Belleruth Naparstek

'Very useful...one of the most sensible and thorough guides on guided imagery or visualization.'-Saturday Review Online

In this inspiring landmark book psychotherapist and guided imagery pioneer Belleruth Naparstek synthesizs all current data on the exciting new method of deliberate, directed daydreaming, and shows you how to use it for your own health and growth. You'll learn just what guided sensory imagery is, and why and how it works. You'll find the same kinds of healing worlds and powerful images that the author uses so effectively with seriously ill people, and in her popular Heatth Journeys audiotapes. And you'll get over twenty completely new imagery scripts, such as:

Cellular imagery for strengthening the immune system.
Physioloical imagery for the cardiovascular system.
Imagery that helps you improve emotional well-being.
Relief for common complaints like headaches, insomnia, allergies, sluggish metabolism...and much more.

Let this book help you discover the bountiful briliance of your own imagination...and the magic deep within you.

'A gentle gem, an admirable blend of the practical, the spiritual, and the scientific. Anyone-whether sick or well -will benefit from these insights.'-Larry Dossey, M.D., Office of Alernative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, and author of Healing Words

Contents

Introduction and overview
Chapter 1 How and why imagery works
Chapter 2 Different kinds of imagery
Chapter 3 Imagery exercises for your general health
Feeing-state imagery-Favorite place imagery; Imagery to reinhabit the body
End-state imagery-Peak performance imagery
Energetic imagery-Energy moving imagery; Walking imagery exercise
Cellular imagery-Immune cell imagery
Physiological imagery-Cardiovascular imagery
Metaphoric imagery-Transforming anissue located in the body
Transforming a symbolic issue on a screen
Psychological imagery-Imagery to release grief; Imagery to increase empathy for another
Spiritual imagery-Spiritual guide imagery
Chatper 4 Imagery exercises for emotional resiliency
Imagery to connect with feeings
Depression imagery
Imagery for healthy boundaries
Imagery to see yourself with kinder eyes
Chapter 5 Imagery exercises for common complaints
Imagery for headache
Imagery for pain
Imagery for allergies
Imagery for sleeplessness
Imagery for fatigue and a sluggish metabolism
Chapter 6 Frequently asked questions about imagery
Resources
Index… (meer)

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