This is a gradual process requiring some necessary conditions. Let's examine how students can use imaging to develop and flex their imagination. Imaging requires a supportive, accepting and nurturing classroom environment. Students must feel at ease with the process of imaging and believe that their teachers and classmates will be accepting of the ideas which grow out of imaging exercises and discussions. They need a climate which supports trust.
Relaxation is an important prerequisite for most types of imaging.
Imaging is difficult, if not impossible, when a person is tense physically and anxious mentally. Slow Countdown - students close their eyes and are taken through a slow countdown from 20 to 0. Relaxation suggestions should be given slowly and clearly in a smooth, effortless mariner. Relaxation reduces physical tension and clears the mind thereby making concentration easier. Concentration, the ability- to focus the mind on an image or thought, is important.