Beyond Words

Guided imagery is an extraordinary technique for ill or injured children. There is an abundance of adult self-healing books, tapes, private practitioners, and seminars but, sadly, just a handful for sick children. Here is one.

Guided imagery is an extraordinary technique for ill or injured children. There is an abundance of adult self-healing books, tapes, private practitioners, and seminars but, sadly, just a handful for sick children. Here is one.

It includes the moving story of the author and her daughter finding imagery as a powerful wellness tool in the daughter's journey from illness to wellness. It also contains real case studies from the author's private practice in guided imagery. All of these stories teach and reassure caregivers in the how-to of imagery, including creating their own imagery with their child/patient, different techniques for their imagery tool bag, and what to do when facing a problem in the imagery technique.

It has many rich, scripted imageries for both the younger child and the teenager.