Buddhist "mindfulness" is a technique of developing a healthy acceptance of oneself and an awareness of one's response to emotions. It's a technique extolled by - among others - the Dalai Lama and that is being studied by Australian researchers as a possible treatment for eating disorders.

"[Michelle] Hanisch and [Angela] Morgan provided mindfulness therapy to 30 women suffering from bulimia, aged from 19 to early 60s, two hours a week for eight weeks... Morgan reveals that the women who went through the program showed 'clinically significant' progress and had made further improvement a month later."

The two researchers will present their findings at the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies in Barcelona, Spain in July. Read more at News.com.au.

Students at Mount Bachelor Academy also practice mindfulness therapy as a tool for emotional growth and development of the critical thinking skills necessary to make appropriate choices. Visit www.mtba.com to learn more about their emotional growth boarding school program.

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