Previous studies involving a variety of meditation techniques have reported preliminary positive effects on attention, memory, executive function, processing speed and cognition(12). The majority of the studies have been small and did not contain control groups(14). Randomized controlled trials (RCT) of meditation techniques reported low dropout rates and high compliance rates(12). Three RCTs with outcome measures for executive function have demonstrated significant improvement(18,19,20) but other studies were not able to demonstrate significant findings(12). A systematic review of the benefits of mindfulness-based interventions following transient ischemic attack and stroke included four studies with results demonstrating a positive trend in favor of the benefits across a range of outcomes including anxiety, depression, mental fatigue, blood pressure, perceived health and quality of life(21). An unexpected finding in a PhD thesis investigating Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) was an improvement in mobility and upper extremity outcome measures(22). There is a need for further RCTs investigating the potential benefits of meditation techniques and the proposed study will be novel in terms of the combined potential of an exercise program with meditation for stroke survivors.