If the only prayer you say in your whole life is “thank you”, that would suffice. These words by a German theologian named Meister Eckhart, who was also a guided imagery therapy philosopher and mystic can probably reveal the strategy of a human’s healing, which HealthJourneys fulfill with its unique and powerful technique that focuses and directs the imagination, Guided imagery. I’d probably never think this way, if I haven’t experienced it myself.

It was a 10-second reverie of a sportsman, imaging how a perfect dive feels when slicing through the water. The special complex of sounds and images create a unique atmosphere of a presence. As it’s made a great appeal to me, I started to get more and more of that magic therapy, which gave me so much joy. It all started with my insomnia combat, then I found out, that guided imagery involves far more than just the visual sense. And this is a good thing, given the fact that only about 55% of the population is strongly wired visually. Instead, guided imagery involves all of the senses, and almost anyone can do this. This “mental imagery” involves the whole body, all senses and emotions. That’s why its impact is so powerful. Imagery has the built-in capacity to deliver multiple layers of complex, encoded messages by way of simple symbols and metaphors.

Furthermore, it’s not only my vivid imagination, which helps me to catch everything, established by guided imagery. A perfect example is the effectiveness of guided imagery for weight loss whoch has been increasingly established by research findings that demonstrate its positive impact on weight loss, creativity and performance. It’s unbelievable, but when properly constructed, imagery can considerably reduce blood loss during surgery, it lessens headaches and pain, it can even increase skill at sport activities, acting, singing. Sensitivity to music, openness to spirituality, intuition, abstract thinking and empathy accompany the weight loss and the aversive effects of chemotherapy, especially nausea, depression and fatigue. It passes belief, but you’ll understand me as soon as you try it personally.

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