The Academy for
Guided Imagery
and its co-sponsoring organizations
present:
IMAGERY,
SUGGESTION, AND
MIND/BODY MEDICINE
AGI’s
20th Annual Conference Webcast
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PRE CONF Lesson
1 - BRESLER/ROSSMAN
Marty Rossman defines an “Image” as a thought form LACKING
sensory qualities.
Imagery is considered to be the oldest and most ubiquitous
form of therapy, since ALL healing rituals or ceremonies
involve imagery either overtly or covertly
While imagery has been shown to be a useful tool in
reducing psychological symptoms (i.e., stress, anxiety,
depression, etc.), it has NOT been shown to be effective in
relieving the more somatic symptoms (i.e., pain, nausea,
bronchospasm, etc.).
The four types of suggestion are: VERBAL, NON-VERBAL,
INTRAVERBAL, and EXTRAVERBAL.
During the guided imagery demonstration with Daru Maer,
Daru came across an image of LOBSTER CLAWS.
PRE CONF Lesson
2- BRESLER/ROSSMAN
During the “Meeting an Inner Advisor” exercise, when
meeting an Inner Advisor for the first time, Dr. Bresler
suggests POSSIBLY OFFERING YOUR ADVISOR EITHER A GIFT OR
SOME FOOD YOU THINK IT MIGHT ENJOY.
A TRUE INNER ADVISOR can either be highly knowledgeable,
friendly and supportive, or highly negative and critical
towards you.
One of the main goals of THE GROUNDING PROCESS is
“converting insights to actions.”
Some of the steps in the Grounding Process include:
BRAINSTORMING, CHOOSING THE BEST OPTION, PLANNING FOR
ACTION, AND TAKING ACTION.
During the Grounding demonstration, the central problem
that the “client” wanted help with was her habit of
EXCESSIVE ONLINE SHOPPING.
PART I: Advance in Alternative Medicine
(1) – ORNISH
One of the main points Dr. Ornish makes early in his
presentation is that there clearly are GOOD FOODS AND BAD
FOODS.
One of the studies shown in the presentation reported that
WALKING FOR AS LITTLE AS THREE HOURS PER WEEK could
increase the size of people’s brains.
Depending on the amount consumed, alcohol was shown to have
the potential to EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE TOTAL NUMBER
OF BRAIN CELLS.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids are more commonly known as “BAD FATS”.
One of the studies shown in the presentation reported that
PROPORTIONALLY MORE MEN THAN WOMEN will eventually become
overweight.
(2) – CASS
According to the lecture, depression is largely UNAFFECTED
by diet.
One of the studies presented in the lecture claimed that
those depressed patients who were on a natural 5-HTP
treatment had a GREATER improvement over their depression,
anxiety, insomnia and physical symptoms than the patients
taking the antidepressant.
Fish eaters are LESS prone to depression because of the
high quantities of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in fish.
Adaptogens INCREASE the body’s resistance to stresses such
as trauma, anxiety and bodily fatigue.
Among the “Natural Highs” listed at the end of the lecture
were LOUD MUSIC, ANTI-DEPRESSANTS, and SLEEPING PILLS.
(3) - PELLETIER
Dr. Pelletier reads a quote saying that American healthcare
is the best in the world ALWAYS.
Both “Total Practitioner Visits” and “Total Expenditure”
for Complementary and Alternative Medicine INCREASED from
1990 to 1997.
The highest use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
in 1997 was by LOWER INCOME, ELDERLY MEN WHO WERE NOT
COLLEGE EDUCATED.
Rather than simply looking at the difference between
Traditional versus Alternative Medicine, Dr. Pelletier
suggests looking at the difference between WHAT WORKS AND
WHAT DOESN’T WORK.
Of all of the large 2-year increases in sales in the US
Herbal Market, by far the largest increase was that of ST.
JOHN’S WORT, which rose by 1,900% over two years.
(4) – ACHTERBERG
NEUROTHEOLOGY was defined as the field dedicated to
understanding the relationship between spirituality and the
brain.
