NYC SPIRITUAL LIFE COACHING

Imagery as Mental Training
Mental Imagery is a practice that engages the power of the imagination and our five senses in positive and proactive ways. Research has shown that mental imagery can relax the body, improve immune system functioning, enhance memory, and improve performance. It helps us experience what it’s like to overcome our obstacles and move us toward our goals.  It is a successful technique supported by substantial scientific evidence to break through self-imposed limitations and enhance self-efficacy. Olympic athletes are known to use Imagery as mental training.

Whatever You Believe, Becomes
Studies have revealed that mentally rehearsing and imagining an action and actually performing the physical action have virtually the same impact on our brains. Neurons in our brain interpret imagery as equivalent to a real-life action. Our brain doesn’t know the difference between witnessing and imagining. In other words, the brain experiences the same activity when it imagines doing an action as it does when it is physically doing the action. Guided imagery under deep relaxation is a powerful way to retrain our subconscious mind to experience something that hasn’t happened yet. When we vividly imagine a future situation, our brain will record it as a real memory as if we have already experienced it.
 If you believe you are bad at learning new subjects, you probably will be. If you believe learning is easy, you most likely do. Whatever you believe becomes.



Reticular Activating System

Another reason Guided Imagery can help us achieve our goals relates to the Reticular Activating System (RAS). The RAS is a bundle of neurons found in our brain stem that sorts through massive amounts of information we receive to help us decide what important information gets through and what gets filtered out. Some people think that the key to success lies in the RAS. 

The RAS brings relevant information to our attention. It takes what we focus on and creates a filter for it. Our beliefs set the parameters for this filter. The RAS will do what we incline it to do. Every time we imagine a positive outcome, we are telling our RAS where our focus is and what is essential in our life. By imagining and mentally rehearsing our desired outcome enough times, we are training and programming our RAS to reveal information and opportunities that help us achieve our goals.

Cultivate Inner Peace
I use guided imagery to help you develop equanimity and overcome reactivity. You cultivate inner peace and self-compassion to help you better handle life's challenges.