Guided visualization for goal setting

​By Karen Bruno, PT

Bring yourself into a calm, centered state of being. You can do this in a number of ways; some examples are exercising, moving, dancing, singing, laughing, walking in nature, taking a shower, or whatever you have found that feels stabilizing. Another way is through breathing slowly and rhythmically; inhale through the nose for a count of 4; exhale slowly through the nose or mouth to a count of 8. Continue this cycle of breathing for a few minutes until you feel calm and at peace.

​Create an intention for yourself. You might see yourself in vibrant health, strong and prosperous. You may imagine yourself in healthy personal and work relationships, with plenty of leisure time. There are no limits to imagining your heart's desires. Use positive imagery as you create. Allow yourself to envision your life any way you’d like it. See, sense and feel this intention and your life however you would like to experience it.  Infuse this with feeling really good, really excited, really optimistic, really grateful, and really glad. Have joyful expectations and exuberance. Feel the energy in your body and see, sense and feel your life any way you would like it to be. You are joyful and exuberant, filled with glad expectation, optimism and inspiration. These are infusing in, through and around you and your entire experience. Take a few moments to amplify this and let it expand.  Amplify and accelerate it into your experience. Love every aspect of your creation, blessing every aspect, consciously aware and consciously participating. Feel yourself become that which you imagine. ​