Think of the word "suggestion" when you hear the word "hypnosis." Hypnosis is a learning process. It is a particular mental and physical state a person enters into when they are relaxed and accept the doctor's suggestions uncritically and act upon them. Hypnosis is receiving suggestions while your conscious mind and body are relaxed or altered. It is similar to meditation, but is much more powerful due to the fact suggestions are being given in the process of being relaxed. Once in a hypnotic state, you will experience thoughts or images in your imagination based on the suggestions given by the hypnotist, and these thoughts or images will then produce feelings in your body. This is the process known as the mind-body connection.

align=justify> Hypnosis is easily acheived when a person is in a relaxed state of mind. In an average day you might go through an altered state of mind several times. Some examples of hypnosis throughout a typial day are:

• Becoming relaxed while watching television
• When you're daydreaming and don't respond when someone calls your name
• When you're driving on "auto-pilot" and miss your turn
• Being in a state of shock

Why does hypnosis work?

The more relaxed a person is, the more his subconscious mind speeds up to protect him or her. According to modern science, while you are in a hypnotic state, your subconscious mind increases its ability to carry out change through direction or suggestion by 800% - 1000%. This makes the hypnotic state a VERY effective tool for positive and permanent change in one's life.

How will you react?

A person reacts to hypnosis much like they react to anything else, with their normal character strivings and defenses. Hypnosis does not rob a person of willpower or diminish their self-control. Rather, it tends to increase the person’s self-sufficiency & inner strength. This growth process is one of the most rewarding features of hypnosis.

When listening to hypnosis while relaxed one may fall asleep, which is perfectly fine, because their subconscious mind increases 800% - 1000% in its ability and power to carry out the suggestions.

Will you be in control of your thoughts and actions?

Yes! With your conscious mind you will select the programs that give your subconscious mind the suggestions it needs to hear the most. So you are in complete control. And during the hypnotic process you will simply by lying down or sitting down, with your eyes closed, and your subconscious mind will accept the suggestions easily and effortlessly and often while you are asleep!