See yourself as though through the lens of a camera, like watching a television programme featuring computer graphics. See the camera lens zooming slowly towards your body, slowly moving down and through your skin. Imagine what it looks like underneath that skin.

If this makes you feel in any way uncomfortable don't worry, just take it really slowly. Try reminding yourself that this is your body, a miraculous

A word of caution: visualization should never be seen as a substitute for professional medical care. If you think you might have something wrong with you always consult your general practitioner.

What follows is a visualization to help support your health and it's a great one to do last thing at night as you settle down to sleep.

Switch off the light, find a comfortable position and relax your body. Take a couple of slow, deep breaths, right down to the bottom of your lungs and as you exhale relax even more. Perhaps you need to move a little to get more comfortable, plump up the pillow or turn it over to the cool side. Does that feel better?

If you're still feeling tense or troubled spend a little more time just gently relaxing … feel the tension flowing out of your neck, your arms, your back. Take another slow, deep breath and then exhale once more, letting go of all the stresses of the day, focussing on feeling totally comfortable and relaxed. If any thoughts intrude just let them go, breathe slowly and calmly and bring your attention back to the present.

Now imagine seeing yourself from above, watching yourself lying in bed, relaxed and peaceful. As you observe your body how do you feel about it? Do you feel loving towards it, accepting, or do you find yourself feeling critical, uncomfortable? Don't worry. We all tend to have criticisms about how we look, how our body functions. The more you do this exercise the more it will help you to feel more caring, more accepting of yourself.

See yourself as though through the lens of a camera, like watching a television programme featuring computer graphics. See the camera lens zooming slowly towards your body, slowly moving down and through your skin. Imagine what it looks like underneath that skin.

If this makes you feel in any way uncomfortable don't worry, just take it really slowly. Try reminding yourself that this is your body, a miraculousl

What follows is a visualization to help support your health and it's a great one to do last thing at night as you settle down to sleep.

Switch off the light, find a comfortable position and relax your body. Take a couple of slow, deep breaths, right down to the bottom of your lungs and as you exhale relax even more. Perhaps you need to move a little to get more comfortable, plump up the pillow or turn it over to the cool side. Does that feel better?

If you're still feeling tense or troubled spend a little more time just gently relaxing … feel the tension flowing out of your neck, your arms, your back. Take another slow, deep breath and then exhale once more, letting go of all the stresses of the day, focussing on feeling totally comfortable and relaxed. If any thoughts intrude just let them go, breathe slowly and calmly and bring your attention back to the present.

Now imagine seeing yourself from above, watching yourself lying in bed, relaxed and peaceful. As you observe your body how do you feel about it? Do you feel loving towards it, accepting, or do you find yourself feeling critical, uncomfortable? Don't worry. We all tend to have criticisms about how we look, how our body functions. The more you do this exercise the more it will help you to feel more caring, more accepting of yourself.

See yourself as though through the lens of a camera, like watching a television programme featuring computer graphics. See the camera lens zooming slowly towards your body, slowly moving down and through your skin. Imagine what it looks like underneath that skin.

If this makes you feel in any way uncomfortable don't worry, just take it really slowly. Try reminding yourself that this is your body, a miraculous

If you're still feeling tense or troubled spend a little more time just gently relaxing … feel the tension flowing out of your neck, your arms, your back. Take another slow, deep breath and then exhale once more, letting go of all the stresses of the day, focussing on feeling totally comfortable and relaxed. If any thoughts intrude just let them go, breathe slowly and calmly and bring your attention back to the present.

Now imagine seeing yourself from above, watching yourself lying in bed, relaxed and peaceful. As you observe your body how do you feel about it? Do you feel loving towards it, accepting, or do you find yourself feeling critical, uncomfortable? Don't worry. We all tend to have criticisms about how we look, how our body functions. The more you do this exercise the more it will help you to feel more caring, more accepting of yourself.

See yourself as though through the lens of a camera, like watching a television programme featuring computer graphics. See the camera lens zooming slowly towards your body, slowly moving down and through your skin. Imagine what it looks like underneath that skin.

If this makes you feel in any way uncomfortable don't worry, just take it really slowly. Try reminding yourself that this is your body, a miraculous

Now imagine seeing yourself from above, watching yourself lying in bed, relaxed and peaceful. As you observe your body how do you feel about it? Do you feel loving towards it, accepting, or do you find yourself feeling critical, uncomfortable? Don't worry. We all tend to have criticisms about how we look, how our body functions. The more you do this exercise the more it will help you to feel more caring, more accepting of yourself.

See yourself as though through the lens of a camera, like watching a television programme featuring computer graphics. See the camera lens zooming slowly towards your body, slowly moving down and through your skin. Imagine what it looks like underneath that skin.

If this makes you feel in any way uncomfortable don't worry, just take it really slowly. Try reminding yourself that this is your body, a miraculous

See yourself as though through the lens of a camera, like watching a television programme featuring computer graphics. See the camera lens zooming slowly towards your body, slowly moving down and through your skin. Imagine what it looks like underneath that skin.

If this makes you feel in any way uncomfortable don't worry, just take it really slowly. Try reminding yourself that this is your body, a miraculously intricate organism, far, far more complex than anything human beings have created. This extraordinary combination of parts, probably most of them strange and unfamiliar to you, is what has carried you through your life, has survived everything that you have ever experienced.

This heart has pumped blood around your system since you were a tiny embryo. The veins and arteries have fed your whole body with oxygen and nourishment throughout your life. Cells have grown and died, nails and hair and skin and tissue have developed and grown. Your brain has commanded the whole operation, your thoughts have directed your every step.

Travel in your mind's eye through those veins and arteries, observe the muscles and tendons. Perhaps you know very little about the interior workings of the body or you may have learned a great deal, of necessity perhaps if you've experienced a serious illness. Or perhaps someone you care about had an accident or an illness that prompted you to learn about a particular part of the body, a particular disease (dis-ease).

As you wander through this fascinating body find yourself noticing that some cells don't look quite right, they aren't functioning as they should. Maybe there's some sort of blockage, some malfunction in the system, perhaps some inflammation.

As you stand there, concerned about the problem, picture yourself calling out for the medical squad to come forward and make themselves known to you, a team of micro-specialists whose sole task is to put things right within your body. They hear your call and as they approach you observe them, this group of talented healers, racing to the rescue.

What do they look like? Are they dressed in A & E uniforms, stethoscopes dangling from their pockets? Maybe they're racing towards you in an ambulance, siren blaring. This is