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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

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Reduces Anxiety & Stress

Calms the nervous system and lowers tension around meals.

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Builds Self-Awareness

Encourages mindfulness of thoughts, emotions, and body sensations.

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Improves Emotional Regulation

Helps clients manage triggers without resorting to harmful behaviors.

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Promotes Body Acceptance

Encourages compassion and connection with the body.

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Supports Long-Term Recovery

Provides lifelong coping tools for relapse prevention.

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How Meditation Therapy Works at Virtue Recovery

  • Mindfulness Meditation – Paying attention to the present moment with openness and acceptance.

  • Breathing Exercises – Using controlled breath to calm the body and mind.

  • Guided Visualization – Imagining peaceful scenarios to reduce anxiety and promote healing.

  • Body Scan Practices – Reconnecting safely with the body to reduce distress.

  • Mindful Eating Exercises – Learning to approach food with awareness and reduced fear.

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Luxury Meditation Therapy Programs

Virtue Recovery provides Meditation Therapy in serene, supportive environments designed for relaxation and healing. Our luxury settings, combined with holistic care, make meditation a powerful complement to evidence-based therapies.

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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.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

It reduces food-related anxiety, builds body awareness, and teaches healthier ways to cope with stress.

No. Meditation practices at Virtue Recovery are guided and suitable for all experience levels.

Yes. Meditation is integrated with evidence-based therapies like CBT, DBT, and ACT.

Yes. Our adolescent program (ages 11–17) includes developmentally tailored meditation practices.

Glossary of Terms for Meditation Therapy

Guided practices that use mindfulness, breath, and visualization for healing.

Non-judgmental awareness of the present moment.

Using imagination to promote calm and healing.

A meditation practice that increases awareness of bodily sensations.

Approaching meals with awareness and acceptance.

Techniques for calming the nervous system.

Whole-person care beyond traditional talk therapy.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT helps clients identify and reframe negative thought patterns that lead to disordered eating behaviors.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

DBT equips individuals with skills in emotional regulation, mindfulness, and distress tolerance to reduce self-destructive eating behaviors.

Motivational Interviewing (MI)

MI fosters intrinsic motivation for recovery by helping clients resolve ambivalence and set meaningful goals.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

ACT guides clients to accept difficult emotions while taking committed actions aligned with their values and recovery.

Family-Based Therapy (FBT)

FBT empowers families, particularly for adolescents, to take an active role in restoring healthy eating and supporting long-term recovery.

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)

IPT addresses how relationship challenges, grief, or life transitions contribute to eating disorders and promotes healthier social functioning.

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

ERP reduces food-related anxiety by helping clients gradually confront feared foods and break avoidance patterns.

Meal Support Therapy

Structured mealtime support provides a safe environment to help clients relearn normal eating patterns and reduce food-related fear.

Nutritional Counseling

Licensed dietitians work closely with clients to develop balanced, individualized meal plans and restore healthy nutritional habits.

Group Therapy

Group therapy fosters peer support, shared healing, and community connection throughout the recovery journey.

Art Therapy

Art therapy offers a nonverbal outlet for exploring emotions, trauma, and body image issues through creative expression.

Music Therapy

Music therapy engages clients in healing through sound, rhythm, and songwriting to promote emotional release and relaxation.

Meditation Therapy

Meditation therapy promotes mindfulness, self-awareness, and inner calm, helping clients manage anxiety and stay grounded.

Yoga Therapy

Yoga therapy enhances body awareness, self-acceptance, and emotional balance through movement, breathwork, and mindfulness.

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