Blog: Meditation, Mindfulness, & Imagination

What better way to help a child find Strength than to start within. Chloe’s in-depth story gets to the heart of what mindful imagery can accomplish – aim for resiliency through life. And with the help of Imagination Tools, she also connects to other aspects of inner Strength such as self-appreciation and self-love. Six-year-old Chloe described how she ran from […]

Since the first cave paintings, we humans have found creative ways to express ourselves with art. We naturally draw, paint, and doodle to capture thoughts and feelings. Art has also been used throughout history for healing. Studies show that it creates brain wave patterns that enhance the autonomic nervous system, hormonal balance, and brain neurotransmitters. While doing artistic expressive art, […]

An enraged mom pulls her son into my office. At her wits end with her 10-year-old’s acting out behavior at school, she demanded to come into his private counseling session without notice. Across town his dad had a different reaction – on his son’s weekend visit, while staying very calm, he put his misbehaving boy over his knee – and […]

“Your imagination can help you heal.” This simple and elegant statement was nine-year-old Helena’s response when asked what she had learned from our work together as we were wrapping up our counseling relationship. Helena first came to me because she never expressed any negative feelings. Her parents were concerned since her younger brother was very expressive – actually a terror […]

Eric had headaches so “hot” and painful, he described them as cannonballs pounding on his head – until he learned to visualize breathing in an ice blue color to cool down his hot headache. Missy could barely get herself to sit at her desk and homework took hours – until she imagined Albert Einstein as her guide helping her focus […]

“This is my beautiful body … I make myself comfortable with the green (light) around my body. A little tube connects to my memory … and helps me to be more loving. And there’s a little tube that connects to my heart and let’s all the loving things in and makes it safe for me.” These words and thoughts are […]