This unique book demystifies the how, the why and the where-for of Guided Imagery. Guided Imagery is any internal work that involves thoughts which have a positive effect on health. These can range from positive thinking to elaborately structured processes involving relaxation, meditation, body postures, massage, acupuncture and a supplement of drugs and herbs. Remarkable features of this book include a chapter on preparing people with life-threatening illnesses for surgery and fascinating sections on nutrition and healing and native American traditions. Its extensive coverage of coping skills and wide range of scripts make it an invaluable reference guide for doctors, nurses, psychologists, counsellors and their clients and patients.
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..an excellent book. ….useful to anyone dealing with psychological approaches to physical ailments, particularly to serious ones like cancer. — Bob Rich Ph.D
..written in a manner that is humble, intelligent, and makes a unique contribution to the field of healing. —
Milton H Erickson Foundation Newsletter Spring 2004 – Kathleen Donaghy PhD
About the Author
Rubin Battino MS has a private practice in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He is an Adjunct Professor for the Department of Human Services at Wright State University, and has over twenty five years of experience as a facilitator of a support group for people who have life-challenging diseases and for caregivers. He is a Fellow of the National Council for Hypnotherapy (UK), and also a Fellow of two chemistry societies. Other publications by Rubin include: Healing Language. A Guide for Physicians, Dentists, Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers, and Counselors; Howie and Ruby. Conversations 2000 – 2007; That’s Right, Is it Not? A Play About the Life of Milton H. Erickson, MD. and Guided Imagery and Hypnosis in Brief Therapy and Palliative Care.
The purpose of this book is to share with helping professionals the approaches that I have found to be useful in working with people who have life-challenging diseases. Part I is designed to systematically teach how to do guided imagery work. Part II details the psychotherapy-based approaches which I consider to be necessary for comprehensive work in healing. Part III is concerned with related approaches.
A broad definition of guided imagery for healing might be: any internal work that you do that involves thoughts (uses the “mind”) and has a positive effect on health. This can range from “thinking positive” to elaborately structured processes involving relaxation, meditation, and body postures. It can include biofeedback and various enhancements of mood via music, electrical or vibrating stimulation, massage, acupuncture, magnetic (or other) fields, or ingested supplements of drugs and herbs. The common denominator is thoughts, and their effects on body function. There is currently a great deal of evidence for this assertion. Scientific evidence is presented in the first part of the book. There is then a systematic presentation about the theory and practice of guided imagery, with an emphasis on the “how to.” The latter will involve excursions into rapport building and hypnotic language forms. The overall intent of the book is to provide practical methods in such a way that workers in the field can use them with their own clients. Exercises will be introduced where appropriate. One example of this approach is the detailed linguistic analysis of transcripts of guided imagery. Examples of recommended language usage and the design of guided imagery are also provided. Finally, the audiotape accompanying this book contains examples of generic and specific guided imagery sessions.
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