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Visualization meditation benefits are an incredibly powerful tool that you can use during self-hypnosis, meditation, or even creative pursuits.
Visualization meditation benefits are an incredibly powerful tool that you can use during self-hypnosis, meditation, or even creative pursuits.
Either way, when performed correctly you can use it to 'simulate' an environment or stimulus almost as though you were there and to thereby fool your brain into thinking that whatever you're imagining is real.
This can then be used to experiment, to remember things, or to calm yourself down.
It's that latter use that we're going to be dealing with here, which can specifically be achieved by visualizing a 'happy place'. This is a place that you can 'go to' in your mind's eye that will make you feel calm and at ease.
This can be used on its own for therapeutic ends, or it can be used to get yourself into a calm and suggestible state for self-hypnosis.
What Should a Happy Place be to get the most visualization meditation benefits?
When you inevitably get to the point on a hypnosis script where you're told to 'go to your happy place', it can be jarring and even stressful if you don't know where that is.
To start with then: how do you choose where your happy place is?
The first thing to do is to think of what automatically comes to mind when you think 'happy place'. For some people, it might be a forest, for others a tropical beach, for others a quiet log cabin.
Whatever comes to mind immediately, that can be a good thing to start with – don't try and force it.
If nothing is coming to the fore, then you can also try asking yourself questions. For instance: when was the last time you felt truly happy or truly calm? Or is there a place you go often in real life in order to calm down?
Bringing Your Happy Place to Life
Once you've got an idea of at least what your happy place is like, you can then go about bringing it to life and enjoy the visualization meditation benefits and making it as real as possible.
One way to do this is by drawing on real experiences you've had to color the image in your mind – you can even base the happy place on a real place you've frequented.
Another strategy is to try drawing your happy place. This is a good way to decide on the physical dimensions and layout which can help to keep the space more 'real' in your mind.
Don't forget to concentrate on your other senses though for added visualization meditation benefits – populating your happy place with sounds and smells will make all the difference.
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One important principle I try to accomplish is to take complex ideas about meditation and the not-so-well understood meditation principles and help you understand how they can fit into your life.
To your success in meditation!
Don Weyant/Founder
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NOTE: Listen to these meditation episodes as much as you want in a comfortable position, whether sitting or lying down. For best results, we strongly suggest listening with headphones.
***This work is not meant to replace medical or counseling guidance from a qualified practitioner. Please get professional care if you suffer from a physical or mental disease.
