Guest guest Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 I dont do any visualization exercise while lying down. Visualization is a concentration exercise, not a letting go exercise. You should not be getting so relaxed that you get sleepy. Sit in a chair, on the edge of the chair so that you arent leaning back. Feet flat on the floor and eyes closed. Hands comfortably in your lap. Focus on the words and the images they create. When your mind wanders, gently bring yourself back to the words and the image. Do not be judgemental about your mind wandering, it happens to everybody. The work visualize is tricky for some people. If you have trouble " visualizing " it, try " imagining " it. Learned that in a hypnosis class. Has to do with what type of suggestibility you are. > I wanted to find out whether anyone else on the list was having the same > problem as me. Every time I listen to one of 's visualizations, I get > so very relaxed that I fall asleep. All of a sudden I'll hear her voice > again and have no idea how long I've been out or what I've missed. It's > driving me crazy. > > I think that my mind absorbs what's being said, whether I'm awake or > asleep, > but I'd hate to think that I'm missing out on the most important part of > the > visualization because I dozed off. > > Pat > > @~~~~@~~~~@~~~~@~~~~@~~~~@~~~~@~~~~@ > > Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we might as > well dance! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 I’m not doing the visualization while lying down. I’ve been hypnotized a number of times in therapy, and I go down very deeply very quickly. I have no trouble at all visualizing, since I did it often in therapy. I often fell asleep during those sessions too, but the counselor didn’t see that as a problem. It’s just frustrating for me at this point, when I want to make the most of all of ’s visualizations. Pat _____ From: insideoutweightloss [mailto:insideoutweightloss ] On Behalf Of Randy Hall Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 3:38 PM To: insideoutweightloss Subject: Re: 's visualizations I dont do any visualization exercise while lying down. Visualization is a concentration exercise, not a letting go exercise. You should not be getting so relaxed that you get sleepy. Sit in a chair, on the edge of the chair so that you arent leaning back. Feet flat on the floor and eyes closed. Hands comfortably in your lap. Focus on the words and the images they create. When your mind wanders, gently bring yourself back to the words and the image. Do not be judgemental about your mind wandering, it happens to everybody. The work visualize is tricky for some people. If you have trouble " visualizing " it, try " imagining " it. Learned that in a hypnosis class. Has to do with what type of suggestibility you are. On Jan 7, 2008 1:58 PM, Pat Burns <pattyannnettally (DOT) <mailto:pattyann%40nettally.com> com> wrote: > I wanted to find out whether anyone else on the list was having the same > problem as me. Every time I listen to one of 's visualizations, I get > so very relaxed that I fall asleep. All of a sudden I'll hear her voice > again and have no idea how long I've been out or what I've missed. It's > driving me crazy. > > I think that my mind absorbs what's being said, whether I'm awake or > asleep, > but I'd hate to think that I'm missing out on the most important part of > the > visualization because I dozed off. > > Pat > > @~~~~@~~~~@~~~~@~~~~@~~~~@~~~~@~~~~@ > > Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we might as > well dance! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Its easy to say and hard to do; but dont get frustrated. Remember, small goals. Dont try to stay focused for the entire time, just a little longer than last time. > I'm not doing the visualization while lying down. I've been hypnotized a > number of times in therapy, and I go down very deeply very quickly. I have > no trouble at all visualizing, since I did it often in therapy. I often > fell asleep during those sessions too, but the counselor didn't see that > as > a problem. It's just frustrating for me at this point, when I want to make > the most of all of 's visualizations. > > Pat > > _____ > > From: insideoutweightloss <insideoutweightloss%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:insideoutweightloss <insideoutweightloss%40yahoogroups.co\ m>] > On Behalf Of Randy Hall > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 3:38 PM > To: insideoutweightloss <insideoutweightloss%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: 's visualizations > > I dont do any visualization exercise while lying down. Visualization is a > concentration exercise, not a letting go exercise. You should not be > getting > so relaxed that you get sleepy. Sit in a chair, on the edge of the chair > so > that you arent leaning back. Feet flat on the floor and eyes closed. Hands > comfortably in your lap. Focus on the words and the images they create. > When > your mind wanders, gently bring yourself back to the words and the image. > Do > not be judgemental about your mind wandering, it happens to everybody. > > The work visualize is tricky for some people. If you have trouble > " visualizing " it, try " imagining " it. Learned that in a hypnosis class. > Has > to do with what type of suggestibility you are. > > On Jan 7, 2008 1:58 PM, Pat Burns <pattyannnettally (DOT) > <mailto:pattyann%40nettally.com> com> wrote: > > > I wanted to find out whether anyone else on the list was having the same > > problem as me. Every time I listen to one of 's visualizations, I > get > > so very relaxed that I fall asleep. All of a sudden I'll hear her voice > > again and have no idea how long I've been out or what I've missed. It's > > driving me crazy. > > > > I think that my mind absorbs what's being said, whether I'm awake or > > asleep, > > but I'd hate to think that I'm missing out on the most important part of > > the > > visualization because I dozed off. > > > > Pat > > > > @~~~~@~~~~@~~~~@~~~~@~~~~@~~~~@~~~~@ > > > > Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we might as > > well dance! > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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