: the Preparation phase, the Navigation phase, the Discernment phase, the Implementation phase, and the Final phase. Along with the meditation, as a means of acceptance, ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) was practiced together because of its strong relation to Mindfulness realizing and observing every experience and stimulation. Therefore, each phase of the training included Mindfulness practices such as realization and figurative speech through meditation, breathing, and recording journal. As a result, the players tended to control difficulties at the preparation phase. At the navigation phase, the training helped them accept themselves and find a new goal after analyzing goals under the trans-valuation perspective. At the discernment phase, the negative emotion toward performance scored 8.9 on average, and the degree of distraction reached 5.6. Therefore, it is proved that controlling over emotionaffects negatively on performance. The implementation phase aimed at defusion with observing actions that were subject to change during training and matches for value orientation. Finally, at the final phase, the analysis on pre and post questionnaires for mental strength indicated significant improvement on Mindfulness awareness, Attention, and Focus on present. However, the focus on present was lowered. After the study, training stress was lowered in every factor. Limit on personal time was meaningfully lowered. According to the players’ reviews, the meditation techniques and ACT influences positively in every way.