How to Practice Visualizations & Mental Imagery
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- Dr. Jerry Epstein, a pioneer in mental imagery (aka guided imagery or visualization), teaches you a simple method to heal yourself of physical and emotional disturbances. Mental imagery is the bridge to spirit, wholeness, and transformation. In this video, Dr. Epstein shows you how to sit and breath to do this style of mental imagery exercises. For particular imagery exercises, scroll through the videos, check out our website where we have many imagery exercises posted, pick up a copy of Healing Visualizations: Creating Health Through Imagery for over 75 imagery exercises to heal from physical and emotional difficulties (in print, kindle, and audio formats), or check out our online classes we offer in group imagery.
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The title and description misleading. This shows how to physically prepare yourself for the imagery/visualization process, not how to actually do it.
How I do it is to either be in a completely dark room or wear black out blinders.
I lay on my back with my arms and legs lightly parted completely comfortable.
I then explore what I am seeing. I don't try to make sense of it Ijust try to become familiar with it as I can.
After awhile, hours, days etc. I started to notice that I can manipulate Particles.
I suspect that with experience I will automatically start to make my thoughts and dreams HD imagery.
I also keep in mind that I must learn to distinguish between real life and mental imagery because the possibility of confusion exists.
@@ScrappyDoodad I feel the SITTING VERTICAL idea can be very restrictive to OCD types. I don't believe it's best or not even necessary. In fact the more SLEEPY you are in the DELTA STATE like right after you go to sleep, or immediately after you awake, so I do all my visualization laying down!
@@nobletruth2172 Preparing to start a process is like steps one through three of ten steps.
I can't fantom anyone wanting to know how to prepare to do a process without actually knowing how to actually do it.
Have a flat tire? Then take the spare out of the trunk and then the jack and lug wrench, you are good now.
I noticed that as well. I hope this person changes the title and then shares a new video about visualization.
Yes thank you I am definitely going to do my next visualization exercise with this in mind thank you
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The second step is to put on black out eye covers to block ambient light from passing through your eyelids to totally isolate your minds images from the distraction from eye input.
Although using blackout eye covers is practiced in some mental imagery modalities, it is not recommended in this lineage of the practice of mental imagery, the reason being, that we want to avoid becoming dependent on external aids in order to be able to visualize from the intelligence of the heart.
Incredible, I actually found this book many years ago. It was one of the few " self help" books that worked! In fact it made a real positive difference in my life. It resolved the issues I had with nightmares. Wonderful to come across the author in 2022!
thanks for that great feedback on this work!
I think posture is a big part of this for some reason. I'm able to visualize really well when I'm not slouched. Time to research more about posture.
Whats the difference between visualzation and image streaming
image streaming it's not just visualisation it combinates left and right part of brain, thanks to that it increases IQ
image streaming is an exercise that can help individuals increase their ability to visualize. as the other individual who responded mentioned, it combines faculties of the left and right parts of the brain in the process of visualization. it is something like the relationship between a weight trainer and his/her spotter. with time, it is said people that previously could not visualize without preparation may develop the ability with image streaming.
Can I get good enough where I can simulate people, places, and worlds with enough mental imagery practice? even to the point of not needing to focus too hard on the details?
It is possible, however sometimes the world or place you see might be a bit distorted or changed depending on how good your visualization skills are, or how much youve observed at that place youve been to
***** how do i git gud at it tho?
You could try practicing by closing your eyes and navigate through your entire house, thats what I did when I was young everytime i have sore eyes which caused my eyes to be shut most of the times
If you could navigate from one end of the house to a room without touching much objects it might mean your visual imagery has improved
5th Kie... That guy looks really handsome
Hay algun vídeo de este hombre en español o subtitulado en español?
Gracias
Reestupenda Condor aprende ingles, guevon
Reestupenda Condor 1- sentarse muy recto , en una silla. 2- Cierra los ojos. 3- 4 ciclos de respiración por nariz y boca
Why was there a cut in the video on the right side of the screen but there wasn’t one one the left side in the first 30 seconds
At 0:10
@@WeedsePoentah amazing
Do u think by visualization we can heal injured spinal cord?
Jumge, Yes, it can be done. To see how it was done, watch the chapter on "Health" in the movie The Secret. Specifically, how the man that crash his airplane did it. Pay close attention to the six words he considers the most significant.
Oscar Rodriguez thanks for responding sir.
