Episode 32 -Using Visualization as a Road Map Towards Change
Have you ever created a vision board or done a meditation that involved imagery or imaging yourself in a certain situation? If so, then you have used the technique of visualization.
Visualization is touted as a tool of manifestation culture, an almost magical mystical process of visioning what you want to create and drawing that reality closer.
The reality is that visualization is a powerful tool when combined with action in the world. And here at the crossroads of woo and pragmatism, there is also science backing up its effectiveness.
In this episode:
Why visualization works (how it affects the brain)
Studies showing the power of visualization
Different types of visualization practices
How visualization strengthens abstract thinking and the default network of the brain
Visualization to increase creative problem solving and resilience
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Related Episodes:
Episode 11 - Why What You Think Matters
Episode 14 - This is Your Brain on Meditation
References:
Slimani M, Tod D, Chaabene H, Miarka B, Chamari K. Effects of Mental Imagery on Muscular Strength in Healthy and Patient Participants: A Systematic Review. J Sports Sci Med. 2016 Aug 5;15(3):434-450. PMID: 27803622; PMCID: PMC4974856.
Carper, S. K. (n.d.). THE NEUROSCIENCE OF VISUALIZATION: HOW IT CAN IMPACT YOUR LIFE. Visiting Sub Conscious. https://visiting-subconscious.com/sci-visualize-brain
Swart, T., MD, PhD (2018). The Source, the secrets of the universe, the science of the brain. HarperOne.
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