Regardless of culture or geography, we humans develop a universal built-in solution for the separation anxiety that assails us from infancy. Our baby selves come up with ingenious portable substitutes for Mommy: the blankie, the binkie, the teddy, and the thumb, which in turn evolve into magical, internalized images, which are foundational to our ability to self-soothe as adults. This accounts for the extraordinary power of guided imagery. And when we add Jungian themes and archetypal figures, we get the whole human race behind our intention to heal. Learn the key building blocks of creating a healing story in the altered state, so that clients can experience this remarkable, universal intervention, with all its baked-in power.
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