Indeed, Google Joe Dispenza or watch his videos here on youtube.
jumge yomcha Google Neville Goddard
Hey sir ! I didn't get all what you mentioned in the last part of the video! We keep on doing breathing cycle and doing imagery in the same time all over the practicing or we stop just right after starting the imagery ?
after you do several rounds (3 is suggested, but i wouldn't get caught up on counting breaths) you then take your attention off the breathing and do an imagery exercise. You will find many imagery exercises on my website, www.drjerryepstein.org/exercises . These imagery exercises, like the relaxed breathing in the beginning, are generally short, taking up to a minute. sometimes longer exercises may take more time. but you dont want to dwell in an imagery exercise so long that your mind wanders away from the experience. If you like this style of imagery, there are several easy to use books by dr gerald epstein you can find under "shop" at the top of the website. best - rachel epstein, director AIMI
Is there a video about doing imagery work and what visualization exercises help?
imagery can be used to help heal emotional and physical issues. Dr. Epstein's Healing Visualizations: Creating Health through Imagery has over 75 imagery exercises dealing. You can find more selections on imagery for various topics on his website as well as FAQ. Uploaded on youtube you can find a selection of imagery exercises as well. Generally there is an intention you state at the beginning of the imagery exercise.
Healing Visualizations (audio and in book form) teaches you how to image, and provides over 80 imagery exercises for physical and emotional issues. There is an audio, available from our website that teaches you how to image and gives 20 practice imagery and a little backgroup. The website too has many more imagery exercises. check out www.drjerryepstein.org -- rachel
@@drjerryepstein thank you sir
@@rachelepstein416 thank you!
to be clearer Healing Visualizations is a book or audio for physical and emotional difficulties. He has another book called Kabbalah for Inner Peace that has imagery exercises for everyday issues. For an overview CD set I recommend Natural Laws of Self Healing. And of course, there are many imagery exercises and explanations on his website. Finally, if you are interested in his entire system of healing, you can find assorted (free talks) on sound cloud as well under dr jerry epstein channel. - best, rachel epstein
mr. epstein really reminds me of Sir Anthony Hopkins
Hello Dr.Jerry Epstein,How can I correct the shape of my head?
At birth,forceps were used which damaged and deformed my skull bones,causing a badly shaped head. It has negatively affected my life in many different ways. How can I heal myself and get a perfect head shape?
Hey, maybe this will be helpful but search up Dr Joe Dispenza and hear his story and listen to his works.
@@MC-cq1my Thank you.
@@paulkw1822 you are welcome :)
It's too late now unfortunately to do anything.
This is incomplete. How to proceed after getting into the proper posture and breathing three times? This presentation leaves the viewer hanging since it does not address the visualization process itself.
i was left with a question myself.
@@kevinparsley6806 you can go on his website and there are 100's of imagery exercises; one for each issue/ challenge etc. Dr. Jerry Epstein .com.. this is an important part of the imagery.
Anna Kuyumcuoglu Thanks Anna!
Jerry I’m not sure if you are aware of the fact that quite a few people have Aphantasia and do not have the ability to see images using their minds eye. Some also can not recall taste, touch or smell. I am part of a study on Aphantasia and it’s much more common than you might know. You can’t just practice, you don’t have the ability.
Thank you for your comment. I understood that about 10% of the population are not great imagers; for those people, there are practices that are non imaginal (where we use our will) to heal ourselves. By the way, do you dream at all, and if so how? - Rachel Epstein
Hi Jerry I do have very vivid and visual dreams. I dream multiple times every night. I just don’t have the ability to visualize during waking hours. I wondered for a long time why I was not able to visualize during meditation. Why I don’t see anything but black when my eyes are closed, even while in very deep meditation or relaxation but now I know that my minds eye does not work the way others does.
@@ShyAnne0829 Hi ShyAnne - though i am not familiar with the meditation practice you engage with, generally meditation is a different state of consciousness than imagining. there is a blog on www.drjerryepstein.org regarding imaginate vs meditate that discusses the differences. One is an alfa state the other theta state (in waking dream for example a deep imaginal practice)....from my experience, also, meditation is a form of emptying, while imagining is a form of filling our senses when they are turned inward to explore different dimensions of reality. Lastly, if you dont imagine easily, dreaming is a great vehicle for self knowledge. our website has an entire section on dreaming. - best rachel epstein
I've tried this many times and I don't see anything but grey or green dots
@@veikunanims7799 Hi - in the book, "healing visualizations: creating health through imagery" there are tips for encouraging visualizations, such as recalling a vacation scene you remember, looking at pictures and closing your eyes to see if you can recall it; using your other scenes, such as sounds and smells and sensations, to invoke the visual. ......And, while it is true there are a few people that cannot visualize, most have a capacity.
first thing is to relax and not judge the image that appears as they are fleeting (as any image is); also recall that a mental image is composed of all of our senses not just visual. some people only hear and don't see, some see only colors, etc...
finally, if you find that you are not an imager nor can harness your other senses, then turn to another modality such as engaging your will actively, or do chanting or possibly a simplified "life plan" which uses words and colors to effect changes in ourselves. For more info on these techniques see dr jerry's book Healing Into Immortality. ....
