The Academy for
Guided Imagery
and its co-sponsoring organizations
present:
IMAGERY,
SUGGESTION, AND
MIND/BODY MEDICINE: 2008
AGI’s
20th Annual Conference Webcast
Benefits
of Attending
• Learn from a distinguished
faculty of outstanding experts in their respective fields.
• Hear about the latest evidence-based studies and
scientific research on guided imagery, suggestion,
visualization, and mind/body medicine.
• Update yourself on the latest approaches to treating
stress, anxiety, acute and chronic pain, cancer, heart
disease, PTSD, addictions, and other pressing health care
problems.
• Attend the conference online from the comfort of your own
home or office without the hassles of airports, security
lines, airplanes, taxis, hotels, and other travel
necessities.
• Save significant money by avoiding out of town travel and
hotel costs.
• Attend as much as you can of the original webcast, and
then take up to two months to log on to the conference
archives to attend any sessions you may have missed.
• You may attend on any computer platform (PC, Mac) at any
speed (dial-up to T1).
• Earn Continuing Education Credits for most health care
professions.
• Enjoy the lowest AGI Annual Conference fees in years.
• Support this year’s Conference Webcast and its
co-sponsors so we can plan to meet together again next year
in person and webcast that event “live to the
world.”
Overall Conference Objectives
After attending this
conference, participants should be able to:
• Utilize the results from the latest research studies to
determine how best to employ imagery, suggestion, and
related techniques to help diagnose and treat their
patients and clients.
• Employ basic Interactive Guided
Imagerysm
techniques to
initiate Imagery Dialogue to explore the deeper meaning of
symptoms.
• Discuss how EMDR, EFT, and related techniques can be used
to help heal trauma and PTSD.
• Use imagery and other suggestive techniques to help
clients overcome addictions and chronic pain.
• Appreciate the power of imagery, suggestion, and the
narrative story to express unique cultural components of an
illness or psychological issue.
• Apply guided imagery techniques to reduce anxiety and the
side effects of current medical treatments and procedures.
• Improve patient satisfaction with medical and
psychological care.
• Understand how other cultural approaches to health care
incorporate basic mind/body medicine principles that
stimulate health and healing.