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Enhance Healing Through Guided Imagery
ScienceDaily (Jan. 7, 2008) — Aristotle and
Hippocrates believed in the power of images in the
brain to enliven the heart and body. Today, research
shows they were right. Guided imagery is helping
patients use the full range of the body’s healing
capacity, according to the January issue of Mayo
Clinic Health Letter.

Guided imagery is more than listening to relaxing
sounds. It’s a learning process to listen to someone’s
voice, relax the breathing and consciously direct the
ability to imagine. The effect of guided vivid imagery
sends a message to the emotional control center of the
brain.

From there, the message is passed along to the body’s
endocrine, immune and autonomic nervous systems. These
systems influence a wide range of bodily functions,
including heart and breathing rates and blood
pressure.

Guided imagery has been shown to benefit patients by:

Reducing side effects from cancer treatment
Reducing fear and anxiety prior to surgery. Studies
have shown that surgery patients who participated in
two to four guided imagery sessions required less pain
medication and left the hospital more quickly than
those who hadn’t used imagery.
Managing stress
Managing headaches. Studies have shown that guided
imagery may aid in reducing the frequency of migraine
headaches as effectively as taking preventive
medications.
Adapted from materials provided by Mayo Clinic.

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