{"id":3356,"date":"2022-10-03T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/?p=3356"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:48:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:48:50","slug":"financial-de-stress-week-9-using-visualization-to-find-calm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/financial-de-stress-week-9-using-visualization-to-find-calm\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial De-Stress \u2013 Week 9: Using Visualization to Find Calm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2021, we sent out this collection of de-stressing exercises to a group of clients over the span of 10 weeks in hopes that they might help alleviate the anxiety of debt as our clients moved through their journeys. We received such amazing feedback that we wanted to make sure the rest of our clients had access to these 10 meditation, mindfulness, and awareness exercises as well! We\u2019ll be releasing a new one each Monday morning, so check in at the start of each week for a brand new exercise.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s a simple exercise that can be part of your process of being present and fully aware of where you are and what you’re doing\u2014all with the help of your imagination. This exercise will help you use visualization to achieve a state of mind that gives you power over debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Setting the Stage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When learning to use visualization, you need to find a place where you will not be distracted or interrupted for a few minutes\u2014someplace quiet and relaxing. If you need to lock a door, do it. Even if you must sit in your car, take the time to do it. We’re discussing your mental health; be good to yourself and make this a priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a minute to relax your body with a couple of deep breaths. Now choose whatever setting is most calming to you, whether it’s a tropical beach, a happy place from your childhood, or a babbling brook in a wooded glen. Pick one place that you know will relax you and help you tune everything else out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: The Sense of Calm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Close your eyes and imagine your relaxing place. Picture it as vividly as you can. Experience it as if you were there. Focus on what you see, hear, smell, taste and feel. Visualization works best if you incorporate as many sensory details as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, if you are thinking about sitting on a dock by a quiet lake, you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n