In this guided visualization, immerse yourself in the healing waters of this mountain lake to help soothe both mind and body after radiation treatment. (14 minutes)
Welcome to this guided visualization for radiation therapy. Join me on a journey to help cool and soothe the side effects of a radiation treatment. This meditation can be when ever you feel any symptoms or discomfort as a result of treatment.
We begin by settling in and getting comfortable. Where are we, O .A? Allow your body to unwind a little as you begin to let the tension in your body just drop away. Take a few breaths as you do this. perhaps letting out a gentle sigh as you let that tension release with each breath.
Breathe in, and breathe out.
Whenever you start to feel tense, you can always come back to simply taking a breath in and releasing that tension as you breathe out.
Simply in and out. And now begin to create in your mind's eye, in your imagination, a picture of you on a beautiful, clear day.
You find yourself in a secluded valley
eye in the mountains. This eye in the mountains the sky is a beautiful, intense blue without a cloud in sight. The air is crisp but not cold and so very fresh. The valley is nestled between two great mountains, the peaks stretching up into that deep blue sky. Those peaks are capped in snow, shining bright in the sun. As you let your gaze move down into the valley, you observe that the foothills and the sides of the valley are covered in pine and spruce.
Take in a few deep lungs full of that clear, fresh smelling, the end of pain as you breathe in and out.
In the heart of the valley rests a clear mountain lake. Its surface mirrors move. Around the lake, the floor of the valley is covered with metal land. Grass is and wildflowers of bright colors and sweet fragrant. Take in the different varieties of flowers, some you recognize and some you don't. But all Bright and beautiful in the sun.
Take in another breath and smell the fragrance of those wildflowers as you slowly walk through the meadow towards the shore of the lake.
The waters feeding this lake come direct
quickly off the snow -capped mountains and are as clear and as pure as can be. You can see a reflection of the mountains and the sky on the surface of the lake. And as you get closer, you can peer beneath the surface and spiny the flash of fish swimming within.
Sit for a moment and watch
the surface of the lake polished and still. Let that tranquility soak into you, calming your mind and relaxing your body. It is so quiet and peaceful here with just the sounds of the birds singing and the faint rust
the breeze. Sit and breathe in and out.
Your eyes rest on the still surface of the water and then as you watch as the fin or tail of a fish breaks the surface, sending ripples spreading out. Watch the ripples as they spread, faintly distorting the reflection of the mountains and sky.
This is a place you have been looking for A place where the water is pure and cool, refreshing and recuperative. A place where you can come whenever you need to sew your mind and your body.
Move to the water's edge and dip your hand in.
Feel how cool the water is as you scoop up a handful and take a sip. Taste how clear and fresh the water is as it soothes your mouth and throat. As you swallow that coolness flows down, lining your throat as it moves all the way down into your stomach. Draw
at soothing water in and drink as much as you need, as much as is necessary to quench any heat and thirst you may feel.
Today, you are here to take a dip and allow all these healing waters to ease your body.
Today, the cooling waters of this mountain lake will be a barn to any heat and inflammation you may be feeling as a result of your treatment.
Leaving your clothes by the shore, you take your first step into the water. That first moment as you feel your feet
into the water is a little shocking. But then it feels wonderful as you quickly become accustomed to the temperature.
Rippled, move out as you take a few steps into the water and then you sink down, immersing your whole body in the healing lake.
You draw in a deep, deep
Breath is the cool water surround you. A second breath of third is a tightness deep inside gradually releases and then let's go in and out You feel naturally
Boy enters your lean back and let your feet rise to the surface. Resting back in the water, face looking up at the sky, you float immersed in these cooling waters.
Observe as these waters begin to draw any heat and inflammation out of your skin. Tune into anywhere
your body where it is honked and tender, where your radiation therapy has left you feeling sore, and allow these healing waters to draw that heat out of the redened skin.
The waters should feel cold, but they do not.
Instead, you experience
A relief from any heat and discomfort. A balm to the aftereffects of the radiation.
Rest here gently floating out into the waters of the lake as the heat and discomfort are drawn out of your limbs. Soothing and cooling your skin as you breathe in.
Breathe in and out. Rest here, weightless, with the heat and discomfort draining away from those limbs. Notice your fingers and toes beginning to tingling as your body responds to the healing of the waters.
As you float, the waters continue to do their work. And you can feel other areas of your body that are tight and painful. Perhaps as a result of all the treatments, also beginning to loosen the tissue, softening, and letting go.
From above, in your mind's eye, you can see yourself floating on the surface of the lake with a reflection of a mountain and the sky all around you. In a strange way it looks as if you are floating in the sky.
A bird singing in the treetos, and the faint rustle of the breeze can be heard. The sound of water gently lapping up against you as you flute. Your body softening and loosening as the waters through the needle.
Breathe in and breathe in and breathe in and stay here floating in the water that continues to suit
Ooh, the heel. Stay for as long as you need, with the trees and mountains around you. The deep blue sky above and the mirror smooth lake surrounding you. The hint of wild flowers and pine with each breath as you continue to simply.
Breathe in and breathe in and breathe in and breathe in.
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