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How is guided imagery different from visualization? Visualization is when an individual focuses purely on visuals. Guided imagery constructs an immersed state of mind throughout the entire body by visualizing all five senses altering. How does this differ from hypnosis? More often than not, hypnosis requires a participant and a hypnotist. The hypnotist introduces suggestions to the participant to help enter the subconscious mind. With guided imagery, you are using the sole power of your own imagination.
Many people find it helpful to start practicing guided imagery exercises by first re-constructing a pleasant memory: how you felt, the aroma, the temperature, where you are within the space. Think of it as your favorite daydream coming to life. Focusing first on a memory can help reduce intimidation around the practice. Instead of just thinking about the visual aspect of your memory, begin connecting each sense to the construct. Starting step-by-step without expectation, as with any mindfulness meditation technique, is the key to reaping benefits.
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I have been working on the production of the guided meditations for over a year now and a lot of people have asked me where I got the inspiration from for all the scenes in these guided meditations.
I am a very visual person and most of my inspiration has come from images I have collected that just stood out, something about them took my breath away. So I want to share just 21 of the images that has inspired a lot of my guided meditation journeys.
I am constantly amazed by the beauty of the sky, and it has the power to take my breath away, like a pleasant punch in the stomach. This image is one I used in a meditation, and is how I pictured the scene when I was writing it.
There are a few meditations that use an underground cave and this is the image I found which inspired my writing of these scenes. I just think it's stunning and I could imagine myself sitting on the rocks inside the cavern.
This image, for me, encapsulates the feeling of being in control of your own life, which is why I started writing guided meditations, to help people take back control. A feeling of freedom, a feeling of joy and loving life.
I used quite a lot of space scenes in the meditations and this one sums up just how busy we are with life, but shows there is still a place to quiet our minds and free ourselves from the ever increasing noise out there.
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Guided imagery uses spoken word to engage patients in active imagination and sensory exercises designed to produce a relaxation state. It can be delivered via audio recordings, such as found in the links below, or individualized with a practitioner.
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A lot of people have visions during deep meditation. Seeing vivid images with closed eyes can be profoundly inspiring but sometimes also upsetting. You may ask yourself why you see visions during meditation and if they mean something. You may wonder how the images you see fit into your practice and how to relate to them without feeling disoriented. In this post, I will discuss all this in-depth.
While everyday thinking tends to be verbal, your subconscious mind is a lot more visual and symbolic. Visions that spill through from below the threshold of your consciousness can be vivid and look very real. However, in your everyday meditation, your visuals are likely to be more like visual thoughts.
The more you practice, the more visions are likely. They tend to be more vivid during periods of intense yoga and meditation practice, such as a retreat. During such circumstances, you are more attuned to your subconscious mind.
Several seasoned meditators that I know say they sometimes see light beings during their meditations. Typically these light beings will appear when they meditate together with a group of other experienced meditators. It is as if the collective field the meditation generates attracts these beings. They may come close or even join the circle of meditators.
Our subconscious also communicates with the conscious areas of our minds every night when we dream. Our dreams, as well as visions in meditation, are not arbitrary. We get them because they represent and express something that is going on in our life.
For example, seeing a calm lake or a peaceful landscape would reflect a quiet mind. Seeing dancing demons or a city ravaged by war would be a visual representation of a mind torn with conflicts and unpleasant pressure. Demons in a nightmare are your mind ventilating a problematic experience. Visions of demons during meditation plays the same role. It does not mean an evil astral creature has entered your mind.
Visual imagery during meditation is proof that you are in an altered state of consciousness. It means that you can relax in your practice and that the technique you are using is working. So in that way, seeing visions is a sign of success.
However, having visions is not a goal; it is more a byproduct of meditation that might or might not occur. If you become overly intrigued by them, then they have become an obstacle for you. Craving more will introduce a tension that is going to hold you back from going deep.
The third eye is a metaphor for clairvoyance and the capacity to perceive a subtle dimension beyond the material world. I would say that, in general, having visions is not an indication that you are developing such a capacity. Visions, like dreams, are a way of accessing your subconscious.
In case the images you see scare you, I advise you to adopt the meditative attitude. Observe the visions and your reactions to them, the thoughts they create and the emotions they stir up. Observe your fear without any judgement. Doing that will calm things down, and eventually, your mind will let go of the fear.
Stopping a meditation early because of visions that scare you will leave you in the middle of an unresolved psychological turmoil. The drama will continue until you have digested it outside of the meditation. This is a much slower process.
Christian Möllenhoff is an experienced yoga and meditation teacher as well as a teacher trainer. He is from Sweden, but he lives and teaches in France. He is the driving force behind Forceful Tranquility.
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