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[Video] Massage Memory Relaxation Technique for visualization and imagination work

by Gary Goodwin

A fast and powerful way to switch into visualization and imagination is using the right memories. Memories provide richly detailed experiences you can call up easily. Remember an experience of relaxation to get relaxed. Simple.

Massage Memory Relaxation for Visualization, Imagination, and Dream Exploration

A fast and powerful way to switch into visualization and imagination is using the right memories. Memories provide richly detailed experiences you can call u…

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[Video] Alpha Hold Relaxation – 2 minutes to shift for visualization and imagination work

by Gary Goodwin

A simple and quick to use can switch your brain to where it needs to be to do effective and powerful visualization and imagination. All you need to do is move and hold your eyes in a specific position for two minutes and you can make the shift.

Alpha Hold Relaxation for Visualization, Imagination, and Dream Exploring

A simple and quick to use can switch your brain to where it needs to be to do effective and powerful visualization and imagination. All you need to do is mov…

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Aphantasia – No mind’s eye

by Gary Goodwin
Photo by Manuel bonadeo on Unsplash

  • Aphantasia is the inability to visualize, otherwise known as image-free imagination; the absence of mental imagery
  • About 2 percent of the population can’t visualize.

My Mind Is Blind: I Can’t Picture Anything | Aphantasia Explained

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Because of aphantasia, I’m not able to picture things in my mind

It wasn’t until his twenties that Tom Ebeyer realized that his brain worked differently than others. That’s when he discovered that there is such a thing as …

How to Pronounce Aphantasia (Real Life Examples!)

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[Video] Why Relaxation is So Important

by Gary Goodwin

Relaxation is the doorway to visualizing, imagining, and even doing dream work. Why is that? Why can’t we just jump into inner work without relaxing first? What does relaxation do to prepare our brain and mind for inner work? This short video explains why relaxation is important to do, to learn, and to master. Relaxation has a special power to shift our minds and bodies to the receptive state they need to be in do detail visualizing and deeper imagining. Once you know why relaxation is so important to your work, see the videos here at the Armchair Dreamer that explain how to get the relaxation you need.

WHY RELAXATION IS CRITICAL

Relaxation is the doorway to visualizing, imagining, and even doing dream work. Why is that? Why can’t we just jump into inner work without relaxing first? …

Direct link YouTube for this video: https://youtu.be/xtOU4RnMr5w

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[Video] Step 4 – Start with a Target Image – How to Visualize 101

by Gary Goodwin

One of the blocks to getting into visualization work is not knowing where to start. After closing our eyes, what do we do next?

You’ll always know what to do next if you pick a favorite image, an object, or a location you know well and always start there. Every session, start with your custom image. No-fuss, no delay in getting started, no wondering about what to do next. Watch this short but complete video on the specifics of starting with target images.

Step 4 – Start with a Target Image – How to Visualize 101

One of the blocks to getting into visualization work and practice is not knowing where to start. After closing our eyes, what do we do next?You’ll always kno…

Other Parts of this Video Series

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Step 1 – Slow Down – How to Visualize 101

Visualizing is the place to start to explore your imagination. You learn how to bring up images, hold them in your mind’s eye, and alter how they look, feel,…

Step 2

Step 2 – Turn Inward – How to Visualize 101

How to Visualize 101 – Step 2 Learn how to Turn Inward so visualization can flourish. What to expect and how to do it.From: www.armchairdreamer.comThe Visual…

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Step 3 – Control Your Imagination

A crucial step of visualization is the control of imagination. What’s the difference? You’ve got to know the difference between imagining and visualizing to …

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[Video] The Queen’s Gambit: Our journey to the imagination

by Gary Goodwin

Anyone interested in imagination and visualization training will find The Queen’s Gambit, a short tv-series now on Netflix, an important watch. In episode one we see the main character, Beth, travel the hero’s journey. This is the journey we must follow to get into our unconscious, not just once, but every time we practice imagination and visualization work.

The Queen’s Gambit starts off with the main character, Beth Harmon, being sent to an orphanage after the sudden death of her mother. We see Beth struggling to understand her new life. One day, much like any other day for Beth, she is sent on an errand that will change her life by unlocking her great skill at a game she has never even seen before.

Video Table of Contents:

1 The Queen’s Gambit is a story of the hero’s journey
2 Beth Harmon’s hero’s journey is our journey to the unconscious
3 Descent of the hero to learning and to the unconscious
4 Treasure in the dark basement
5 Trials we must pass thru to get access to the treasure
6 Arrival of the invitation from the unconscious

THE QUEENS GAMBIT: The hero’s journey to imagination training

Anyone interested in imagination and visualization training will find The Queen’s Gambit, a short tv-series now on Netflix, an important watch. In episode on…