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THE PINK BUBBLE: A GUIDED IMAGERY EXERCISE
The pink bubble technique can be done as a one-time experience or regularly over a period
of time. It is best to do the technique in the morning when you first wake up and/or in the
evening right before sleep. This technique works as follows:
■ Assume a comfortable position, breathe slowly, and go through a progressive relax-
ation or body scan procedure.
■ Imagine something you would like to have or would like to have happen.
■ Imagine that it has already happened. Picture the object or the situation as clearly
as possible, with yourself in the picture.
■ Surround this image with a pink bubble.
■ Let go of the bubble and watch the bubble float off into the universe. See it
becoming one with the higher power of the universe.
The Absolute Minimum
■ Hypnotherapy can help patients access healing energies and experiences
within their subconscious minds.
■ With a willing and engaged patient, hypnotic suggestion can help break
addictions and encourage healthy behavior.
■ By combining guided imagery with hypnosis, patients can imagine healing
taking place within themselves; the power of their minds makes the healing
take place.
Resources
■ Academy for Guided Imagery
http://www.interactiveimagery.com
■ American Board of Hypnotherapy
http://www.aih.cc
