Visualization Meditation

Some may find focusing on the breath and clearing the mind challenging.  An excellent alternative is to use visualization meditation techniques.  This is when a picture is created in the mind and used as the focal point of the meditation.  Since everything we do is processed through the mind as an image, this makes visualization a powerful tool. 

Guided visualizations are a good way to begin training your mind to focus at will.   Find visualization exercises that work for you.  There are CDs and MP3s available that do just that, guiding you through imagining a scene, building on the image and increasing your power of deliberate thought, to bringing you back from the meditation.  Once you become more comfortable, you can then lead yourself through the guided imagery, with the ability to enter and leave the deeply relaxed state as you choose.

As you harness the energy of your imagination, you can progress to visualizing a situation and playing out different solutions while in a meditative state.  Many who do this find it useful to keep a journal in which some time is spent reflecting on the results of your meditation.  Throughout the globe, the value of meditation is being rediscovered as an extremely effective tool.

Persist in all your efforts to find peace and peaceful resolution.  As with any endeavor, your continued efforts will pay off - in this case with copious benefits to your self and those around you.

Image Credit:  David Amoroso,Viajero #4, acrylic