What is Meditation Therapy?
Meditation Therapy is a holistic practice that uses mindfulness, breathing exercises, and guided visualization to calm the mind and strengthen self-awareness. For people with eating disorders, meditation can reduce food-related anxiety, promote body acceptance, and help regulate overwhelming emotions.
At Virtue Recovery, Meditation Therapy is used alongside evidence-based treatments like CBT, DBT, ACT, and nutritional counseling to promote whole-person healing. Clients learn to pause, breathe, and respond to challenges with clarity instead of reacting with disordered behaviors.
5 Benefits of Meditation Therapy for Eating Disorders
Reduces Anxiety & Stress
Calms the nervous system and lowers tension around meals.
Builds Self-Awareness
Encourages mindfulness of thoughts, emotions, and body sensations.
Improves Emotional Regulation
Helps clients manage triggers without resorting to harmful behaviors.
Promotes Body Acceptance
Encourages compassion and connection with the body.
Supports Long-Term Recovery
Provides lifelong coping tools for relapse prevention.
How Meditation Therapy Works at Virtue Recovery
Our Las Vegas Luxury Inpatient Eating Disorder Treatment Center
Inpatient clients benefit from daily opportunities to practice meditation alongside individual and group therapy, nutritional counseling, and holistic healing. Meditation provides grounding support during intensive recovery.
Our Las Vegas Adolescent / Teen Inpatient Eating Disorder Treatment Center
Meditation is especially beneficial for teens, helping them regulate emotions and cope with peer and academic stress. Our Teen Program incorporates age-appropriate mindfulness and meditation practices.
Program highlights include:
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Guided meditations designed for adolescents
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Group mindfulness sessions with peers
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Stress management strategies for school and home
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Family education on mindfulness techniques
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24/7 supervision in inpatient care or structured outpatient support
