A guided visualization is an active form of meditation where a facilitator guides you through an imaginary sequence that includes emotional healing elements. It may involve looking at your childhood or other events in your past from a different perspective, or constructing completely new experiences that have powerful positive emotions behind them.
The facilitator may be present or may be on a CD or MP3 player. Background music helps get into the mood. You can also construct guided visualizations yourself. Visualizing yourself succeeding at some task has a powerful positive effect on your self-confidence and allows you to rehearse or practice an important task before an event. It is often referred to as mental rehearsal and is used by many sport and public speaking professionals.
Advantages:
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You can construct a new past for yourself, if the old one was really awful
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You can purchase guided visualizations on CD or MP3 format for home use
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Easy to do in groups
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Can be tailored to your personal needs
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Limited only by your imagination
Disadvantages:
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Usually not very interactive
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Wide range of effectiveness of facilitators
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May have to try a few to find one that really works for you
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1 Comment
Graham Stoney · April 9, 2012 at 9:29 am
Yes, I’ve tried most of them at various points in time.