What is Hypnosis?

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Hypnosis

Hypnosis is an state of inward attention and focused concentration. It is often referred to as trance or as an altered state of consciousness. When the mind is concentrated and focused, people are better able to tap into and utilize their inner resources, to make personal changes, and learn how to better govern their own lives . Because hypnosis and self-hypnosis allow people to use more of their potential, they gain more self-control (it is a myth that people loose control during hypnosis).

Everyone has experienced hypnosis or trance, although it may not be referred to by that name. If you’ve ever been absorbed in thought, reading a book or watching TV, and failed to hear someone talking to you—-you were in a trance-like state. Perhaps you have been watching a movie at the theater, and lost track of the fact that there are dozens of people nearby—another hypnotic-like state of mind. These very focused states of attention are, in fact, everyday experiences of what is called hypnosis. Clinical hypnosis is different only to the extent that you will be experiencing it with the guidance of your Hypnotherapist, rather than spontaneously.


For thousands of years, the power of suggestion has played a major role in healing in cultures as ancient as India, Persia, and Greece. Hypnotherapy uses both the power of suggestion and trance-like states to access the deepest levels of the mind to affect positive changes in a person’s behavior and to treat a range of health conditions. In 1958, the American Medical Association (AMA) approved the use of hypnotherapy as a valid medical treatment.

Hypnosis is a tool for making positive changes in one’s life. Even though encountering problems is a part of living, we carry within ourselves the resources to resolve problems and to lead a fulfilling life. Hypnosis is not magic, nor occult. It is a natural, normal state of mind. Therapeutic research and psychological experiments have brought hypnosis out of the realm of magic. The hypnotic experience is one striking and illuminating effect of a common human capacity to experience changes in consciousness. Hypnosis produces a highly relaxed state during which a client’s conscious and subconscious mind is focused and receptive to therapeutic suggestions. It facilitates change on many different levels (mind/body/spirit). Hypnosis utilizes the powers of the subconscious mind, the part where all information of past events and experiences are stored, while bypassing the conscious mind, the critical thinking part that sensors all information coming in. All hypnosis is self-hypnosis; the hypnotherapist is merely a facilitator in that process.

Hypnosis is a safe procedure when practiced by a trained professional . It produces a very pleasant and refreshing experience. Modern hypnotherapy is utilized for a variety of difficulties. Typical applications are, but are not limited to, stress management, weight management, smoking cessation, pain management, memory and concentration improvement, and self enhancement, as well as assistance with issues related to eating disorders, depression, phobias, anxieties, insomnia, addictions, sexual problems, and self esteem. In the field of medicine, hypnosis is frequently used pre- and post-operatively to lessen the amount of anesthesia needed, to lessen blood loss, to relieve pain, and to hasten the healing process. Dentistry utilizes hypnotherapy to aid patients who experience a fear of dental work, TMJ and bruxism, tongue biting, overproduction of saliva, or gagging and to control bleeding during oral surgery.

The practitioner makes an initial assessment as to whether hypnotic treatment is advisable. The client will be asked to discuss the appropriateness with his or her physician, if the problem is of a medical nature, prior to treatment with hypnosis. A client history is taken in order to assess whether there are emotional or physical conditions which might prohibit the use of hypnosis. Treatment will vary depending on the severity of the problem and may take from one to several sessions. Characteristically, treatment with hypnosis is short term.

Because of the misuse of hypnosis by stage hypnotists, there are several misconceptions about hypnosis. One is that the client loses consciousness. You will be aware of everything at all times. Loss of control is another misconception. The client is always in control throughout the session. If the client wishes to terminate the trance state, he or she may do so by simply opening the eyes. No one can be made to do anything against his or her will. Stage hypnotists like their audiences to believe that the hypnotist has total control over the subjects. However, professional practitioners will make it clear that the client is in control.

Overall, hypnosis is a safe, relaxing, refreshing, and enjoyable experience aimed at enhancing a person’s life.

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"The natural force within each of us is the greatest healer of disease.”

– Hippocrates
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