The Joy of Visualization: 75 Creative Ways to Enhance Your Life [Paperback]

Valerie Wells (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1990

In an era when people are increasingly busy juggling careers, family, and personal goals, this creative collection of visualizations offers a way to help readers gain greater control over their active lives. Today, more and more people are using visualization to improve their lives in many ways -- to combat cancer, win athletic competitions, reduce stress, increase business, and enhance creativity. By helping them to create positive mental thoughts and pictures, psychotherapist Valerie Wells has encouraged hundreds of clients to make dramatic lifestyle changes and more effectively realize individual potential. A useful tool for anyone interested in overcoming hectic living situations and harried schedules this resourceful guide includes many of the visualizations developed from Wells's work with her own patients.

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About the Author

Where's the go-to place to go?  Your right mind, of course.  Valerie Wells is dedicated to writing books such as "Naturally Powerful: 200 Simple Actions to Energize Body, Mind, Heart and Spirit" and "The Joy of Visualization: 75 Creative Ways to Enhance Your Life," to help people be in their right minds so they can create the life that is right for them.  She also presents "Goal-Getter" motivational seminars to professional and lay groups and hosted the radio program, "The Thought Power Hour."

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (October 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877017654
• ISBN-13: 978-0877017653
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #459,356 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Where's the go-to place to go? Your right mind, of course. Author Valerie Wells is dedicated to writing books such as "Naturally Powerful: 200 Simple Actions to Energize Body, Mind, Heart and Spirit" and "The Joy of Visualization: 75 Creative Ways to Enhance Your Life," to help people be in their right minds so they can more easily create the love-filled, healthy, successful life they want. She also presents "Goal-Getter" motivational seminars to professional and lay groups and hosted the radio program, "The Thought Power Hour."

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Visualization Comes True, August 30, 2000

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"cjohnsincolorado" (Colorado, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Joy of Visualization: 75 Creative Ways to Enhance Your Life (Paperback)

If you have an open mind, Valerie Well's collection of visualizations will work for you. I purchased this book 7 years ago and my life changed forever after using one of her visualizations. I used the "$$$ Pool" visualization to attract much-needed finances into my life. It took about 4 months of repetitive visualizing, but not only did I get financial security, I acquired a lot more money than I asked for! Valerie's visualizations are fun and outrageous. You will love using them. If you have a deep need for something to materialize in your life, I highly recommend this book as an aid to achieving what you desire.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! Amazing book about Creative Visualization!, July 20, 2010

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This review is from: The Joy of Visualization: 75 Creative Ways to Enhance Your Life (Paperback)

Other than the amazing and fun-to-do visualizations this book has, this book is the only book that told me something very important I didn't know about Visualiazation, and that is PERSPECTIVE!! I used to do all of my visualization in first-person view, until I read something very important Valerie wrote in this book:

"It is very, very, very important to see yourself in the visualization you've chosen. If you aren't in the picture, your subconscious won't know whom the picture is for, and it might develop the picture, but you won't be part of it. You might visualize a swimming pool brimming with money, but if you don't see YOURSELF frolicking in that money-pool, it could be your pizza delivery man or your mother-in-law who enjoys a financial windfall."

This simple paragraph changed the way I visualize, for the better. Thank you Valerie!! Thank you so much!!

PS - my favourite visualization is the "$$$ Pool"

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone should have this book, September 17, 2009

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R. HALL "I read therefore I am." (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Joy of Visualization: 75 Creative Ways to Enhance Your Life (Paperback)

Valerie Wells has done an outstanding job writing a series of inventive, feel-good visualizations for us to enjoy. I have the book and read one or two of the visualizations every day. They always make me feel positive and happy.

The book contains 75 visualizations divided into 5 major categories:

1. Goal Setting

2. Image Shining

3. Problem Solving

4. Mental and Emotional Health

5. Physical Health

Each category has 15 separate visualizations in it. The imagery is stunning and positive. My personal favorites are: Negavac, Calming the Waters, Melting Fear, Place of Power, Healing Well, and Magic Wand

I love creating the images she crafts through her writing and frequently think of them while at work, driving, etc. Thank you, Valerie Wells, for brightening my day. I am buying copies of it for a few good friends as holiday gifts.