Anxiety & Stress
Anxiety, whether in the form of worry, nervousness, or panic, is common in our culture, and very problematic. When we worry, the body prepares for “fight or flight,” putting in motion a chain of physiological effects that can leave us exhausted, depressed, or physically ill. Our "Anxiety Relief" CD shows you how to reverse this debilitating state through relaxation and specific guided imagery techniques. For a more in-depth training, our "Guided Imagery for Self-Healing" book and 4 CD set will teach you all the fundamental skills of using guided imagery to help stimulate healing from within. The book will explain the process, review the science behind it, and coach you through the common questions that people have, while the CD set guides you through the 9 essential guided imagery skills taught in the book. There is a good deal of research that demonstrates the benefit of relaxation and guided imagery in relieving and managing anxiety.
Arthritis Pain
Guided imagery can help with the pain, stiffness, and disability associated with both rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, according to the latest research. Our "Guided Imagery for Self-Healing" book and 4 CD set will teach you all the fundamental skills of using guided imagery to help stimulate healing from within. The book will explain the process, review the science behind it, and coach you through the common questions that people have, while the CD set guides you through the 9 essential guided imagery skills taught in the book. If you prefer to listen rather than read, you may want to start with “Self-Healing with Guided Imagery”, a 2 CD set featuring Dr. Andrew Weil. The first CD explains mind/body healing and guided imagery while the second teaches you three self-healing skills. The Pain Relief CD will teach you a number of additional guided imagery skills aimed at reducing pain.
Asthma
Asthma is a growing problem in the developed world, with 20 million American adults and 9 million children suffering from its restriction of breathing through inflammation of the airways. A good deal of medical research shows that relaxation and guided imagery can help reduce asthma wheezing, airway obstruction, anxiety, medication usage and complications. Our Guided Imagery for Self-Healing book and 4 CD set will teach you all the fundamental skills of using guided imagery to help stimulate healing from within. The book will explain the process, review the science behind it, and coach you through the common questions that people have, while the CD set guides you through the 9 essential guided imagery skills taught in the book. If you prefer to listen rather than read, you may want to start with "Self-Healing with Guided Imagery", a 2 CD set featuring Dr. Andrew Weil. The first CD explains mind/body healing and guided imagery while the second teaches you three self-healing skills. Because anxiety is a frequent problem with asthma, our Anxiety Relief CD can be very useful as well.
Back and Neck Pain
Back pain is one of the most common and disabling problems seen by any health professional. Over 80% of all Americans will have significant back pain at some time in their life, whether from posture, stress and tension, sprains and injuries, or herniated disks. Medical research shows that relaxation and guided imagery can be very helpful with back problems, reducing muscle tension and spasms, pain, and stress effects that can both cause or be caused by back problems. Our Guided Imagery for Self-Healing book and 4 CD set will teach you all the fundamental skills of using guided imagery to help stimulate healing from within. The book will explain the process, review the science behind it, and coach you through the common questions that people have, while the CD set guides you through the 9 essential guided imagery skills taught in the book. If you prefer to listen rather than read, you may want to start with “Self-Healing with Guided Imagery”, a 2 CD set featuring Dr. Andrew Weil. The first CD explains mind/body healing and guided imagery while the second teaches you three self-healing skills. Some people prefer to start with our Pain Relief CD or add it to the set to learn additional guided imagery skills specifically aimed at reducing or relieving pain.
