Virgo Horoscope: The Minds Vacation

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August 18, 2014
The Mind's Vacation
Virgo Daily Horoscope

Your obligations could weigh heavily on you today, and you may begin to feel resentful about how much time they take. You may also feel trapped by your responsibilities and frustrated that your routine leaves you little time to relax. If you're longing for a break but are unable to find time for retreat, taking a visualization vacation may help you find the peace of mind you crave. Choose a destination and imagine each detail of that setting—from the color of the sky to the ground under your feet. Then let yourself relax as if you were really there. Your imagination can help you achieve a wonderfully tranquil state, both physically and mentally. If you have difficulty imagining a calming setting today, concentrating on a photo of a peaceful place may aide you.

Imaginative visualization can help you attain a state of intense calm when too many obligations make retreating from the world impossible. A brief vacation—even an imaginary one—takes you away from your life's stressors and helps you enter a tranquil state of mind. You're instantly transported to the destination of your dreams. Because your subconscious perceives your visualized retreat as real, you almost instantly achieve a state of deep relaxation that spreads throughout your being. Visualize yourself in a relaxing locale today, and your cares will melt away and be replaced by an amazing sense of calm.

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