There has been an increased interest in both Eastern and Western settings to develop self-control strategies by which an individual can learn to gain a greater degree of existential control and freedom in his life. The current study combined the self-control techniques of Zen meditation and behavioral self-management, and applied them to a case of generalized anxiety. The subject was a female undergraduate student who complained of "free floating anxiety" and who described her feelings of loss of self-control and anxiety as an "overpowering feeling of being bounced around by some sort of all powerful forces, themselves neurotic." Intervention consisted of training in behavioral self-observation and functional analysis, a weekend Zen experience workshop and three weeks of formal and informal meditation. Results indicated a significant decrease in daily feelings of anxiety, stress, and tension during the intervention phase. The case report concludes with a brief discussion and suggested guidelines for the continued integration of Eastern and Western self-control strategies in psychotherapy.