{"id":974,"date":"2021-09-21T21:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T20:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milioniniki.com\/?page_id=974"},"modified":"2021-09-29T23:19:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T22:19:00","slug":"gim","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.milioniniki.com\/index.php\/720-2\/gim\/","title":{"rendered":"Guided Imagery and Music (GIM)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"974\" class=\"elementor elementor-974\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de8054c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de8054c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39f53b8\" data-id=\"39f53b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965c060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"965c060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milioniniki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nikiheader-1024x589.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-523\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milioniniki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nikiheader-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.milioniniki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nikiheader-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milioniniki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nikiheader-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milioniniki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nikiheader-1536x883.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.milioniniki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nikiheader.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8879ab6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8879ab6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d574a05\" data-id=\"d574a05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a31934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a31934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">Guided Imagery and Music (GIM)<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e96e5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e96e5c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28b18b1\" data-id=\"28b18b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ab9250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ab9250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 200;\">\u201cWhen words fail, music speaks.\u201d Hans Christian Andersen<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family );\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family );\">Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM)<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family );\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family );\">is a form of receptive music therapy, developed by Helen Bonny at the beginning of the 1970s.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 200;\">It pertains to the process of spontaneous imaging in an altered state of consciousness, while listening to musical programs. GIM utilizes music-facilitated metaphors as a medium of exploration into the individuals\u2019 inner universe, in order to create <span style=\"color: #bb622e;\">a new sense of the self and achieve a better quality of life<\/span>. In particular, GIM enhances inner-self awareness, cultivates resources to manage painful or traumatic situations, improves problem solving abilities and fosters resilience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 200;\">During an individual GIM session you free-associate and music becomes a co-therapist guiding you into your imagery. In its typical form a GIM session consists of the following phases: <\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 200;\">The preparation which involves an initial conversation, an induction of relaxation and my music program selection.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 200;\">After that, comes the interactive music experience, where you travel to the music and convey your imagery to me through an open, ongoing and verbal connection.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 200;\">Lastly, the closure, when you return to a waking state of consciousness and process your musical experience and its symbolism, through verbal communication and\/or expressive activities .<\/span><\/li><\/ul><blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 200;\">\u201cMusic is life itself.\u201d Louis Armstrong<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-161d914 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"161d914\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ee3995\" data-id=\"8ee3995\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f796759 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f796759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.milioniniki.com\/index.php\/bibliography\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Bibliography<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94ce054 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94ce054\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61f3344\" data-id=\"61f3344\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f436134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f436134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) \u201cWhen words fail, music speaks.\u201d Hans Christian Andersen The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) is a form of receptive music therapy, developed by Helen Bonny at the beginning of the 1970s. 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