Guided Imagery Meditation
~ Are you plagued with chronic pain in
your body?
~ Do you find yourself racing around
without a moment to slow down and breathe?
~ Are you having difficult feelings of
anxiety or depression that make you want to
turn to addictive
substances?
~ Do you have problems feeling grounded
or centered because you're overwhelmed
by your feelings or external
stimuli?
Guided Imagery Meditation may be
helpful for all of these issues, as well as others. It is a gentle
tool used to slow down the body, focus on the breath, and visualize
through the help of the therapist's voice. Similar, yet different
from hypnotherapy, guided imagery meditation helps you to quiet
the constant chatter of the mind. Through processes such as body
scanning or progressive muscle relaxation, you learn to pay
attention to the inherent wisdom of the physical body. Various forms
of breathwork bring calming energy to the senses, allowing the chi
(energy) of the body to settle and ground.
In individual therapy, the
therapist softy guides you in a process of visualization that
is discussed prior to the actual meditation to focus on the issues you desire to explore or manifest. This engages the
imaginative process to see imagery through the internal eye, similar
to the process of dreaming. In group settings, Guided Imagery
Meditation is effective to center people's energetic fields, and is
supported by the communal breath of the group. Often, people report a
sense of peace, tranquility, or spaciousness.
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