TOPIC: Meditation for the Masses

A small meditation exersize for those who feel overwhelmed with emotions.
Sometimes it can be completely debilitating, not letting us function properly, not letting us go about our daily activities.
Try this and even comment on your experience...

Sit in a comfortable chair. Close your eyes. Completely relax. To help you relax and enter a meditative state, breath in slowly, hold for a few seconds, and then breath out. Repeat this 10 times. Afterwards, imagine you are diving into a deep pond. See yourself in your mind swimming downwards, deeper and deeper. (This will help you access your subconscious mind). Then, picture yourself in a field, holding a balloon. The balloon contains all of your tension and pain in it. Picture this well. Then, release the balloon in your mind, with all the tension and pain inside it. Watch the balloon slowly climb away, higher and higher, count the feet it rises in your mind, until the balloon is finally out of site. When you are done with the balloon, imagine again that you are at the bottom of the deep pond. Start swimming back up, slowly coming closer and closer to the surface. Then, break out of the water. Open your eyes, get up from your chair and walk away feeling free!

Have you ever tried this?

I've never tried this one, but I have done some stuff (not enough to really know anything), why are you asking?
It's something that would work well - although I'd change the title from meditation to guided imagery, for this is guided imagery, not meditation

You wanna start a new thread of the guided imagery that you've tried and tested?

I'd love to know what type of things you've got to share...

Where would you get material for this? And what type of person do you think should take this up?