In the Distant Healing study, only two of the pairs of
healers and receivers SHOWED SIGNIFICANT RESULTS.
The results from the Qi Gong healer had to be thrown out of
the study, but probably would have been THE LEAST
SIGNIFICANT results anyway.
The distant healing study WAS NOT REALLY A STUDY OF DISTANT
“HEALING,” but really more of distant “brain activation.”
According to Dr. Achterberg, there are ALMOST NO CONTROLLED
STUDIES showing significant effects of prayer, distant
healing, or healing intentions on either health or
behavior.
Part II: Addiction, Pain, and Fear
(5) – Bresler
According to Dr. Bresler’s Premise, many chronic pain
patients experience TRAUMATIC LEARNING, OR HYPNOSIS, and
continue to experience their pain through post-hypnotic
suggestion.
During a dangerous or traumatic experience, the “Inner Tape
Recorder” referred to by Dr. Bresler makes careful notes
and learns all of the available physical and emotional cues
of danger, EVEN AFTER ONLY ONE EXPOSURE TO THE STIMULI.
Dr. Bresler states that conflict between the “Knowing”
brain and the “Feeling” brain is often the result of AN
UNRESOLVED TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE.
Most people, according to Dr. Bresler, find Junior High
School a POSITIVE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY ARE
ALLOWED TO GROW AND LEARN WITHOUT FEAR OF HUMILIATION OR
SHAME.
When someone walks into a doctor’s office because he or she
wants to give up an addiction, that act alone is
essentially a sure sign that that person is experiencing an
INNER CONFLICT.
(6) – deBECKER
Gavin deBecker calls ALL FORMS OF FEAR manufactured and
unwarranted.
According to deBecker, Fear is the HIGHEST ORDER signal in
the body.
The fear of public speaking can, in some ways, be equated
to the FEAR OF DEATH.
If the signal of intuition is “a whisper,” then the signal
of curiosity is a SOFTER whisper.
In the interview, deBecker says that Local News is designed
to cause FEAR because if it caused ANXIETY, it would be too
unpleasant for people to watch every day.
(7)- Ellroy
James Ellroy attributes much of his success in attaining
sobriety to his formation of A POSITIVE AND IMAGINATIVE
CONNECTION TO THE WORLD.
One of the “Three Stages to Overcoming Addiction” mentioned
in the presentation is SURRENDERING YOURSELF TO A HIGHER
POWER.
One of James Ellroy’s suggestions for attaining sobriety is
FINDING MORE NATURAL REPLACEMENT “HIGHS”.
In his own progress towards sobriety, James Ellroy found
that mild sleeping pills were HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TOOLS for
helping him maintain his basic personal “necessity” for
sound sleep.
James Ellroy believes that for addicts (particularly
alcoholic and narcotics abusers), using other
pharmaceuticals that provide a subtle “high” is A HEALTHY
AND EFFECTIVE WAY TO ACHIEVE SOBRIETY.
PART III:
Expectations, Cancer, and Mond/Body Medicine
(9) – SOBEL
According to Dr. Sobel, one of the reasons why health care
administrators are resistant to implement Mind/Body
medicine are THEY CANNOT SEE HOW IT COULD BE COST-EFFECTIVE
FOR THEIR ORGANIZATIONS.
In fact, there are NO STUDIES that have shown Mind/Body
interventions to be cost-effective.
According to Dr. Sobel, attitudes, beliefs and moods CAN
significantly influence health outcomes.
In one study on abdominal surgery, the use of an imagery
suggestion SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED LENGTH OF HOSPITAL STAY.
In regard to medication adherence, patients who adhere to
placebo treatments show SIMILAR health outcomes to patients
who poorly adhere to real drugs.
(9) –ROSSMAN
One of the Four Special Challenges of Cancer Diagnosis (as
indicated by Dr. Rossman) is that CANCER TREATMENTS ARE
INHERENTLY HARD TO CHOOSE, AS THEY OFTEN ENTAIL PAINFUL OR
RISKY INTERVENTIONS.
