Introduction
Human mind/body link is a true aspect of all relational dysfunction. This paper demonstrates how guided imagery allow direct access to the deep, secret issues of fear, anger, personality, power struggles, and defensiveness that prevent us from being real with our selves and others.
The history and development of guided imagery are discovered, by five basic, easy steps that can be used to generate imageries for almost any condition, for example breaking old habits and patterns, removal of prior trauma, stress reduction, self understanding, symptom removal, personal growth, and pain control. The approach used is IntraPersonal Imagery.
Guided imagery is as old as psychotherapy itself. On the other hand, as a comparatively new approach in the United States, guided imagery is experiencing a real wave of admiration and is part of the cutting-edge process in the new mind/body medical procedures. There are a lot of names for this process: visualization, mental imagery, guided affective imagery, active imagination, and interactive guided imagery.
It is for the first time in history, Western-styled allopathic medicine is implementing alternative healing methods, such as yoga, meditation, and guided imagery. Reports illustrates that how major universities and hospital centers are combining imagery with traditional healing practices as an important tool in healing catastrophic illness, and to promote quicker recovery from surgical procedures. Pioneers in this field, like Bernie Siegel, MD, and Carl Simonton, MD, both oncologists and best-selling authors, have been effectively utilizing guided imagery for over 20 years in the healing with cancer. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons reports that guided imagery, a low-tech relaxation method, reduced pain and anxiety after colorectal surgery, helping people heal better and faster. (Tusek, 1997, p.p 171-172)...........
