Hypnosis is an induced state of mind or altered state of consciousness, during which the subject becomes receptive to suggestions. The hypnotic state is induced by suggestively removing conscious awareness to maintain a higher level of concentration.

Raise and stiffen your arm. Make a fist. (Help subject achieve this position then let go). That’s good. Just like a steel bar, stiff and powerful. So stiff and rigid and so powerful that the more you try to lower or bend your arm, the stiffer and tighter it becomes. Try to lower or bend […]

In the spring of 1960 a college student demonstrated hypnosis for purposes of entertainment. He first attempted to hypnotize Mrs. A., a young married woman with several children. Mrs. A. declared repeatedly that he could not hypnotize her and that she was “not smart enough” to be hypnotized. The student, after two unsuccessful attempts on […]

Your arms are loose and limp, just like a rag doll. As I raise your hand, just let all of the weight hang limply in my fingers. And when I drop it, send a wave of relaxation all across your body, send that wave of relaxation from the top of your head all the […]

Hypnosis is the same as any skill that can be learned. In order to be learned, it has to be practiced.