Creating your inner sanctuary

In this sixth video of the Attention series, we explore the Safe Place visualisation technique.

Through guided imagery, you'll create a vivid, multi-sensory experience of safety, engaging all your senses to imagine a place where you feel secure and at ease. This practice is powerful because the brain responds to visualisation just as it would to a real-world experience, helping to anchor you in a profound sense of calm and comfort.

It's essential to cultivate this internal sense of safety and practice it consistently until it becomes a dependable pathway to feeling secure, regardless of external stressors. The reward is well worth the effort and dedication.

Other videos in the Attention series

If you find my practical, skill-building videos helpful, please take a look at these:

1. Soothe your emotional distress with sensory stimuli

2. Why turning our attention towards something soothing works better than suppressing unpleasant thoughts and emotions

3. Using visualisation and breathing to soothe your mind

4. Emergency self-soothing using the tennis ball massage

5. Progressive muscular relaxation

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