It may be surprising to learn that we often experience trance states during the course of our lives. Even passing into normal sleep involves a form of trance state. The experience of hypnosis is similar: neither asleep nor awake and a little like daydreaming, with a pleasant feeling of deep relaxation. The major advantage of hypnosis is that it utilises the natural abilities of our own mind to safely and effectively bring about changes we require. Our minds work on two levels, the conscious and the unconscious. Our conscious mind thinks, makes decisions and acts upon them. Our
unconscious mind controls our inner thoughts, feelings and habits.

Hypnosis is a very effective method of making contact with our inner (unconscious) self, which is both a reservoir of unrecognised potential and knowledge as well as being the unwitting source of many of our unwanted habits and behaviors. Using hypnosis, a skilled therapist can gain access to the unconscious mind and sow the seeds that grow into your waking life thus enabling the change you require.

In the early part of the 20th Century hypnosis was used almost exclusively by stage hypnotists, thereby projecting a hopelessly distorted view of this very powerful therapeutic tool.  However, in 1955 the British Medical Association endorsed the practice of hypnosis in Medical School Education, since then it has become a valuable addition to conventional medical treatment.