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This paper documents the development of a mindfulness meditation component within a University Counseling Center setting. The specific focus is upon the inclusion of meditation as it pertains to both organizational structure and psychotherapy training. The integration of a meditation practice into any organization is a slow process that poses complex questions. We argue that the benefits provide a counterpoint to the complexities inherent when incorporating such training into an organization's structure and a psychology internship program.

In this paper we attempt to explore the unique meaning of the body for the bulimic patient. In contrast with Selvini-Palazzoli's view of the body as a persecutory object in anorexia nervosa, we suggest that a more primitive meaning or function underlies the role of the body in bulimia. Specifically the body becomes a transitional object, a vehicle for the representing of the maternal object and then the repudiation of her. A synthesis of the cognitive and object relations lines of development is presented to elucidate this role. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]