Saturday, May 09, 2009

Advanced Trance Techniques

By Steve G. Jones,
Clinical Hypnotherapist
Better Living With Hypnosis

As I sit here in my office preparing notes for a hypnotherapy training DVD, I am reminded of some of the more challenging aspects of hypnosis. Sometimes hypnotherapists are asked to work with clients who are highly resistant to hypnosis. Almost everyone who enters a hypnotherapist's office is willing to be hypnotized, but for some it is only a mild trance state whereas for others it is a much more "profound" experience.


While it is absolutely true that even a mild trance will produce excellent results, a deeper trance can be more enjoyable for the client. It is therefore up to the hypnotherapist to discover which method works best for a particular client.


Some clients go very deeply into trance with a basic relaxation induction. This is a series of words designed to progressively relax different parts of the body until all parts are relaxed and the client is drifting in a sea of tranquility.


This is the theory at least, but some clients require an entirely different approach to unwind. Some clients are so analytical or nervous that they pay attention to every word the hypnotherapist is saying in an attempt to pick the structure of the session apart. Often these clients will remark at the end of a session something such as, "I don't think I was hypnotized, I heard every word you said."


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