The View From Above

A Stoic exercise for calmness and serenity

Photo by Behzad Ghaffarian on Unsplash

During my training as a clinical hypnotherapist, I was introduced to a relaxation technique called The View From Above. The exercise is seen as an ‘archetypal technique of psychotherapy.’ The idea is thousands of years old and is mentioned by Stoic philosophers such as Marcus Aurelius who moonlighted as Emperor of Rome and all-in conquering general of the…