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Stress Management: Doing Guided Imagery to Relax
Guided imagery is a method that helps you use your imagination to direct your thoughts toward a relaxing or peaceful scene. Because of the way the mind and body are connected, when you use your senses to imagine a scene, you can feel like you are actually there. For example, if you are imagining a meadow in the morning, feel the crisp, cool morning air. And as the sun rises, feel the warmth on your face. You may see the dew sparkling in the sunlight, hear birds chirping, and smell the wildflowers.
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Guided imagery uses the mind-body connection to make you feel like you are experiencing something just by imagining it.
TrueBecause of the way the mind and body are connected, guided imagery can make you feel like you are experiencing something just by imagining it. It works really well when you engage all five of your senses (touch, smell, taste, hearing, and sight) in the process.
FalseBecause of the way the mind and body are connected, guided imagery can make you feel like you are experiencing something just by imagining it. It works really well when you engage all five of your senses (touch, smell, taste, hearing, and sight) in the process.
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Stress Management: Doing Guided Imagery to Relax
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: May 11, 2010 |
| Medical Review: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry | |
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