Summary: <br> <br> Unlike therapy, with guided meditation you do not need to give a response. Essentially the work is done within your own mind, your own consciousness, and within your own imagination. Here at Betrayal Trauma Recovery, we have an amazing coach who specialized in guided meditation and shares her insight, talents, and training with us to help women heal the scars of abuse and trauma. Peggy shares some of her tips for having a successful guided meditation session: <br> 5 Steps To A Successful Guided Meditation Session<br> <br> * Go to a comfortable location. <br> * Preferably, close your eyes.<br> * If you feel like you don’t like closing your eyes for whatever reason you can just look down. <br> * Try sitting up in a chair in a way that makes you very comfortable. <br> * Clear your mind as the session begins. <br> <br> As Peggy explains, <br> "One of the principles that this particular meditation shows us is that when we can imagine something, and we change what it looks like or change the feeling of it and the senses of it, it shifts something deep inside of us. We are talking to the non-conscious mind in the language of the non-conscience. It’s really easy and relaxing. When you find yourself in a nice comfortable position, I just want you to start to notice and feel your back against the chair or couch or the bed. Now notice your breath; in and out."<br> <br> "Just allow yourself to breathe a little deeper now and just know that with every breath you take and with every sound you hear, including the sound of my voice, that it will help you to become more and more relaxed now. Perfect."<br> <br> "I want you to just think of a challenge or a problem that you may be facing right now. This might be a stressful relationship, maybe there is a specific part of that relationship that’s challenging, there might be fear coming up around making money. It could be really be anything. It might be self-care and how you’re not doing it."<br> What Is Guided Meditation?<br> Peggy is going to guide us through one of her guided meditations: <br> "Just imagine a challenge or a problem and imagine that a part of you believes that this will be difficult to resolve so we’re going to imagine that part of you that believes that this will be difficult to resolve. We think of a part of you that is confused, un-resourceful, negative, dark, or even hopeless. <br> <br> "Okay, now closing your eyes, see that part that’s un-resourceful, negative, dark or even hopeless in your left hand. If you can’t see it clearly just imagine it or pretend that you can see it, and then see it. Now give a color to that part and see the color of that part and give a shape to that part and see the shape of that part. See the brightness or dullness of that part, and now hear the sound that part makes and the words that part has to say to you. Listen to that part telling you the benefits it gives you, and if you can’t think of any benefits just consider the possibility that its benefit may be to protect you from something. Now, close your left hand."<br> <br> "Now, just get a sense of how you will feel when this challenge is successfully resolved or access the part of you that knows it is already healed and whole or can heal itself or access the part of you that is light. Now see this part in your right hand. Again, see the color of this part and if you can’t see the color just imagine what color it might be. See the shape of this part and see the brightness of this part."<br> <br> <br> "Now, hear the sounds of this part or the words it has to say to you. From this best part of you listen to this part telling you the benefits it gives you. Perfect, and as you close your hand around this part, feel these benefits and wonderful feelings in your whole body, and just rest in these feelings for a few moments."<br> <br> "Now as you open your right hand again,
