Guided Imagery CDs and MP3s:
In my practice, I guide people in developing imagery specifically designed to help them relax, reframe problems, gain insight, and actually visualize themselves healing or practicing new behaviors. This kind of imagery has been shown to be helpful in improving healing and reducing symptoms for a number of conditions ranging from anxiety, to high blood pressure, psorriasis, pain, and healing after surgery, to name but a few.
While the kind of self-generated, personalized imagery we do together in the office is one of the most deeply transformative therapies I know of because it engages our own emotions, our own personal forms of insight and creativity, and our neural circuits and body-wide responses in ways that actually help undo old patterns of thinking, reacting, and metabolizing, you can get a LOT out of pre-recorded imagery CDs and tapes for health conditions. The ones created by Belleruth Naparstek and other professional colleagues on her site are generally excellent. Some of my favorites are her CDs for
- Depression
- Panic and Post Traumatic Stress
- Heart Disease (called Healthy Heart)
- Cancer
- Weight Loss
- Healing from Surgery
- Pain--there are several, including some good ones by Emmett Miller, MD
Just type in the condition you would like to heal into the Health Journeys search box, or simply visit the homepage, which has a nice display of the conditions covered. You'll be amazed at the choices. Go to http://www.healthjourneys.com to explore this fantastic resource.
Each CD is generally less than $20, and at that price, these are some of the best healing resources for the money. Listen to each CD as directed, or each day for approximately 2 weeks at a minimum and whenever you can or whenever you feel you need it thereafter. The more consistently you listen, the more profoundly your mind and body will work with the healing imagery.