This mindfulness technique taps the power of vivid visualization and your five senses, and may promote relaxation, increase motivation, improve mood, and more. Imagine that you’re in a place where you ...

It's a kind of a deliberate daydream. Guided imagery, or visualization, involves mental exercises aimed at allowing the mind to influence the health of the body. The patient imagines sights, sounds, ...

Research efforts directed at alleviating post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety and other psychological ills found in life are improving the lives of countless people, and advances in cognitive, ...

Aristotle and Hippocrates believed in the power of images in the brain to enliven the heart and body. Today, research shows they were right. Guided imagery is helping patients use the full range of ...

People who lose their visual imagination after a stroke share damage to a single neural circuit. A new analysis maps these ...

This is Present Tense, a series on mindfulness for busy people (read: all of us). Whether you're at work, on a walk, or hanging with loved ones, mindfulness can help you stay connected and engaged – ...

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health issue in the United States, and they're a Matterhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland Source: Joshua Earle/Unsplash significant problem worldwide. A growing ...

Guided imagery decreased stress and relieved anxiety in patients who used the technique before and after radiation therapy for breast cancer, according to a study presented during a poster session at ...

The strength of a person's mental imagery—their ability to picture something in their mind's eye—is linked to the excitability of different brain regions, a study led by researchers at UNSW Sydney has ...