In terms of its value in cancer care, Dr. Rossman believes
that Imagery is great for reducing stress, but NOT
PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE IN STIMULATING HEALING.
During BRANCHED INTERACTIVE GUIDINGsm the guide acts like a tape
recorder with a pause button, in that the client sets pace,
but the guide determines direction.
On the Axis of Empowerment, the opposite of Classical
Hypnosis (which is Directive and Content Full) is
INTERACTIVE GUIDED IMAGERYSM, WHICH IS PERMISSIVE AND
CONTENT FREE.
One of the shortcomings of Imagery therapy is that although
it can reduce the adverse effects of a condition, it CANNOT
affect the adverse effects of many treatments (i.e.,
anxiety, depression, nausea, fatigue, etc.)
(10) – FREEMAN
Dr. Freeman is largely concerned with the PSYCHOSOCIAL
IMPACT from cancer-treatment related symptoms.
One shortcoming in current research about the effects of
stress of a serious diagnosis lies in the LACK OF MANY
PROSPECTIVE, LONGITUDINAL STUDIES.
Dr. Freeman believes that much of the cancer-related
cognitive impairments are MORE LIKELY DUE TO PLACEBO EFFECT
RATHER THAN THE PHARMACOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THE CANCER
TREATMENT DRUGS THEMSELVES.
The strongest predictor of depression in survivors WAS
ONGOING CANCER TREATMENT-RELATED SYMPTOMS.
Of all of the Cognitive Programs mentioned, NONE of the
interventions focused on restoring specific cognitive
function.
(11) – Weil
Dr. Weil states that his central goal is to achieve the
global transformation of healthcare through the field of
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE.
Dr. Weil sees antibiotics as a SELF-CONTAINED CURATIVE
medicine, often capable of single-handedly curing illness.
In regard to the usefulness of Alternative Medicine, Dr.
Weil believes that there is A WIDE RANGE OF QUALITY across
the different modalities categorized as Alternative
Medicine: some good, some bad, some even dangerous.
According to Dr. Weil, trying to “stop aging” is fighting a
battle against ONE OF THE NATURAL LAWS OF THE UNIVERSE.
Dr. Weil suggests that TREATING PATIENTS SIMPLY AS
“PHYSICAL BODIES” is necessary for a full understanding of
health and illness.
PART IV: Power of the Story/ Imagery with Smokers and
Children
(12)- GUBER
Peter Guber believes that FACTS are typically more easily
remembered than STORIES, even if the story is gripping and
emotionally involving.
According to Guber, some people are SIMPLY BORN as
storytellers – in other words, NOT EVERYONE CAN BE A STORY
TELLER.
As far as the relationship between Words and Images, Guber
states that WORDS ARE EXPRESSIONS OF IMAGES.
When Guber says, “Stand guard at the portal of the mind,”
he is talking about being mindful of the ways in which WE
PHYSICALLY COMMUNICATE WHAT WE ARE THINKING.
According to Guber, when forced to deliver bad news or
risky possible outcomes for patients, it is MOST ETHICAL
AND LEGAL TO SIMPLY OMIT TELLING THEM ABOUT POTENTIAL RISKS
THAT CREATE NEGATIVE IMAGES.
(13) –
MEHL-MADRONA
Dr. Mehl-Madrona believes that when communicating with
imagery figures (such as the Spirit of the Illness), it is
ALWAYS more effective to do so in the form of a story line.
According to Dr. Mehl-Madrona, it is often helpful to make
use of the Buddhist philosophy that ONLY HUMAN BEINGS are
truly conscious.
In the presentation, Dr. Mehl-Madrona quotes from a famous
philosopher of science who believed that EVERY HYPOTHESIS
IS PROVABLE IF YOU CAN BE CREATIVE ENOUGH IN HOW YOU TEST
IT.
During the story about the invention of Death and Illness,
HALF OF THE COMPETITORS CHEATED WHILE THE OTHER HALF DID
NOT.
