Not everyone has the same powers of imagination. You may need a little practice before the images come naturally to your mind.
Here are a few useful tips.
If you find the following visualisation exercises difficult, look at photographs of landscapes for two or three minutes, then close your eyes and try to reconstruct the same image in your mind. You can also relive a pleasant memory from your past, with your eyes open. Then close your eyes and try to recreate each detail.
You can use the "phosphene” technique (see: the Magic Lamp) to maximise the effects.
You can also use your non-visual senses. For example, if you hear fish frying in a pan or an audience applauding, use the sounds and smells to recreate images.
Find out which sense you are most responsive to. If you are responsive to sound, think of the sound of the ocean and see what images it brings to mind. Concentrating your attention on what you feel will enable you to slip more easily from sound (for example) to images.
All the senses are linked and become visual once you make an effort to describe your experience.
While trying to improve your imaginative powers, relax (breathe deeply and close your eyes) and let the images drift into your mind.
Wait for them and accept them as they are.
Everything that comes into your mind can be useful, even if it seems silly or absurd.
You will find that, with practise, the process becomes much quicker.
The two following exercises do not relate to any particular illness; they will help you stay healthy and maintain your general wellbeing.
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