Some people find non imaginal techniques such as to say "cancel, cancel" when they have disturbing thoughts to be helpful. And of course there is meditation to quiet the mind and access other realms. Lastly, one person just wrote me on youtube that she has visual dreams but not able to actively while awake see images....in that case you can use your dreams to access your intuition and higher wisdom. --- rachel epstein
Do you think we can get out of here
Jimmie Carroll in your mind yes. There are many worlds out there. To where do you want to go?
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I am from Dubai boss just want to the breathing inhale from the mouth and exhale from the nose is that correct please guide Me thanks
You start with an exhalation through the mouth, and then inhale through the nose, exhale through the mouth, inhale through the nose, and a final exhale through the mouth (relaxing your jaw and shoulders as you exhale)...then focus on the imagery and not on the breathing - Rachel Epstein
yes you breathe out through the mouth (long exhalation) and then breathe in normally through the nose. by putting your attention first to the exhalation, you reverse how we normally think of breathing (ie to breathe in and then breathe out)...here we are reversing the process and starting with the relaxing exhalation first....long slow exhalations reduce stress hormones in the body and allow you to relax and turn your attention inward to do the imagery.
That's simple meditation with focal device, it is not mental rehearsal , don't confuse please. !
Where is the actual visualization process. hmmmm...
hi - this imagery teaches you how to sit and breathe for imagery exercises. for actual text/script of imagery exercises go to our website and look under imagery. there are also some imagery exercises on youtube such as the blue sky umbrella exercise.
Jerry wrote many books and put out several CDs with Nightingale Conant that provide instruction on how to do visualizations for various illnesses. There are available at our website www.drjerryepstein.org
in the mind; that is received by the brain .... the brain resides in consciousness rather than consciousness residing in the physical brain
All I ever see is a black void I just cant visualize like even simple things like a ball of light is my brain broken
Some people are stronger imagers than others, but most of us have an inborn capacity to imagine, and the more you do it, the more you develop your imaging muscle. Images appear quickly and disappear just as quickly. You only need a nanosecond of an image to evoke change.
Here are some tips that might help you from my book Healing Visualizations: Creating Health Through Imagery.
1) Look at pictures or photographs of natural settings for 20 to 30 seconds, then close your eyes and see the same pictures appear in your mind.
2) With your eyes open, remember a pleasant scene from your past, then close your eyes and remember these same images.
3) Use your non-visual senses. For example, close your eyes and hear fish frying in a skillet or the applause of an audience or glasses clinking; or close your eyes and physically smell perfumes or essences of varying strengths. What do these smells evoke?
Or you have aphantasia. I can't tell you much about it, but I think it's fairly normal.
You have Aphantasia. It’s the inability to visualize using your minds eye.
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Anyone with aphantasia like me trying to create an image, but can’t?
if you can draw on other senses (if you are able to) rather than visual imagery; also you can use drawings and color them in with the intention of healing (for example: draw the illness and then draw a corrected image; you can skip imagery and use processes of will to evoke change within yourself. - rachel epstein
Me. I just realized I can’t imagine sounds or feeling (like hot or cold)
No images in my Mind period
Lol
I am going to take a BRAKE OKEY DOKEY
Very good, but you would talk to a 5 year old in this way.
What's wrong with that ?
Wow! Did he manifest this gorgeous boyfriend!.?
No need
You....may want to change your name.
Why
@@stephaniemachado672 I was mostly joking, but google the name.
@@stephaniemachado672 trust me, it isn't a fun subject and I would rather not have to detail it here. I'm guessing you are either not from the states or if you are you must not watch much TV. Let's just say a person with that name did some really horrible things for a very long time and he mysteriously died right before he was prosecuted for it, and he apperently had connections to many people in power.
NO... just because he has the same last name as (You know who)...
People are not going to hold that against him... this will die over...
@@judichristopher4604 One, it was a joke. Two, it shouldn't "die over" because that stuff is still going on.