When communicating with the Spirit of the Illness or Pain,
it is often RECOMMENDED to ask kindly (rather than
insistently) whether the Spirit would be willing to give
you some relief.
(14) – SHEINMAN
CONVENTIONAL LEARNING, according to the presentation,
focuses mostly on learning through experience, learning
through awareness, and developing mind-body skills for
life.
One of the traits listed for “Schools with a Positive
Climate,” was that they DEVELOP COPING SKILLS TOWARDS
LIFE’S STRESSES AND CHALLENGES.
In his discussion of Meditative Learning, Dr. Sheinman
quotes the Tao Te Ching, which says, “WITHOUT GOING
OUTSIDE, YOU MAY KNOW THE WHOLE WORLD.”
Of all the potential harms facing adolescents, the main
threat to adolescents’ health is EXTERNAL VIOLENCE AND
DANGERS.
One of the many modalities incorporated into the Mind/Body
Training classes was the use of MOTOR AND SENSORY
INTEGRATION THROUGH DANCE, MOVEMENT, YOGA, ETC.
(15) – Tindle
One of the primary focuses of Dr. Tindle’s presentation was
on the role of Mind/Body therapies in ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL
programs.
Negative Affect was shown, in one study, to be
SIGNIFICANTLY CORRELATED to relapse in times of crises.
The “Triangle of Awareness,” as discussed in relation to
Mindfulness, consists of THOUGHTS, EMOTIONS, AND PHYSICAL
SENSATIONS.
Dr. Tindle recommends using Mind/Body therapy ALONE, as it
has not been shown to be more effective when combined with
traditional pharmacotherapy.
Mind/Body therapies tend to bring about lasting behavior
change because they are EASY TO TEACH AND LEARN, ARE
INEXPENSIVE, AND ARE ENJOYABLE FOR PATIENTS.
PART V: Imgery for Trauma, Somatics, and ER Care
(16) – GORDON
According to the presentation, healthy systems (beings)
move toward increased SIMPLICITY.
Following trauma, the volume of the hippocampus DECREASES,
while the size of the ventricle INCREASES.
Trauma can produce AMNESIA AND OTHER LOSSES OF MEMORY.
Dr. Gordon stated that PTSD might be caused by a greatly
DECREASED Fight or Flight response to agitation over a
SHORT period of time.
One of the many modalities incorporated into the Mind/Body
Training classes was the use of MOTOR AND SENSORY
INTEGRATION THROUGH DANCE, MOVEMENT, YOGA, ETC.
(17) – SHAPIRO
According to the lecture, treatments such as E.M.D.R. work
because new experiences exist COMPLETELY SEPARATELY from
past experiences and memories.
Dr. Shapiro makes the point that physiological limits EXIST
but that they CAN be used to achieve mental health.
The point of the “Visualizing your own grade school trauma”
demonstration was to show that almost everyone has SOME
UNPROCESSED MEMORIES.
EMDR is an “Adaptive Information Processing Model” because,
among other reasons, it MOVES MEMORIES FROM ONE FORM OF
MEMORY SYSTEM TO THE NEXT.
The POWERLESS NETWORK refers to the ease with which
E.M.D.R. produces changes in unprocessed memories.
(18) - KALLINKE
Dr. Kallinke explains that early imagery focused greatly on
VERBAL BEHAVIOR.
Although interesting, Dr. Kallinke points out that Eye
Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (E.M.D.R.) is NOT
really an Imagery-related technique.
According to the lecture, Smucker’s “Imagery Rescripting”
is a MORE DIRECT method than E.M.D.R. in terms of changing
traumatic memories.
The study of SALUTOGENESIS is the study of the forces that
support health.
The “Rosetta Study” mentioned in the lecture confirmed the
simple fact that although our BEHAVIORS have remained
relatively consistent over several millennia, the broad
changes in our GENETICS have resulted in the imbalances
that makes us sick today.
(19) – MILZ
Motor Imagery is a cognitive process in which a subject
PERFORMS MOVEMENTS WHILE HE/SHE VISUALIZES THEM.
