Guided imagery is a transformative practice for reducing stress, healing mind and body, and improving performance. This definitive collection brings together leading pioneers in the field of guided imagery to share its theory, practice and history. Readers are introduced to the extensive uses of imagery, from its medical application for pain relief, cancer care and other physical healing, through its significant contribution to mental health and depth psychology, to its application within the arts and as a vehicle for social change. An exploration of the place of imagery within spiritual and religious traditions includes a never before published guide to the internal alchemy of Daoist imagery. Transformative Imagery will enable professionals to tailor guided imagery to their individual practice, demonstrating how to use it with people of all ages, from chronic pain patients to athletes to combat veterans and for both mental and physical health.

Dean Shrock, Ph.D. served as Director of Mind-Body Medicine for a physician management group of 40 cancer centers. Here he found that his cancer patients lived much longer than those receiving only conventional medical care. His research concluded that the difference was that they felt loved and cared for. This is when he realized health care must address the whole person: body, mind, and spirit. Connecting with someone emotionally and spiritually is the essence of life and health. Now after more than 30 years of study and experience, Dean unveils how to enhance your health and the health of those you love. Discover this simple secret from one of the foremost leaders in Mind-Body-Spirit Medicine. "Why Love Heals" is a "must read" for anyone who wants to live a longer, healthier, and more joy-filled life.