Regardless of the specific pathophysiologic basis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, the current aim of treatment is to improve quality of life, treatments include dietary alterations and psychological therapy such as cognitive behavioral therapy to aid symptomatic relief. The most common dietary intervention in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome is the fermentable oligosaccharide, disaccharide, monosaccharide and polyol restricted diet. However, adherence to this diet is very difficult with most patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome failing to continue eliminating foods leading to bloating or pain. Various psychological therapies have been implemented in the past with the most successful of these being cognitive behavioral therapy. The beneficial results of incorporating mindfulness-based interventions to improve myriad health-related problems, such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome, anxiety disorders , psychological distress, quality of life, depression fibromyalgia , diabetes , and eating disorders has grown considerably in the recent past. Mindfulness Based Eating Awareness Training, which was developed based on Jon Kabat-Zinn's Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program, has been shown to improve binge eating disorder and other food and stress-related problems. The effect of Mindfulness Based Eating Awareness Training is driven by the improved ability of practitioners to increase engagement in non-judgmental self-awareness behaviors designed to improve regulatory impulses and stress reactivity as well as to nurture awareness of emotional status and outside triggers. The investigators have developed a 12 week Mindfulness-Based Irritable Bowel Syndrome Eating Awareness Training inspired by relevant pieces of the Mindfulness Based Eating Awareness Training program. Mindfulness based interventions integrate moment by moment awareness of bodily sensations, observations, thoughts, and feelings while suspending judgments of self. Successful Irritable Bowel Syndrome treatment modalities have been elusive, but have a strong food and stress-reactive association making this medical condition ideal for a mindfulness treatment intervention. The usual diet for Irritable Bowel Syndrome is an elimination diet of fermentable carbohydrates (of varying sugar lengths) and polyols (sugar alcohols and stone fruits) called the Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols elimination diet. Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome who follow a Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols diet receive suboptimal nutrient intake over long time periods while attempting to discern which food groups are digestible and which others are intolerable, with mixed findings of improvement in quality of life, and other stress-related measures.