Pictures in our mind are closely related to our emotional response. Visual imagery is the use of self-directed mental images to create a calm and relaxed state.

This technique uses conditional pattern of responses that are associated with a particular mental image. The technique of visual imagery helps to condition relaxation through memorization of relaxed times in your life.

If you imagine a favourite place you had visited in the past, this would trigger the relaxation response, (e.g. sitting on a quiet beach or fishing near a stream).

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