Functions of Self-organization (or Autopoesis) include
EXPECTATIONS, SUCH AS DESIRES OR IMAGINATION.
According to Dr. Milz, we SIMULTANEOUSLY COMMUNICATE OUR
STATE OF BEING ON MANY LEVELS.
According to the Neurobiology of Emotional Body Language
study, facial expressions communicate MORE INFORMATION BY
THEMSELVES than is communicated from emotional body
language.
One of the hopes of the Clay Modeling experiment was that
it would reveal ASPECTS OF A PERSON’S CURRENT BODY IMAGE.
(20) Reynolds
Dr. Reynolds calls the Left Brain the “voice of the
‘CONSCIOUS mind’.”
The Press Ganey survey showed that Patient Satisfaction was
NOT correlated with either Hospital Profitability or
Employee Satisfaction.
Dr. Reynolds calls the Emergency Department “a Special
Case” because, among other things, THE PATIENTS ARE IN
CRISIS, THE PHYSICIANS HAVE NUMEROUS STRESS FACTORS, AND
THE PATIENT-PHYSICIAL ENOUNTER IS PARTICULARLY BRIEF.
It turns out, according to the Patient Satisfaction Surveys
quoted in the presentation, that the likelihood of
recommending the emergency department was MOST strongly
correlated with the extent to which the patient was
informed about delays.
Shorter total waiting time ALWAYS resulted in higher
patient satisfaction.
PART VI: Sleep, Creativity, Wealth, and Chinese Medicine
(21) – Krippner
One of the Four Stages of Creativity (as described by Dr.
Krippner) involves VERIFICATION OF THE CREATIVE IDEA.
Two of the Four Stages of Creativity can ONLY occur during
sleep.
One key to finding creativity in dreams is to review the
problem before sleep, or as Dr. Krippner refers to it, make
use of DIRECTED INCUBATION.
In the ILLUMINATION stage, we research and organize our
materials in great detail so that in a much later stage, we
can allow creative inspiration to take place.
Dr. Krippner brings up the example of Jimi Hendrix to show
the occasional value of CHEMICALLY-INDUCED ALTERED STATES
OF CONSCIOUSNESS in being creative.
(22) –SHEALY
In the category of Self-Regulation Biogenics, Dr. Shealy
mentions three kinds of biofeedback: SENSORY, EMOTIONAL,
AND SPIRITUAL.
Dr. Shealy defines HYPNOSIS as a directed focus on anything
pleasant.
Dr. Shealy mentioned that PHOTOSIMULATION can be used to
induce a state of relaxation.
One of the methods that Dr. Shealy uses to induce
relaxation involves PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE SIGNALS
OF THE BODY.
While talking about Spiritual Biofeedback, Dr. Shealy
suggests that thinking, by itself, IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO SET
SPIRITUAL FORCES IN MOTION.
(23) – JAFFE
One of the roles of the Wealth Psychologist is to help
their clients ATTAIN OR MAINTAIN WEALTH.
Dr. Jaffe talks about a study in which the amount of money
a person has was ALWAYS POSITIVELY correlated with their
happiness.
During the lecture, one of the studies showed that
regardless of income, most people, when asked “How much
money is enough?” will typically respond that roughly TWICE
their current income is “enough.”
One of the roles of the Wealth Psychologist can include
helping families develop a consistent agreement as to
issues of inheritance in order to avoid conflicts between
PARENTS’ DECISIONS AND CHILDREN’S SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT.
Dr. Jaffe believes that in matters of money and inheritance
within families, doing things together, “as a family,” is
often a DISRUPTIVE force.
(24) – CHOW
According to Dr. Chow’s lecture, one example for why
Diversity is important comes from the 1970s, when due to
lack of understanding, SOME ACUPUNCTURISTS WERE BEING
THROWN IN JAIL IN CALIFORNIA.
The three components most often focused on in Natural
Cultural Medicine are THE BODY, THE MIND, AND THE IMMUNE
SYSTEM.
