Srinivasan Pillay writes in the Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/srinivasan-pillay/the-science-of-visualizat_b_171340.html) on the advantages of using visualization to help one get through the recession. This isn't just another fluff piece on positive imagery, this is a brain scientist's take on the benefitst of visualization and the science behind all that fluffery that turns out to be less fluff and more useful and really rather effective.
One key point:
"visualize success" or to "imagine our greatest possibilities". While
this is inspiring, is there actually a science behind this?
The brief answer to this question is: yes. Although visualization
was regarded as "new age hype" for many years, research has shown that
there is a strong scientific basis for how and why visualization works.
It is now a well-known fact that we stimulate the same brain regions
when we visualize an action and when we actually perform that same
action. For example, when you visualize lifting your right hand, it
stimulates the same part of the brain that is activated when you
actually lift your right hand. This shared area of brain activation
when we imagine an action and perform it has been demonstrated
extensively in the scientific literature."
Pillay goes on to offer some mores specific advice on the use of images for suggestions rather than words alone. Words can bog down but a picture can really be worth more than a thousand of them as the mind can adjust quickly to taking on visual suggestions.
mid-way and wants to go to sleep. But draw it a picture, and it will
respond with much deeper interest and attention. While this is all well
and good, how can you apply this science to maximize your brain's
potential during the recession?"
Of course, athletes have known this for some time. When I use experiential trance to help folks with performance enhancement, I employ thse very same principles:
athletes use imagery and visualization to run their races in their goal
times. Studies have shown that these athletes first imagine running the
race in the goal time in as much detail as possible and are then able
to execute it after practicing visualizing this. One study showed that
"…visualizations under hypnosis enabled nationally ranked Stanford
male gymnasts to execute for the first time several complex tricks that
they had been working on for over a year. The gymnasts were able to
eliminate timing errors in the tricks, to increase flexibility, and,
possibly, to concentrate strength…" Another study showed that youth
soccer players increased their confidence in playing when they
visualized their moves. Visualization has also been shown to improve
high jumpers clearing the bar."
Read the entire article for his specific pointers for using visualization in a recession. Folks in Taiwan can find my contact info on my webpages at http://www.briandavidphillips.com – or, if you're not in Taiwan, check out our products in the online shop.
All the best,
Brian
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