Use Of Imagination/imagery

Over the last few days I have become aware of the potential use of imagination and imagery to affect change in one's habitual patterns of use. My initial experience came in May in one of the ATMs taught by Alan on his workshop - we worked with one side of the body, then imagined the work on the opposite side. At the time, I was not entirely convinced, as I was not perceptive enough or imaginative enough to produce any results. Since then, I have read Moshe Feldenkrais' Awareness Through Movement, which features the use of imagination in the later lessons. Reading about it increased my awareness of the potential benefits, but again it proved elusive. My latest discovery is the work of Alexander teacher John Appleton, who has written several papers about what he calls 'Posture Release Imagery': Use of imagery in the Alexander Technique is usually taboo, though I do not agree with writing off any method for potential improvement. I worked through the first couple of exercises in Appleton's first paper and experienced a profound effect - some of my habitual patterns of tension were completely eradicated and have not come back since. My awareness seems to have taken a quantum leap forwards, too. I'm gradually exploring more and more of his work, and I hope to be able to make the link back to Feldenkrais' use of imagination now that I have some positive experience with the subject. I thought this would be of particular interest to anyone with experience of utilising the imagination already, and perhaps spur on those that may not have succeeded with it yet.