About Guided Imagery
Guided imagery is a powerful, effective tool.
It has been well researched for decades and proven to significantly reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. It can improve the ability to relax, boost self-esteem, and help with sleep problems. Guided imagery can upgrade performance (sports, job, etc.), fuel motivation and expand creativity. Changing habits and addictions, such as compulsive eating and smoking is made easier. Guided imagery can improve health and relieve pain. It can help over 90% of the problems people bring to their primary care physician.
Custom guided imagery is more effective according to research findings.
It calls upon your own past achievements, pleasurable experiences, and memories to pave a direct road to success. It is personally meaningful, like your own best self encouraging and guiding you. Custom imagery puts you in control of the change you want to make, more in charge of your life. Change happens more easily and comfortably, and with less stress and effort. You can make a dream come true.
The reason guided imagery works so well
is that, in some ways, our brain cannot tell the difference between an image and the real thing. When you visualize a physical movement, like climbing the stairs, brain neurons fire as if you are actually doing it. If you imagine a delicious meal, you salivate as if you’re about to eat it. Thus, you can rehearse getting it right mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually before you actually try it.
Guided imagery can help you achieve whatever goal or change you choose.
Anyone can use it and it is used successfully every day by people just like you. Since the focus is positive the process is fun and enjoyable. Imagery can work for you whether you “believe” in the process or not; you just have to try it. There really are no negative effects.
What is guided imagery?
Images are composed of any imagined sensory experience: sounds, sights, smells, tastes, touch, or body sensations and movement. Visual is the primary mode for about 50% of the population. Images come from imagination, that mysterious realm between the unconscious and external reality. “Guided” means structured or focused for a purpose.
Guided imagery is a category of hypnosis, which is simply a state of focused attention. The conscious mind is relaxed, so the subconscious can receive the imagery directly. Working with recorded imagery is using self-hypnosis. It coordinates your conscious goal with your subconscious for a deeper learning experience.
Imagery affects the emotional centers of the brain
and can change automatic emotional responses. Beneficial emotional states, such as feeling calm, or safe, or courageous can be accessed and strengthened with guided imagery. The imagery actually builds new nerve pathways so that new ways of thinking and feeling are integrated effortlessly. .
Custom guided imagery is a full sensory and emotional experience. Sensory image experiences influence different parts of your brain than words, and the combination creates a powerful gateway for change.