Imaginal Mindfulness
“Everything is dream and image”
J.H.
Imaginal Mindfulness
Imaginal Mindfulness is the way to achieve deep awareness, what is called ‘fullness of mind’. It is through the practice of Satipatthana meditation, or ‘mindfulness meditation’, that it is possible to calm the mind, observing the thoughts and sensations going through the body.
According to the Imaginal approach, the world and the body are purely symbolic realities, internal to the psyche of each of us. This practice of observation and integral acceptance, without judgement, thus opens the door to the transformation of the phenomena that inhabit our mind. Preconceptions, limiting patterns and fears can thus be overcome and the quality of existence improved.
I will guide you in deep meditations during which the body will lose its boundaries, the ego will dissolve and the mind will expand until you feel part of the Whole.
The basic approach of shinrin-yoku takes its cue from a major branch of medicine which claims that spending more time in nature may have some surprising health and immune system benefits by lowering the concentration of the stress hormone, regulating blood pressure, and regulating the heart rate. These benefits are said to be due to the phytoncides in the wood of trees, which not only release special substances into the air to protect against rot and insects, but also appear to benefit humans.