Imágenes que curan

This influential book shows how the systematic use of mental imagery can have a positive influence on the healing process of illness and can help patients cope with pain. In Images That Heal, Jeanne Achterberg brings together modern scientific research and the practices of early healers to support her claim that images are the world's oldest and most powerful healing resource. The book has become a classic in the field of alternative medicine and continues to be read by new generations of health professionals and lay people alike. In Images That Heal, Achterberg explores in detail the role of imagination in the healing process. She begins with an exploration of the tradition of shamanism, "the medicine of the imagination," examining this traditional way of approaching the nexus of mind, body, and soul. She then traces the history of the use of imagery within Western medicine, including a look at contemporary examples of how health professionals have harnessed the power of imagination through methods such as hypnosis, biofeedback, and the placebo effect. . Ultimately, Achterberg draws on the science of immunology to discover the most effective terrain for visualization, and she presents data demonstrating how imaging can have a direct and profound impact on the functioning of the immune system. Drawing on art, science, history, anthropology, and medicine, Healing Images offers an entertaining overview of the deep and complex relationship between the imagination and the body.