Guided imagery is a relaxation technique where you use your imagination to envision relaxing scenes. It involves using all your senses to imagine scenarios as if they were real to promote relaxation throughout your body and mind. Guided imagery has been shown to lower blood pressure, cholesterol, and stress levels while also helping with goals like weight loss or quitting smoking. It can also help reduce headaches, pain, and side effects from chemotherapy.

2. What is Guided Imagery?
Guided imagery is a program of directedthoughts that guide
your imagination towards a relaxed, focused state.
Guided imagery is based on the concept that your body and
mind are connected.
Using all your senses, your body seems to respond as though
what you are imagining is real.
Guided imagery is not just a mental activity. It involves the
whole body, the emotions and all the senses.

3. What’s Guided Imagery used for?
• Just 10 minutes of guided imagery
can promote relaxation, which has
been proven to lower blood
pressure, lower cholesterol, lower
glucose levels in the blood, and
heighten short-term immune cell
activity.
• Reduces stress and anxiety.
• It can help you reach your goals,
such as losing weight or quitting
smoking.
• Lessen headaches and pain.
• It can reduce the aversive effects
of chemotherapy.
• It can help you increase skills in
activities.

4. • Choice of imagery needs to be congruent with your values.
• Engage in all the senses.
• Imagery that elicits emotion is generally more effective than
imagery that doesn't.
• Touching.
• Music can increase the effects of imagery.
• Group setting, CDs, self talk or one on one.
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