When I first started attempting to utilize visualization, I'll admit I was not at all good at it. In fact, I had pretty much decided that I wasn't able to do it! Hearing people talk about using your third eye to imagine this or that frustrated me to no end. How people were "seeing" thing with their eyes open, other than what was right in front of them, really confused me?! I had no idea ...but after talking with my best friend (who is a pro at visualization) I became determined to figure it out. One day she gave me the biggest hint as to How to begin teaching myself the art of using my imagination, and I thought I would share that with you all today! Picturing what I knew...
First, picture something you know and see everyday, like your bedroom. It might help to begin your visualization with your eyes closed. From wherever you are, see your bedroom in as much detail as possible. Imagine the room size, your furniture, the decorations on your walls and furniture. Then expand into the other senses...what does your room feel like? What emotions come up when you picture your room? Also, what does it feel like when you touch things, your bedding, the flooring, the walls? How does it smell? Adding the other senses allows you to make what you're imagining more vivid and "real".
Don't get frustrated if you can't see all the details at first. When I first started huge portions of what I was visualizing were cloudy or "grayed-out". As I practiced more, the "fog" began to clear and I could see my room in more and more detail. I also found that it helped to switch up what I was trying to visualize...the inside of my car, my kitchen...at first I kept to things in my present that I see everyday.
Once I was getting good at visualizing with my eyes closed, I expanded my practice by starting to open my eyes and keep the image of my room in my "mind's eye". You know how you can stare out into "space", not really seeing what you're looking at, because you're lost in thought? This is the same thing you can do with your images. Find a calm spot that is not moving and quiet at which to stare while you focus on your mind on the image of your room. Go through the same process of allowing yourself to practice "focusing" your sight. Eventually you'll be able to do this no matter what is happening in your environment.
I then started trying to picture places from my past in the same way, first with my eyes closed, and then with them open. You're tapping into your memory, but your imagination fills in the gaps of things you don't specifically remember. You can then start to focus on people or pets that are moving and living ... (and don't forget to add in all your senses!)
Once you get good at "remembering"... start making changes. Go back into your bedroom, change the wall color, change your bedding, move the furniture around and visualize what this will look like.
Now you're ready to visualize your future! What would you like your ideal bedroom to look like? Bigger? Smaller? What kind of window would you like? What colors? What lights? What furniture would you have and where would it be? Create in your mind the perfect bedroom and then focus on how you would feel in that amazing room!
You can use this to create anything in your future...a great relationship, a new job, whatever it is you'd like in your future! Using your imagination is a great way to transport yourself into the energy of already having what it is you desire! It serves to motivate and clarify you on your goals. When you imagine how you'll feel, it further clarifies by allowing you to decided if what you're visualizing is actually creating the desired emotional responses. If not, change a few things you might think will make you feel better...
This takes time and effort, but once you get the hang of it, it can be VERY fun to see what you've visualized actually come to you in real life! When you've already imagined it, you'll be able to immediately recognize it when you encounter it in your present!
Now go get lost in your imagination!!!
First, picture something you know and see everyday, like your bedroom. It might help to begin your visualization with your eyes closed. From wherever you are, see your bedroom in as much detail as possible. Imagine the room size, your furniture, the decorations on your walls and furniture. Then expand into the other senses...what does your room feel like? What emotions come up when you picture your room? Also, what does it feel like when you touch things, your bedding, the flooring, the walls? How does it smell? Adding the other senses allows you to make what you're imagining more vivid and "real".
Don't get frustrated if you can't see all the details at first. When I first started huge portions of what I was visualizing were cloudy or "grayed-out". As I practiced more, the "fog" began to clear and I could see my room in more and more detail. I also found that it helped to switch up what I was trying to visualize...the inside of my car, my kitchen...at first I kept to things in my present that I see everyday.
Once I was getting good at visualizing with my eyes closed, I expanded my practice by starting to open my eyes and keep the image of my room in my "mind's eye". You know how you can stare out into "space", not really seeing what you're looking at, because you're lost in thought? This is the same thing you can do with your images. Find a calm spot that is not moving and quiet at which to stare while you focus on your mind on the image of your room. Go through the same process of allowing yourself to practice "focusing" your sight. Eventually you'll be able to do this no matter what is happening in your environment.
I then started trying to picture places from my past in the same way, first with my eyes closed, and then with them open. You're tapping into your memory, but your imagination fills in the gaps of things you don't specifically remember. You can then start to focus on people or pets that are moving and living ... (and don't forget to add in all your senses!)
Once you get good at "remembering"... start making changes. Go back into your bedroom, change the wall color, change your bedding, move the furniture around and visualize what this will look like.
Now you're ready to visualize your future! What would you like your ideal bedroom to look like? Bigger? Smaller? What kind of window would you like? What colors? What lights? What furniture would you have and where would it be? Create in your mind the perfect bedroom and then focus on how you would feel in that amazing room!
You can use this to create anything in your future...a great relationship, a new job, whatever it is you'd like in your future! Using your imagination is a great way to transport yourself into the energy of already having what it is you desire! It serves to motivate and clarify you on your goals. When you imagine how you'll feel, it further clarifies by allowing you to decided if what you're visualizing is actually creating the desired emotional responses. If not, change a few things you might think will make you feel better...
This takes time and effort, but once you get the hang of it, it can be VERY fun to see what you've visualized actually come to you in real life! When you've already imagined it, you'll be able to immediately recognize it when you encounter it in your present!
Now go get lost in your imagination!!!
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