Mind-Body Tools And Techniques
Guided Imagery
Book
Guided Imagery for Healing by Becky Stevens
A thorough and practical guide to help patients preparing for surgery, recovering from illness or injury, or seeking greater calm and resilience. Offers step-by-step practices, ready-to-use scripts, and personalized tools to reduce anxiety, support the body’s natural healing, and improve recovery outcomes. Includes practical scripts for relaxation and healing, preparing for surgery, and reducing fear during medical procedures. Also included are worksheets for creating your own imagery, daily practice guides, and a healing plan.
Health Journeys
A guided meditation to support a successful surgery. Includes separate music track. Now under distribution from Hay House, an online store with books, audio, and accessories for self-empowerment. A wide variety of audio for many health-related concerns are also available. Hay House offers an annual subscription of unlimited audio with a 14-day free trial.
The website of Dr. Martin Rossman – pioneer and expert in guided imagery. Offers online courses, recordings (CD and download), and books on guided imagery.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health – Relaxation Techniques: What You Need to Know
Government website with information about a variety of relaxation techniques. Great source of information with lots of citations of relevant research..
My favorite app for meditation – Insight Timer, has a huge assortment of guided meditations and imagery for health, anxiety, sleep, stress, and much more – many of which are free. (Disclaimer: I am a registered teacher on Insight Timer. You can find my recordings of many of the scripts from this book, along with other practices, in the app by searching my name under “Teachers.”)
UCLA Mindful
Listen to UCLA Health’s extensive library of guided meditations anytime and anywhere. The app is free and available in multiple languages.