We are all healing all the time. The only thing you need to do to evoke healing is to poke yourself with a pin. (paraphrase of Rachel Naomi Remen) In the same way that there are cells within you that know how to heal a cut, there is a part within you that knows how to heal emotional and physical traumas and illness, but often there are layers of critical mind that interfere with us accessing this information that we have. The imagery is a way to allow the inner compassion, wisdom or intuition to speak to us.

 To incorporate this into your imagery tape: take yourself through relaxation and into your safe place or into some other special place for this contact, such as climbing to the top of a mountain or entering a special sanctuary. Then:

 Something good and transformational is about to appear, your own inner healer. It might be an animal, or it might be a person. It might even be a wise old man or woman who looks strikingly like you will many years from now. When it approaches, make eye contact with this entity. . . reach over and touch it. Receive an enveloping hug or a soothing touch, if that is what you are in need of. . . If you have a question, ask it, and then quietly receive an answer. . . (long pause) Hold the answer in your mind. . . Ask for an object or a sign to remind you of what you have learned when you return to daily life.

When you feel ready, graciously thank this guide and say good-bye. Leave your safe place by your own private path. . . this may be a winding footpath through the forest, a trail over the dunes, a climb down a crystal stairway, or by way of a secret doorway or passage. As you leave, turn back to notice the landmarks so that you may return to this place again. . . Return to your own reality when you feel ready, noticing that you are refreshed and energized.