Therapy and Benefits
Research shows Guided imagery and relaxation practices are beneficial for a variety of health related issues. Some well-established benefits of mind/body practices include:
Surgery Preparation, Post-Op Recovery & Healing
- Bringing your best to the experience
- Inner calm pre & post-op
- Reduced risk of complications (blood loss, infection, pain, nausea & vomiting, anxiety, tissue & device rejection, slow motility, slow recovery)
- Faster healing
- Reduced pain
- Improved rest
- Shorter hospital stay
- Improved patient satisfaction
Stress relief for:
- Reduce/stop insomnia
- Reduce or relieve irritable bowel
- Reduce tension/stress headaches
- Reduce migraines
- Stop irrational fear
- Stop anxiety
Cancer Treatment, Recovery, Life & Death Issues related to serious illness
(Other chronic diseases and conditions such as: asthma, hypertension, heart disease, autoimmune disease, Crohn’s disease and colitis)
- Symptom management: Acute & chronic pain, fatigue, anxiety
- Reduce treatment side-effects
- Re-balance immune response
- Address quality of life issues
Healthy Lifestyle Management To:
- Improve work/life balance
- Increase productivity
- Wellness coaching
- Successful behavior change
- Smoking cessation
- Poor eating habits
- Self-sabotage
- Nail biting
- Weight management
- Performance Improvement
- Academics – test anxiety, test prep
- Sports
- Public speaking
- Expressive arts
Guided Imagery and Relaxation Practices for Children (ages 6 – 12)
- Separation anxiety
- Enuresis (bed wetting)
- Test anxiety
- Sports & expressive arts performance anxiety
- Academic
Fertility and Pregnancy Issues
- Higher rates of conception and healthy pregnancy
- Reduce/stop hyperemesis (severe nausea and vomiting)
- Relieve stress and reduce premature delivery in high risk pregnancy
- Child birthing – shorter, more comfortable labor and delivery, fewer complications
- Resolve and heal grief and loss related to miscarriage
