Is your head in the clouds? Photo by Angela Tague
Our imaginations are powerful.
Lately, I’ve been putting more energy and time into guided imagery, a relaxation technique that helps to manage stress.
This practice psychologically bolsters our coping skills, allows space to interpret our feelings and experiences, and even affects our physical functions, including heart rate, blood pressure and breathing.
In my experience, guided imagery helps me reduce stress, pain and anxiety.
I recently wrote an essay titled How Imaginary Light Soothes My Chronic Pain for Folks, a Pillpack Magazine. I share a first-person account of working through a guided imagery session and how it altered the physical discomfort I experience in my joints due to rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease.
You can read my essay HERE.
Do you engage in guided imagery? I’d love to know why you make time for this practice and what benefits you’ve noticed. Let’s chat in the comments below.
Until next time,
Choose healthy!
Angela
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Note: This post was last updated on January 21, 2022.
