Visualize Your Way to Wellness
Did you know that visualizing can help us feel better, improve athletic performance, and improve work productivity?
We can imagine our way to a better state of mind.
This week, Maddy, my acupuncturist asked:
“What form of water do you want to be?”
She was asking me to visualize a form of water to emulate. It could be vapor, steam, or a waterfall, a slowly moving stream, a bouncy river.
Maddy wanted me to take back control of my emotions and reactions. I’d had my ego bruised a few nights prior and was restless, disappointed, unclear.
What form of water did I want to be?
I thought about it and decided I wanted to be the pool on top of my roof deck. Reflecting the sun, a sanctuary from the busy streets below in the heart of Boston.
A stillness, yet slight ripples.
Peaceful. Not stagnant, but not erratic.
Visualizing myself as water in a pool immediately re-centered me. I no longer felt stressed. I floated out of Maddy’s office and floated down Newbury Street.
Then I floated myself into the very pool I visualized.
It’s been 4 days and counting, and anytime I feel stressed or triggered by an event out of my control, I’ve imagined myself as the water in the pool.
I visualized my way to a more regulated state.
As we enter this long weekend, how do you want to feel? Can you visualize your way to a balanced, peaceful state of mind?