Visualization and Activity Meditation can work together to form an extremely positive and effective combination.

Earlier we spoke about visualization and activity meditation in terms of lager physical activity such as walking the dog, cycling, or running etc.

But there are smaller things that work well together.

When I visualized being medication free that meant going from 2,000mg of Metformin, 4 x 500mg pills a day to Zero. That is unrealistic.

The Life Style changes I had to make had to become ingrained, and perpetual habits along with a gradual reduction in medication.

Visualizing a reduction in my medication in stages, along with the adoption of the Life Style Changes were the key to victory.

In this video I describe how I visualized reducing medication using a pill splitter. I purchased my pill splitter at a Pharmacy, but you can buy them on Amazon very cheaply.

Cutting a 500mg tablet into two 250mg tablets, and then crushing a 250mg piece into powder and sprinkling it on food helped me visualize the reduction of medication in a practical way. Sprinkling the powder on food helped me visualize not “taking a pill anymore.”

In the end, I went from 1 500mg pill twice a day, to none.

There are many ways to connect the mind and body through visualization and movement meditation to achieve a goal connected to diabetes.

In the next video we will look at how these two powerful meditations can help with shopping!

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In my previous videos I spoke about the many different forms of meditation. The most valuable to me has been visualization meditation.

I used visualization as part of the process of setting, and reinforcing my goal to be medication free.

All types of goals are best achieved if broken into smaller goals that are more easily achieved.

I have a pill cutter and crusher that I purchased from a local pharmacy. I bought it when I had to treat one of my cats.

I cut their pills into quarters, and crushed one of the pieces into a powder. I added the crushed powder to their food.

A bit more work than putting the pill fragment into their mouth, but I did not have to watch them to ensure they did cough it up.

I would set my Metformin dose of 2 x 500mg pills on the counter.

I took the pill cutter and visualized using it to cut each pill in two, 250mg.

Then I opened the crushing compartment and visualized crushing a pill fragment into a powder and sprinkling on my food.

In the end, my doctor reduced my medication from 1,000mg to 500mg and then to zero.

The visualization of reducing my medication, cutting and crushing pills, was positive reinforcement of my ultimate goal.

There are many ways to use physical things around is to reinforce outcomes we visualize achieving.

A simple pill counter I purchased for a few dollars was a powerful way to visualize my medication being reduced in size and strength.

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Visualization can be greatly helped by including memories of places and events that have happened to us.

Wednesday evening as I was drifting off to sleep, by an open window and there was a rain storm outside.

I listened to the heavy rain falling on the trees outside, the roof, and how animals were experiencing the storm.

Cool breezes came in through the open window.

Thursday, it rained again but not so hard, and last night, Saturday, it rained again.

Each time the sound and experience of the storm was different.

If you are visualizing a storm as part of a meditation, recalling such memories can deepen and enrich the mediation.

In Canada, Father’s Day is celebrated June 16, Mother’s Day was on May 12.

Remember to honour and think about your father, and your mother on the appropriate day.

They were there when important events, large or small, took place in your life. They know your life’s history.

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