Healing Visualizations: Creating Health Through Imagery

As someone who has been a voracious reader for more than 7 decades, I am always seeking books to read that I find interesting, educational and entertaining. This is why while browsing on Amazon when I came across this 227-page soft cover volume (Healing visualizations: Creating health through imagery by Gerald Epstein, M.D.) and decided to purchase it. Even though I had read numerous books in the past on this and related subjects; nevertheless, I found this book to be very informative and its approach unique to using imagery and visualization techniques to solve a host of issues. After the introduction (The power of imagery), this book is organized into seven chapters covering “Picture your health, preparing for imagery work, the mind-body connection, practicing successful imaging, blueprints for healing, exercises for health, eight pointers for developing your own imagery, and the positive belief of healing imagery.” In conclusion, I found this book to be an interesting and informative book for anyone interested in using imagery and visualization methods for self-improvement. Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Shotokan Karate Techniques for Self-Defense)

In 2001, my trigeminal nerve was crushed during a routine oral surgery. I was 27 years old and completely unprepared for the radical change that occurred as a result. I went into surgery one person and came out another, and the transition was difficult, to say the least. Part of the problem was facial paralysis in the affected quadrant, which I was able to (mostly)correct with intensive physical therapy over a number of years, but a lingering and complex complication was intense, constant nerve pain. Nothing could solve it. Nothing and no one could help me. I was told that only a coma could actually resolve the pain, but then I'd be back in pain when I woke up. (Darn!) I went from being a healthy and active young woman to a zombie zonked out on narcotics, just so I could somehow make it through the day without going out of my mind in pain. I saw countless specialists, and at least none of them did me the discourtesy of telling me that I just had to follow one protocol and the pain would go away. But that presented another problem: hopelessness. A few years into this journey, I met a nurse practitioner at a pain management center. In addition to helping me with the routine medication regimen, he asked me if I was interested in learning some healing visualizations and guided imageries. Sure, why not? I took the photocopied paragraphs with a promise to follow them exactly as indicated for a month. I was too seasoned a pain patient to expect much, but I did as he asked. Anyone who's read Healing Visualizations: Creating Health Through Imagery knows how this story will go; slowly but surely, I did start to feel better. I continued the visualizations past our next monthly appointment, because they were the one thing in my life that actually truly helped. It didn't happen overnight, but the visualization did what nothing else could. It gave me hope and a feeling of power. The wonderful nurse practitioner moved on (God bless him -- I owe him so much!) but I kept with it. Over the years, I continued to see other doctors, but I steadily decreased my drug use. I had MRIs and CT scans that showed the nerve damage itself was still there, but it was my response that was getting better. I was training myself to heal. I decided to buy my own copy of the book so I could find out more. Now, nearly 12 years later, I only take one pain medication. I have a great quality of life. I have hope for the future and I feel healthy. I do live with pain, but I know how to do that now. Every day, I do a guided imagery and I meditate, using the skills I learned in Healing Visualizations. For me, this book was a life-saver. If you are suffering from chronic pain or another chronic disease, please read this book and give it a chance. You have nothing at all to lose and a world of healing to gain.

Fascinating topic if the reader is open to digesting this as clinical narratives are presented and curated carefully by the author's lifetime research and exposure to the subject at hand. As someone from a traditional Western Higher educational background who analysis and processes information via the Scientific method lexicon, this is a rich and inviting narrative that goes beyond traditional medical and scientific recommendations- or at least what we classify within those terms. It explores an aberrant from traditional thought, yet attainable subject of imagination and visualization and the potential benefits found within. I give it 5 stars as I have been able to be open to the exercises and practices that provide within the vast and unexplored inner self (our neurofeedback and psychological realms of the self). The author expands on his educational upbringing via a Freudian psychoanalytic approach- yet is able to present his personal journey and openness as he becomes cognizant of the possibilities that exist within the world of Imagination.

Enjoyed the book and using the visualizations. In a few cases, I wished there was more information for a healing practice (e.g., the rest of the flow pattern after the canal of Schlemm in the eyes).

This book delivered! It was exactly what I was looking for. The author lays a good foundation around visualizations, giving you some things to think about and a "how to" section for creating your own, plus he gives a lot of samples of healing visualizations as well. Based on all of this I created my own visualization which I will be doing daily for the month of August. Also, a good thing to note, I am not a visual person. When I took a test in school around this I tested highest for auditory, then kinesthetic and visual was last. He has a small section where he discusses this and how to increase your visual skills. He has you use your stronger skill set to tap into the visual. This has been helpful for me. My hope is that by the time 30 days has passed I will have results and I will have increased my visual capacity as well! 1/9/19 Update - I used my new found visualization skills to create a healing visualization after a medical procedure. CCSVI. This is son that often has to be redone or people end up needing stents for permanent results. All of these years later I am still doing well. I attribute this in part the visualization that I created after reading this book and learning about my condition. I did it at least 2x daily for over 30 days. An impi aspect to my healing. I highly recommend this book to help you build your own healing visualizations.

Epstein provides a whole new outlook throughout the pages of this book. A sense of purpose even for the most skeptical humans. In reality, as a human race we've always known the tactics rattled in these pages were true. We just needed an outline to see what we all have already been doing. He's provided us with a guide to the understanding we just needed to rightfully own. Brilliant in all aspects.

Dried blood or something on the back of the book so that was kinda gross, but the pages are all there and in good condition. The content of the book is good and informational while also being easy to read.

This Book may have been written in the late 1980’s, but it’s a hidden GEM!! Layed out nicely!

Very good approach though using a bit boring speech. But still a very good reading!

Quello che differenzia questo testo da altri è l'utilizzo di tecniche di visualizzazioni brevi, che si possono effettuare in 3-5 mns. Nei primi 3 capitoli vengono spiegati i principi della visualizzazione, le difficoltà che si potrebbero incontrare utilizzando questa tecnica e i suggerimenti per ovviarli. Dal 4° capitolo vengono presentate visualizzazioni per problemi specifici. Nel 6° capitolo ci sono suggerimenti pratici per crearsi la propria visualizzazione. Il libro si legge facilmente anche per non addetti ai lavori e quindi mette tutti nella condizioni di utilizzare le visualizzazioni suggerite.

I am grateful to Dr. Epstein for delivering to the world this esoteric knowledge in simple language. I have tremendous faith in the methods/ visualizations described as I have been able to heal myself. It should be read by every healer to understand the healing process at the deepest level.

Entsprach den Erwartungen 😀

I got this book as second hand it is old, but this is a good deal for the price, content are very interesting