Hypnosis and hypnotic state

By itself, hypnosis is a natural state of awareness, like sleep or digestion. It is a state of hyper-arousal known as a “hypnotic state” or a “hypnotic trance”.

Hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness: our senses are on the alert, our attention and our perceptions are heightened. This condition varies from person to person and from one time to another.

We reach this state in everyday situations: when we are halfway between wakefulness and sleep, when we have “our heads in the clouds”, or when we watch a movie in the cinema, to name a few examples. This state allows us to dissociate ourselves - to shift our focus. We get in and out of it easily, just as we come back to the physical space in the movie theater, to the “here and now” when our neighbor munching on their popcorn.

Hypnosis is naturally engaged in moments of integration, learning and creation. For example, we recognize children often in a state of hypnosis as they are constantly learning and playing. Hypnosis is an access to our unconscious, our imagination; it stimulates our creativity.

Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy uses specific techniques to bring about this hypnotic state. These techniques, called inductions, are communication processes that engage body and voice, using verbal and non-verbal language.

Hypnotherapy is a type of short therapy that sets specific, time-bound goals. It grants access to our resources in order to solve our problems or to make our wishes come true.

Hypnosis is also an excellent tool for regulating the nervous system. Hypnotherapy is therefore both a favored technique for managing stress and emotions, as well as an effective self-transformative tool.

Hypnotherapy is not…

…a magic wand! The magic behind hypnosis and the positive results we can achieve comes from within ourselves. In this way, hypnotherapy is a proactive process.

Your active commitment is the best guarantee for success. The time between our sessions is as equally important as the time during them. Auto-hypnosis and behavioral self-awareness are all ways to be an active agent of your own change.

Hypnotherapy is not a substitute for professional healthcare, nor is it psychotherapy. A hypnotherapist will not provide diagnoses and you are advised to continue any ongoing treatment.

Instead, hypnotherapy offers valuable support tools. It is an excellent complementary and preventive therapy to help you move towards your intended goals.