Hypnosis is a completely natural state. A hypnotherapist will teach you how to use it to great personal advantage.
The word hypnosis comes from the Greek word ‘Hypnos’ which means sleep. However this is a misnomer – we now know that hypnosis is a state of focused attention, not sleep. The old movies and cartoons that represented hypnosis as swinging watches and controlling people’s minds are also outdated.
In a Hypnotherapy session you are always in control and it is impossible to make you do anything against your wishes, morals or beliefs. A hypnotist merely helps to facilitate your experience of what is ultimately self-hypnosis.
Hypnosis is rather like daydreaming, or being totally involved in a film – many people describe it as the falling/floating feeling you get just as you fall asleep.
Research shows that the focused attention created by hypnosis also produces heightened suggestibility, which allows the hypnotherapist to make suggestions to your unconsious mind that help you make positive changes.
