Hypnosis

Hypnosis refers to a trance state.

Hypnotism refers to the act of bringing about the trance state.

Hypnotherapist is the person who induces the state of hypnosis to facilitate the client to make the changes they seek. Its uses are limitless, ranging from performance enhancement, behaviour modification to the treatment of physical and mental illness. The Hypnotherapist is not a magician, nor can they take control of the mind of another.

Hypnosis is a normal and natural state of being. Hypnosis can be described as being in altered states of awareness, an inner absorbtion, focussed attention , deep concentration. The word "hypnosis" is derived from the Greek word meaning sleep and was coined by Dr.James Braid in 1841 after observing a performance of Mesmerism and his observation of a patient seemingly asleep.

Hypnosis is far from sleep. It can be described as conscious reasoning being suspended either momentarily or for a period of time and imagination, visualization and relaxation heightened. This is the path that often parellel's sleep , deep meditation , inner reflection and is also a path to our unconscious mind. It is often likened to trance, meditation, prayer. The unconscious mind is the part of us that works 24/7 . It never sleeps; it is taking care of all the things we do automatically e.g. breathing, seeing, hearing, feeling and processing information moment to moment.The unconscious mind's priority is to keep us alive. The unconscious mind is our central processing unit that communicates with the conscious mind.The conscious mind acts as a filter and evaluates the information through our thought processes using a variety of means such as logic, reasoning, language.

Common ways of entering a hypnotic state. Driving, Shopping, Reading, Watching TV, Ironing, any repetitive or monotonous task. We spend most of our time in this state, as we go about our daily lives. All hypnosis is self hypnosis.

Marilyn Colvin Boon
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