Guided Imagery for Self-Healing: An Essential Resource for Anyone Seeking Wellness

Martin L.Rossman

Sept 2010 · H J Kramer

About this eBook

Using methods he has taught to thousands of patients and health-care professionals since 1972, Dr. Rossman teaches a step-by-step method of harnessing the power of the mind to further one's own physical healing. Versatile and easy-to-learn, mental imagery as explained by Dr. Rossman, can be used to: Achieve deep physiological relaxation Stimulate healing responses in the body Create an inner dialogue and gain a better understanding of one's health Improve health and general well-being. The idea of guided imagery as an aid to the healing process is a recognized key component in the health care equation of mind/body healing. Starting with a discussion of the nature of imagery and how it works, Dr. Rossman presents specific scripts that can be used directly. Scripts include: Exploring Your Imagery Abilities, Basic Relaxation Skills, Deepening Techniques, Your Healing Imagery, Meeting Your Inner Advisor, Symptoms are Symbols, Grounding Your Insight, Learning From Your Resistance, and Your Image of Wellness. A practical and helpful book not only for those facing specific health problems but for all who wish to use the imagination for a wide range of individual purposes unlimited to health situations.

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About the author

Martin L. Rossman, MD, is a physician and board-certified acupuncturist, practicing holistic medicine since 1972. As cofounder and codirector of the Academy for Guided Imagery, he has taught therapeutic guided imagery to over ten thousand health professionals. Through his writing, workshops, and tapes, thousands of people have learned to use imagery for their own self-healing. In addition to his activities as author, speaker, educator, researcher, workshop leader, and consultant to major universities and health care institutions, Dr. Rossman serves as clinical associate in the Department of Medicine, University of California Medical Center; on the adjunct teaching faculty in the California School for Professional Psychology; and as a consultant to the Stanford Corporate Health Project. He lives and practices in Mill Valley, California.