Iatrogenic Diseases are DISEASES INDUCED BY MEDICAL
TREATMENTS.
One of the studies presented in the lecture reported that
Iatrogenic Diseases represent THE THIRD BIGGEST KILLER IN
HOSPITALS.
During the Qi-Energy demonstrations, there was VIRTUALLY NO
DIFFERENCE between the effects of Qi exchange through
physical touch, and the Qi exchange from across the room.
(25) - WHITE
According to Dr. White, traditional acupuncturists believe
that WITHIN THE MERIDIANS (OR ENERGY PATHWAYS), almost
every life choice or crisis is mapped out in detail.
The Cultural Revolution in China served to ENCOURAGE the
emphasis of the psychological and spiritual aspects of
medicine.
According to the lecture, moods are NOT typically directed
towards an object.
One of the Classical Chinese Medicine assumptions about
emotions was that they are culturally informed, social
paradigms, NOT UNIVERSAL EXPERIENCES.
According to Classical Chinese Medicine, the ability to
remain stuck in one posture or stance in life is the key to
PREVENTING disease.
PART VII: Transformation, Coaching, and Leadership
(26) – BENOR
In the first demonstration, the Client is suffering from a
problematic SOCIAL PHOBIA that keeps him from being able to
SING in public.
WHEE has not been shown to be very effective in treating
PHYSICAL PAINS.
One of the serious drawbacks to using WHEE, as explained in
lecture, is that IT TAKES AN INCREDIBLY LONG TIME TO START
BEING EFFECTIVE.
One study showed that WHEE could be taught to groups of
over 40 and still result in a SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN
DISTRESS OVER WHATEVER EACH SUBJECT WANTED TO FEEL BETTER
ABOUT.
In the second demonstration, the man with shoulder pain had
to practice WHEE for SEVERAL WEEKS before he got back
noticeably greater range of motion in his shoulder.
(27) – KING
According to the lecture, one of the benefits of
interactive imagery is GUARANTEED IMPROVEMENT IN PHYSICAL
CAPABILITY.
NON-DIRECTIVE LANGUAGE acknowledges the athlete’s
experience exactly as they describe it.
The “inner coach” is always a symbol of WISDOM AND SKILL.
The three sets in interactive imagery, as described by Dr.
King, include FORESIGHT, INSIGHT, AND HINDSIGHT.
According to Dr. King, the best kind of Interactive Guided
Imagery utilized “SCRIPTED, GENERIC IMAGERY AS DETERMINED
BY THE GUIDE”
(28) - MOMMAERTS
Dr. Mommaerts describes Guided Imagery as one kind of
AUTOSUGGESTION.
Dr. Mommaerts suggests that although pain and suffering
will be essentially gone by 2108, VIOLENCE AND
DISCRIMINATION may continue to spread in the future.
Smoking, according to the presentation, is something that
will be seen as SOMETHING FROM THE PAST, ALTOGETHER.
Rather than looking at simply “what works,” Dr. Mommaerts
praises the current movement in medicine towards searching
for WHAT IS IT THAT WORKS? AND TOWARDS WHAT IS IT WORKING?
Dr. Mommaerts describes his vision of the future of
medicine as JUST ONE OF AN INFINITE NUMBER OF POSSIBLE
SCENARIOS, EACH OF WHICH IS EQUALLY LIKELY.
(29) - Miller
Dr. Miller believes that, for the most part, people behave
BOTH RATIONALLY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE “NATURAL FLOW.”
One of the main causes of “Stress,” according to Dr.
Miller, is a lack of HOMEOSTASIS.
Dr. Miller refers to the type of worldview that promotes
love, unity, wholeness and completeness as the ”BOTH/AND”
Paradigm.
At the personal level, the “Either/Or” Paradigm can lead to
EITHER FEELINGS OF INADEQUACY AND GUILT, OR, FEELINGS OF
LOVE AND WHOLENESS.
Dr. Miller believes that one of the great strengths of
society today lies in our GREAT WEALTH OF STRONG AND WISE
LEADERSHIP.
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