Healing Visualizations: Creating Health Through Imagery - Paperback

by Gerald Epstein (Author)

The comprehensive guide to imagery therapy for: the common cold, bone fractures, arthritis, hypertension, headaches, asthma, infertility, depression, pms, anxiety, obesity, and much more

For years it has been widely known that the mind exerts a tremendous influence on our physical well-being--often determining the difference between health and disease. In Healing Visualizations, Dr. Gerald Epstein, a psychiatrist and pioneer in waking dream therapy, provides a new vision of how the mind can help heal the body through the power of "imaginal medicine."

Developed over fifteen years of clinical practice, Dr. Epstein's safe, potent techniques for tapping the mind's healing energy enable us to influence our own health with remarkably fast, positive results. More than seventy-five exercises cover specific health problems form common ailments such as allergies, colds, backaches, headaches, and arthritis to life-threatening illnesses such as heart disease and cancer. Each exercise takes just one to five minutes. And there are special visualizations for overall wellness that you can personalize to fit your own daily health and fitness needs.

A revolutionary and inspiring program, Healing Visualizations is a major contribution to understanding, restoring, and maintaining the healthful unity of body and mind.

Author Biography

Gerald Epstein, MD, is the editor of Encyclopedia of Mental Imagery, the author of Climbing Jacob's Ladder: Finding Spiritual Freedom Through the Stories of the Bible, Healing Into Immortality, and more. Dr. Epstein is one of the leading practitioners of integrative healthcare for healing and transformation. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Mt. Sinai Medical Center and has taught at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons.