Stress Management Tool: Guided Imagery

Over the past 40 years, the effectiveness of guided imagery has been increasingly established by research findings that demonstrate its positive impact on health, creativity and performance.

Finding a comfortable position with your body, relax eyes shut or focus on one point. Read your child/children a script about a peaceful place they can go in their minds. Here is one short and effective one that our students love:

Take a deep breath in and let it go

soften your face

relax your shoulders

and feel the air on your skin

Imagine you are floating on a cloud

you are relaxed and feel peaceful as you float through the sky

Imagine the shape of your cloud as you float slowly

feel the cloud under your body

you feel relaxed as your worries melt away

say to yourself :I am focused I feel relaxed

When to do this?

Teachers: Before a test or before transitions

Parents: Before bedFeel free to add some peaceful music to the background and dim lights. Making the environment feel as peaceful as possible.