 Perls spent some time in Japanese Zen monasteries and his therapeutic techniques include mindfulness practices and focusing on the present moment.Practices outlined by Perls himself in "Ego, hunger and aggression" (1969), such as “concentration on eating” (“we have to be fully aware of the fact that we are eating”) and “awareness continuum” are strikingly similar to Buddhist mindfulness training.Other authors in Gestalt Therapy who were influenced by Buddhism are Barry Stevens (therapist) and Dick Price (who developed Gestalt Practice by including Buddhist meditation).