Visualization for Substance Abuse

The WholeFamily Dr. Gerald Epstein Center For Imagery

Substance Abuse - Pressured to Drink, Drugs, Smoke

Close your eyes.

Place this belt on when pressure is being applied by others…

Breathe out three times slowly.

See a golden belt encircling your body starting from below thearmpits and extending below the genitals. Place this belt on when pressure is being applied by others and remove belt when the pressure is removed, or you have moved away from it.

Breathe out and open your eyes.

Dr. Epstein is a pioneer in the use of mental imagery for treating physical and emotional ailments and a prolific author. He is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City and Director of The American Institute for Mental Imagery. His book Healing Visualizations is considered the classic text of mental imagery exercises for healing.

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The WholeFamily Dr. Gerald Epstein Center For Imagery Substance Abuse - Pressured to Drink, Drugs, Smoke

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The WholeFamily Dr. Gerald Epstein Center For Imagery

Substance Abuse - Pressured to Drink, Drugs, Smoke