Seeing is Believing What is visualization? Author Belleruth Naparstek best describes visualization as, " A direct, deliberate daydream, a purposeful creation of positive sensory images-sights, sound, smells, tastes and feel - in your imagination"(198). The object of visualization according to Sherry Amatenstein is, "To imagine as clearly as possible that what you want has already occurred" (156). Visualization allows individuals to mentally rehearse, plan, and practice a desired outcome for different situations. Naparstek states what makes visualization …showed first 75 words of 575 total…

…showed last 75 words of 575 total…is what our thoughts make it" (54). So, what you see in your mind is what you get. Works Cited Amatenstein, Sherry. "What You See Is What You Get." Mademoiselle Oct.1995: 156-159. Banks, Heidi. It Works for Me! Boston: Journey Editions, 1996. DuBow, Wendy. "Do Try This at Home." Women's Sports and Fitness 19.4 (1997): 77-78. Naparstek, Belleruth. Staying Well With Guided Imagery. New York: Warner Books, 1994. Siegel, Bernie. Love, Medicine and Miracles. New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1986.