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Fighting Cancer From Within
There are many forms of cancer, and the majority of people survive this dreaded illness. Medical research has shown that guided imagery can be extremely helpful in many ways for the person with cancer. The "Fighting Cancer from Within" book and 5 CD set were specifically designed to help cancer patients work from within to support their own healing, and are compatible with any other form of treatment. The set addresses all the issues mentioned below, but you can also buy the book and select single CDs that address specific issues, such as "Transforming you Fear of Cancer" for reducing fear, anxiety, and depression, "Healing Cancer from Within" to learn healing imagery skills, “Optimizing Cancer Treatments” to reduce adverse effects from chemotherapy or radiation therapy, "Successful Cancer Surgery" for preparing and recovering from procedures, and "Creating Wellness Beyond Cancer" for re-establishing a healthy identity and lifestyle after your treatment.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the use of strong medications to eliminate cancer cells. It is often helpful to people with cancer but is frequently accompanied by undesirable and difficult side-effects. Research shows that guided imagery can help reduce or relieve many of these effects, including mood effects, fatigue, pain from mouth sores, and even nausea. Our "Optimizing Cancer Treatments" CD will teach you a method that helps you support your body, mind, and immunity while going through chemotherapy. The "Fighting Cancer from Within" book and 5 CD set are specifically designed to help cancer patients work from within to support their own healing, and are compatible with any other form of treatment. The set addresses not only chemotherapy but issues such as fear of cancer, making treatment decisions, preparing for and recovering from surgery, making the most of radiation therapy, creating healing imagery, and redeveloping wellness after cancer treatment.
Childbirth
Childbirth is an exciting and potentially stressful time, and research shows that relaxation and guided imagery can be very helpful in reducing anxiety and stress associated with labor and delivery.. Our “Preparing for Childbirth” CD will teach you three guided imagery processes will help prepare a woman for an easier, more natural childbirth while reducing complications and enhancing the enjoyment of this special event.
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Diabetes
There are two kinds of diabetes, with Diabetes Type I resulting from a lack of insulin and requiring its replacement, and Diabetes Type II, much more common, which is brought on by overweight, sedentary lifestyle, and a resulting resistance to the effects of insulin. Medical research shows that good stress management is an important part of diabetes management, and that relaxation and guided imagery can be very helpful. The benefits are largely through the effectiveness of guided imagery to reduce stress and help people change to healthier lifestyles, but there may also be some direct effect on blood sugar levels. Our "Guided Imagery for Self-Healing" book and 4 CD set will teach you all the fundamental skills of using guided imagery to help stimulate healing and lifestyle change from within. The book will explain the process, review the science behind it, and coach you through the common questions that people have, while the CD set guides you through the 9 essential guided imagery skills taught in the book. If you prefer to listen rather than read, you may want to start with "Self Healing with Guided Imagery", a 2 CD set featuring Dr. Andrew Weil. The first CD explains mind/body healing and guided imagery while the second teaches you three fundamental self-healing skills.
Dysmenorrhea (Painful Periods)
Pain associated with menstruation is a common source of distress for women of child-bearing age, and research shows that guided imagery can be helpful with this symptom and many other menstrual difficulties. A simple way to start is by using "Self Healing with Guided Imagery", a 2 CD set featuring Dr. Andrew Weil. The first CD explains mind/body healing and guided imagery while the second teaches you three fundamental self-healing skills. In addition, our "Pain Relief" CD will teach you three specific pain relief techniques, and if you would like a more in-depth training that you can use for many health purposes, the "Guided Imagery for Self-Healing" book and 4 CD set will teach you all the fundamental skills of using guided imagery for health. The book will explain the process, review the science behind it, and coach you through the common questions that people have, while the CD set guides you through the 9 essential guided imagery skills taught in the book.
Headaches
Headaches are a common source of pain, distress, and disability, and guided imagery can help relieve them, whether they are tension or migraine type., When practiced regularly, research shows that relaxation and imagery can prevent migraines as well as any of the most commonly prescribed medications, and of course, without the accompanying side effects of expense. We have developed a single CD called "Headache Relief" for this purpose, and if you want a more in-depth immersion into the healing potential of imagery, use the "Guided Imagery for Self-Healing" book and 4 CD set that will teach you all the fundamental skills of using guided imagery for health. The book will explain the process, review the science behind it, and coach you through the common questions that people have, while the CD set guides you through the 9 essential guided imagery skills taught in the book.