The Music and Imagery Association of Australia (MIAA) incorporating the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music was established in 1994 with the late Dr Helen Bonny (pictured left) as the patroness. The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) was founded by Dr Bonny, a Board Certified Music Therapist, at the Baltimore Psychiatric Institute, USA, in the 1970s.
" Music gives access to the discovery of inner strength, uncovers the potential for creativity, and manifests ways in which life can be lived from a centre of inner security"  Helen Bonny

Guided Imagery and Music has been practised in Australia since 1985.
The Music and Imagery Association of Australia (MIAA) Inc. established in 1994  became a Member Association of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) in 2000.

Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) uses recorded classical music as a profound catalyst for the imagination. In psychotherapy, participants create and journey through “new worlds” as a unique expression of the depths of psyche and current issues. The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (BMGIM) is a potent synergy of verbal, music and art therapy with a standard form used in a series of individually tailored psychotherapy sessions. Based on the seminal work of psychologist and music therapist Helen L. Bonny (1921-2010) U.S.A. BMGIM is now practised in Australia and internationally.

 In GIM, altered states of consciousness occur with the music listening experience. Altered, dreaming states are initially evoked in concentration and focus on the body, breath and mind in preparation for listening. These states are sustained and modulated in intensity throughout the listening experience by the particular qualities of the music and verbal dialogue between client and therapist. Research on GIM has indicated positive outcomes for people living with depression or breast cancer.

                       
Member Association of PACFA