MYTHS & FAQs

WHAT IS HYPNOSIS?

Hypnosis is a daydream-like state of mind.  It is an altered state of sleep.  It is also called partial sleep.  Hypn- means sleep, and -osis means abnormal condition, i.e. abnormal condition of sleep.  It is not a Magic.  It is a normal physiological phenomenon.  We pass through hypnosis at least twice every day, while going to sleep and waking up from sleep, only thing is that we cannot hold ourselves in this state of mind under normal circumstances.

In India, yogis and rishis utilized self-hypnosis during meditation to still their minds. In India, the word hypnosis is referred to as sammohan. Sammohan has been practiced in India since the Vedic times, 1500-500 B.C. And also, in 2,000 B.C. Wond Tai, also known as the father of Chinese Medicine, wrote about a technique involving chanting and “the passing of hands” over the body.

This is a very old and highly effective art to tame our minds, to put positive suggestions to our subconscious mind, which in turn makes them happen for real in our daily life.

Though there are some serious misconceptions and misunderstandings about hypnosis in India.  Many of the misunderstandings have been promoted by B-grade movies and stage performers.  I will try to clear some of the more common myths and try to help you understand the real power of hypnosis.

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IS HYPNOSIS SAFE?

Hypnosis is an altered experience of consciousness, which is brought about by using suggestions. It is a normal physiological phenomenon that occurs at least twice a day to us unknowingly, when going to sleep and when awaking from sleep... So Hypnosis is totally safe and without any side effects... It is comparable with listening to bedtime stories from grandparents and unknowingly falling asleep on their laps while listening to the stories ....

"Hypno" means Sleep and "-osis" means Altered Condition.   That is, Altered Condition of Sleep.  When you are in a Hypnotic State...

No One Can Make You Do Anything Against Your Will.....

No One Can Make You Give Out Your Private Info...

YOU are in COMPLETE CONTROL... You can Stop at anytime you like....

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CAN A PERSON BE HYPNOTIZED AND MADE TO DO THINGS AGAINST HIS OR HER WILL?

This is absolutely False.  Nobody can be hypnotized against his or her will.  The person must be 100% cooperative otherwise hypnosis would not occur in the first place.  Secondly, no one under hypnosis can be made to do anything they would not freely do if not under hypnosis.

During hypnosis, a person can choose to accept or reject any suggestions given.  If a suggestion is given that upsets the person, he or she would likely come out of hypnosis immediately of their own choice.

It is the Defense Mechanism of our body that works 24 x 7 x 365 to Protect us from any harm whether in hypnosis, in deep meditation, in sleep, or awake. It is like, when we do have a deep sleep and the telephone rings, or somebody calls us, or the door bell rings, we immediately wake up.

This Inbuilt Defense Mechanism Protects us from everything all the time, and if it senses any danger to us, it will alert us and and take us out of hypnosis immediately.

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A HYPNOTIST HAS MAGICAL POWER

In India, there is a myth that hypnotists have magical powers.  As we have seen  magicians or stage artists perform hypnosis on their audiences and make them do whatever the magician wants, but the fact is that most of them are pre-planned stage show.

A hypnotist is an ordinary human being who has mastered the skill of using the power of suggestions to bring about desired results like MAGIC.

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