Imagery Work: The particular style of imagery work that I practice, which I learned from The School of Images®, has not been specifically researched; however, imagery work as a whole has been researched a great deal. This website lists the extensive benefits of guided imagery for a wide variety of conditions, looking at research through 2006. Because of the extensiveness of the information found on this website, the reader is directed to go to the website for more specific information that relates to various physical and psychological conditions. The following are conditions for which the website identifies imagery to be a very effective treatment intervention:
Research Links to articles at The Academy of Guided Imagery website:
- Allergies/Allergic Reactions
- Anxiety
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Back & Neck Pain
- Cancer Pain
- Carpal Tunnel
- Chronic Pain
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Fibromyalgia
- GERD
- Geriatric Insomnia
- Headaches
- Heart Disease
- Herpes
- Hypertension
- Insomnia
- Irritable Bowel
- Medical Procedures (pre-surgery, dental, radiation, chemotherapy, endoscopy, colonoscopy, childbirth, MRI, biopsy, angioplasty, heart surgery, MRI)
- Nerve Pain
- Pediatric Conditions (pediatric allergy, asthma, chemotherapy, surgery)
- PMS
- Sinus Conditions
- Stop Smoking
- Weight Loss