We recommend you read about Guided Imagery and Visualization in The Final Journey Complete Hospice Care for Departing Vaisnavas (Torchlight Publishing)

We also recommend the following Visualization exercise to be done with your patient for relaxation:

Instructions:

Have your patient sit or lye in a comfortable position.  It is helpful if the lights are dimmed and there is soft (very soft) music playing is the background (perhaps a very gentle bhajana).  While reading the following, read very slowly with lots of pauses so your patient will have time to visualize each step.  Keep your voice very soft and calm, but loud enough so that the patient does not need to strain to hear.  Be creative; come up with a visualization that is personally tailored to your patient's favorite Deities, Dhama, or festival. 
 

Take a deep breath in.  Inhale slowly. Exhale slowly. Let all the air out.  Relax your feet, first the right foot and then the left. Slowly breathe in and out as you feel your toes and ankles relax. With each breath, breathe calmness in and any stress or anxiety out. Any outside noise or distractions will simply serve to relax you even more.

Now, release any tension in the back of your calves, first the right calf and then the left. As you breathe in and out you will feel your feet and calves relax.

Inhale slowly. Exhale slowly while you breathe out any tension and worry. Now release any tightness in your thighs. The muscles in your legs are relaxed and you are beginning to feel calm. Feel your legs melt into the floor or into the chair.

Now feel the muscles release in your abdomen. Let the tightness in your stomach relax. Slowly breathe in and out and feel your abdomen and then your chest rise and fall with each breath.

Let go of any tension you are holding in your fingers, your hands, your wrists and your arms. Relax your shoulders. Allow your arms to sink deep into the floor or onto your lap.

Take a slow, deep breath and while you exhale feel all of the tension release from your neck. If your jaw is clenched, release it now. Relax the muscles in your face as you slowly exhale.

Now feel the relaxation throughout your entire body, from your toes to the top of your head. Continue to breathe slowly, in and out, as your entire body goes limp. You feel a tremendous release of stress. Your whole body is calm and peaceful for the next part of your journey.

Now think of your favorite Deities of Radha and Krsna. Picture the temple room where They reside.  You are there.

Enter the temple room. Pay your obeisances to the Lord. Hear the soft bhajan sung by Srila Prabhupada.

With folded hands, walk toward Radha and Krsna. Smell the incense burning on the altar as you watch it release its sweet fragrance through delicate swirls of mist that float upward toward the Lord.  Take a deep breath and experience the satisfying scent of long-stem roses that were lovingly placed in gold and silver vases on the altar. Feel how happy you are to be with Their Lordships again. Just seeing Radha and Krsna’s smiling faces, you feel a sense of peace. You are so very loved by Their Lordships. You are warm and safe.

You are home.

Standing in front of the Lord and His merciful consort, Radharani, you look down at Krsna’s lotus feet. See His shining, moonlike toes, perfectly decorated with devotional leaves from Srimati Tulasi devi. Notice the glistening silver of Krsna’s ankle bells.

Now gaze your eyes upward and see what Krsna is wearing. See His bright, yellow dhoti made of the finest silk and decorated with tiny golden beads. See the gold trim that lines the front of Krsna’s pleats. See the delicate gold chains that wrap neatly around His waist, one chain dangling on top of the other. Krsna is so very beautiful and you feel so honored to be in His presence. How kind the Lord is to His devotees.

Slowly gaze upward to the Lord’s white, silky blouse. Notice His long, puffy sleeves and the details on the cuffs that wrap around His wrists.  Notice the white pearl necklaces that dangle from His lotus neck. See the strands of bright, ruby red gems that delicately intertwine with His pearls. See how they are reaching downward, almost in hope of touching the Lord’s soft lotus feet.

See the Lord’s garland made of white and red roses. Notice how a lovely, gardenia is carefully placed between every other rose. Take a deep breath and smell the fragrance of Krsna’s garland. Notice the Lord’s long, black, shiny hair as it sweeps across His shoulders. See His golden crown decorated with red jewels, green gems, and white pearls. See Krsna’s peacock feather and the way it fans in all directions. Look at Krsna’s shiny, golden flute with tiny chains that dangle from the end, each chain grasping a small, white, pearl. See the other end of the flute as it stretches to embrace Krsna’s beautiful, lotus lips. See His reddish lips curling up on both ends. Remember that darshan sees both ways. You are happy to see the Lord, but He is even happier that his dear devotee has come to visit Him.

Now move your eyes to Srimati Radharani. See Her white, lace dress decorated ever so delicately with white beading that glows in all directions. Notice her glistening, white pearl necklace. See the golden broach that is pinned to Her collar that flowers around Her beautiful lotus neck.

See her garland made of white and red roses interspersed with fresh, white gardenias. Notice how Her garland is flowing toward Lord Krsna as if to embrace the Lord. Take a deep breath and embrace the fragrance.

Notice Radha’s long, black braid combed to one side and falling over one shoulder. Notice how it dangles to her waist. See the tiny, delicate pearls that are intricately braided into her hair. Radharani’s beauty only enhances the beauty of her jewels. See her golden crown decorated with ruby red jewels, green gems, and glistening, white pearls.

Look at her lotus face, full of compassion and love. Take a moment to relish the beauty that belongs only to Srimati Radharani.

Now look on the altar step and see a bright, silver tray piled with red, white, and yellow rose petals. Pick up a handful of petals and offer them at the lotus feet of Their Lordships.

When you are ready to leave, see yourself offering obeisances and exiting the temple. Take with you the tranquility of being in the presence of the Lord. The Deities are all-pervading. They remain with us always. Their Lordships are with you through your illness. They will be with you when it is time to leave this world. They will never abandon you.

Slowly open your eyes and become aware of the environment around you. Take a deep, cleansing breath.