Guided Visualization

Guided Visualizations

“Abstract Feeling Drawing"

Make yourself comfortable in the chair.  Place both feet flat on the ground and rest your hands in your lap.

If you feel comfortable, you can close your eyes - this may help you to focus easier.

Take a slow, deep, cleansing breath in through your nose.

Completely exhale slowly through your mouth.

(repeat the inhale and exhale three times)

Pay attention to your body.  Notice any emotions that may be most prominent.  Is there any one feeling that is louder than the other feelings you are experiencing right now? Give that feeling your full attention.

Take a slow, deep, cleansing breath in through your nose.

Completely exhale slowly through your mouth.

What color is that feeling? Is it a light or dark color? (pause) I is a bright color or a muted color?

 Is your feeling a solid color is it patterned? (pause)

Allow that feeling-color to fill your torso. (pause) 

Allow that color now to fill up you arms (pause) your legs (pause) and even your head. Even if this is a scary or uncomfortable emotion – feel it.

Know you are safe here.  Feel the full intensity of this emotion.

Take a slow, deep, cleansing breath in through your nose.

Completely exhale slowly through your mouth.

Now, gather your feeling color back into your center, and allow it to take on a shape.  What shape is it? (pause) Does this shape have smooth or sharp edges? (pause)  Is this feeling-shape sationary or is it moving? (pause)

Take a slow, deep, cleansing breath in through your nose.

Completely exhale slowly through your mouth.

You are going to come back to this room now.  When you are ready, and in your own time, open your eyes.

Look at the colors laid out on the table.  Find the color that represents your emotion, and use it to draw the shape that you saw.

Using lines, shapes and colors, draw the color and the shape that you saw during your visualization.”