I also began to meditate and now
do guided visualizations as another form of anxiety reduction.
Doing a guided visualization is much easier for the beginner than a silent meditation, but just as effective.
When I was studying for my theater degree, we were
doing a guided visualization in one of my movement classes.
Not exact matches
During our sessions, which were
done over Skype and recorded so I could listen to them later on my own, further enforcing the messaging, she'd have me lie back and relax and she
guided me through
visualizations.
There are effective and natural means of reducing stress that don't cost a penny, including getting out in nature, deep breathing, enhancing sleep quality, relaxation exercises, meditation and
visualization -
guided imagery.
Guided visualization is a way to help you relax and visualize the process of successfully
doing or dealing with something you find challenging.
The poses are quite gentle, relying on gravity to mindfully open the body, and we also cover techniques such as breath work and
guided visualization that can be
done by those who are in an acute stage of recovery where movement is not yet advisable.
Guided visualization CDs are available or you can
do it yourself.
To get a sense of what good information design can
do, some examples of data
visualization that I like right now include David McCandless and Stefanie Posavec's «Left vs. Right,» Mike Wirth's «How Our Laws Are Made,» a winning project in this year's Design for America contest, Mark Luckie's «Your
Guide to the United States Senate Floor Procedures,» and Fastcase's data
visualization work with case law search results.