Imaginationing: U and Your Cup

I wrote several guided imagery exercises and incorporated them into some of my stories. Its very nice to have someone read them to you. If you are alone, record them and play them back to yourself. It is fun.

I call these exercises, Imaginationings. You can use them to reduce stress, work your imagination and make up your own versions. If you do this, why not share it? Send it to me and I will put your name in the title OR start your own blog. Send me a link to it.

Imaginationing: U and Your Cup


Imaginationing, using your imagination, is fun. Let’s try something new and also familiar. Remember your favorite cup? Go get it again and bring it to your chair... Hold your cup in both hands and look at it, really LOOK closely.

Look at the rim, the top; look at the handle; look at the bottom. Sometimes we see things but don’t really LOOK, don’t understand. But we can learn to go deeper into things. We can use more senses and we can use our imagination.

Now while you are looking, FEEL the cup too. Feel the top, the handle, the sides, the bottom. Put the cup over one ear and LISTEN to your cup. What do you hear? Put the cup in the palm of your right hand. Rest your right hand on your left in you lap.

Get comfortable. Leave noises for another time. Close your eyes. Sit there quietly and listen.

Can you feel your cup? Can you hear your cup? Is it heavy? Use your imagination and make it heavier. It is pressing down on you hand and is very heavy...

Take a deep breath. Let it out... Now make your cup get lighter... It is just right sitting in your hand... Now imagine your cup getting still lighter... Let it rise to your eye level... With your eyes still closed, LOOK at your cup floating there... Look at the top. Look at the handle. Look at the side. Now imagine the cup turning to you so you can see the bottom...

Blow gently on your cup and it floats farther away... Breathe in through your mouth and bring your cup back...

Now let your cup float gently back to your hand... Feel the bottom. Feel the weight. Feel the handle and top...

You are in your chair in the same place. You feel very good. Slowly open your eyes and look at your cup... Smile. Your imaginationing is over for now. You can return later if you like and use a spoon or ???