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Guided Imagery - Tips for Using Guided Imagery

Choose a time and place where you are least likely to be interrupted.

Before beginning, tell any others near you that you're busy for at least 15 minutes.

Do not drive while listening to guided imagery.

Select a comfortable location and room temperature.

Turn off phones and other distractions.

It is normal for people practicing relaxation to tear up, get a runny nose, yawn or experience minor muscle twitching.

If you may fall frequently while practicing guided imagery, you may want to choose another time of day.

Let any thoughts or emotions that may arise during imagery pass through you without engaging or analyzing them.

Try to avoid self-evaluation and any worry about "getting it right."

If you feel better afterwards than when you began, you've been successful.

Subscribe to our Guided Imagery RSS feed

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It's a popular means of sharing content (such as news headlines, podcasts and more) without requiring you to constantly visit a Web site to see what's new. RSS feeds contain headlines and hyperlinks to longer articles, podcasts or other online content.

In order to use RSS, you need to download and install RSS feed reader software, also known as news aggregators, or register with a browser or Web site that automatically picks up RSS feeds for you. To subscribe to podcast feeds, you'll need to choose a reader that can pick up not only news headlines, but also audio/video content. Learn more on the U-M Health System's web site.

If you have RSS feed reader software, click here to get our Guided Imagery feed.

Questions?

If you need more information, please contact Claire Casselman at 734-615-4012 or cjcassel@umich.edu.

updated 10/08

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Read Finding the Calm Within
an article about the benefits of Guided Imagery

See Also:

• Acupressure
• Acupuncture
• Journaling
• Academy for Guided Imagery

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