The Techniques For Establishing
A Healthy Self-Image
Pages from the mediators must read book:
"Active Meditation"
by Robert R. Leichtman,M.D. & Carl Japikse
The 3 techniques for establishing a healthy self-image can be summarized as follows:

Cultivating Self-Respect
1.We enter the meditative state and make contact with the higher self (essential self).
Techniques for this are well described in the book.
2. We affirm our worthiness as an individual who is seeking to be a noble person and so the right thing.
3. We affirm the value of the major roles
we play in life.
4. We affirm our interest in nurturing various qualities of the human spirit in our daily life.

Cultivating Self-Esteem
1.We enter the meditative state.
2. We review a number of achievements which we know to be worthwhile.
3. We approve of these achievements and are thankful for the contributions made by every aspect of the personality in achieving them.
4. We bless these achievements and the contributions of our personality.
5. We reflect on the fact that these worthwhile achievements and contributions have enriched
the value of our life.

Visualizing An Image
1. Having completed the work of cultivation self-respect and self-esteem for one phase of our life, we use the skill of visualization to create a mental symbol which will represent our ideal self-image. The image can be based on literary or religious sources, or our own rich associations.
2. The symbol should be active. In other words, we visualize ourself acting in ordinary circumstances of life, but imbued with specific qualities of the
higher self (essential self).
3. We charge the symbol with the power of the
higher self (essential self).

Note from the creator of the Transparenting Web site: because there is not really a judgment aspect to this growth thing... I like to say essential self rather than higher self and more specifically for me, Inner Mother, Father, Child.

For more information please get the book and let it guide you into your own methods of healing inwardly.