fˌɜːðɚmˈoːɹ, ɪnvˌɛstᵻɡˈeɪɾɪv, klˈɪnɪkəl, saɪəntˈɪfɪk, ænd ˌækədˈɛmɪk ˈɔːθɚz fɹˈiːkwəntli mˈɛʒɚ, ˈænɐlˌaɪz, ænd dɪskˈʌs ðɪ ɪfˈɛkts ʌv kɹiːˈeɪɾɪv vˌɪʒuːəlᵻzˈeɪʃən ænd ɡˈaɪdᵻd ˈɪmɪdʒɹi, kəlˈɛktɪvli ænd ɪnsˈɛpɚɹəbli fɹʌm ˈʌðɚ mˈaɪnd bˈɑːdi ˌɪntɚvˈɛnʃənz ðeɪ ɑːɹ kˈɑːmənli kəmbˈaɪnd wɪð—ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃən mjˈuːzɪk ɔːɹ ɹᵻsˈɛptɪv mjˈuːzɪk θˈɛɹəpi, ɹᵻlɐksˈeɪʃən, ɡˈaɪdᵻd mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃən ɔːɹ mˈɛdᵻtˌeɪɾɪv pɹˈæksɪs, ænd sˈɛlfɹᵻflˈɛktɪv dˈaɪɚɹikˈiːpɪŋ ɔːɹ dʒˈɜːnəlɪŋ.
Furthermore, investigative, clinical, scientific, and academic authors frequently measure, analyze, and discuss the effects of creative visualization and guided imagery, collectively and inseparably from other mind–body interventions they are commonly combined with—including meditation music or receptive music therapy, relaxation, guided meditation or meditative praxis, and self-reflective diary-keeping or journaling.