What is Hypnosis?

Do you drive? Many times we get behind the wheel and know where we started, and suddenly we are at our destination. We don’t recall how we got there or any of the events that happened along the drive. Ever had such an experience?
This is a hypnotic trance.

Hypnosis is a very natural way of being, it is not magical or strange, and in fact many people spend a large amount of their days in hypnotic trances. Once you are aware of this fact you will start to notice those around you who are experiencing hypnotic trances in everyday life.
The rhythms we are used to, such as the feel of the car, can relax us to the point that our subconscious takes over and does the work for us. Many like to call it, ‘zone out’. This may sound strange at first, but when you really consider all the activities we do everyday, we have been conditioned all through out our lives to enter hypnotic trances.
Have you ever watched a movie and later realized that the only thing in your mind and field of vision was a 15 inch screen? Obviously you can see the rest of the room, people, cat and dog while focusing on the screen, but the concentration and trance that
is produced makes it seem as though the only thing that exists in the room is that little screen and the action it is producing.
Reading a book, we often get lost in the story and never realize what the ‘real world’ is doing around us. As you read you experience changing emotions, happiness, fear, suspense, sadness and tears. This interaction with the words and information being relayed to your mind alters your state of mind and becomes a hypnotic process in itself.
There is almost always the effect that the book you are reading will change either your mood, emotion, ideas and ultimately could change how you live your life, such is the objective of a hypnotist.


Hypnosis is not a word we hear everyday, however it is a word that many people seem to have a preconceived definition for.
The most common thought is that hypnosis is bringing the subject to a trance like state.
The rest of the definition is not quite as well known: When in an hypnotic state the subject is vulnerable to positive suggestions in order to help them change their lives.

The two points above combined, is a rather accurate description of hypnosis.
However hypnosis entails more than just the trance like state you see depicted in many movies and television shows, it is a deep and complicated relationship held between hypnotist and client that comes complete with a desired set of goals to achieve.
Hypnosis can and usually will result from any repetitive task you enjoy engaging in. Experienced runners often change their mind and experience a trance like state while their body works they feel healthy and alive. Entering this altered state of mind is a form of self hypnotherapy which is a very powerful place to put yourself, and a powerful thing to be able to accomplish for yourself.