Use Guided Imagery Meditation To Improve Yourself And Deal With Many Issues

by Inspiration4Living.com

Are you interested in using guided imagery meditation to help you deal with the hustle and bustle of modern life?

Indeed, this form of positive visualization can be very effective with dealing with a myriad of issues which beset us.

Stress is one of those new age afflictions. Yes, it has always been around, but never in the span of time has there been such a demand for perfection or accomplishment – and neither of these has to have anything to do with vanity.

Just keeping up with the cost of things as we try to raise our families is a constant striving for both. Stress is suddenly very real! It can also be a killer.

Though there are many forms of medication people can take to relieve stress and its effects, such as high blood pressure, meditation has long since played a crucial role in this area. Guided imagery meditation is a form of meditation focusing on images that are relaxing. These images will depend on the individual’s personal preference or the type of condition causing the stress or point of contention.

One of the most common guided imagery meditation exercises for relaxing is to imagine oneself in a more pleasant place – along a creek bed with family, in the mountains hiking, or concentrating on, say for instance, the lungs in perfect order breathing slowly and evenly to bring about a calming effect. These images, in turn, send messages to the brain and help in a very real way to manage many conditions in the area of specific symptoms by bringing one to distinct levels of tranquility.

Some of the areas guided imagery is most helpful in are relaxation, to quit smoking, to be more assertive, to sleep better, to lose weight, to stop procrastinating, and in more spiritual areas to get in touch with the other side of your own subconscious. It is a marvelous tool for self motivation, changing your destructive thinking patterns, or an escape from depression.

What makes guided imagery meditation a unique vehicle to use is its ability to connect with the subconscious – even if you fall asleep. This is important because most of our re-programming must begin in the subconscious where our innermost thought patterns have control.

For instance, you may not be a bad looking person but if you have compared yourself to a supermodel or specific bodybuilder long enough, your subconscious mind may have established a negative thought about you that you will never be free of unless you confront it by visualizing yourself in a whole new light.

Sounds far-fetched, I know, but millions of people live defeated lives because the image their subconscious holds of them falls vastly short of the real truth of the matter. Through visualization and positive affirmation, we can reprogram the very thought processes that make us who we are. We can do this by guiding ourselves or following a voice on a CD.

In the same manner, those who live with pain can use guided imagery meditation to help with pain management. They can envision their pain as a large circle or a dot of specific color. As one breathes deeply they see the color or the circle get either lighter or smaller until it finally disappears. People who are, likewise, living with a disease that attacks and destroys the body – cancer, etc, can use imagery by seeing their own immune system destroying the cancer cells.

Have you used guided imagery meditation to help yourself with any specific mental, emotional or physical issues? Share you experiences with us.

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