In a Hypnotist practicing Therapeutic use of Hypnosis, important
qualities required are: Imagination, Concentration and Motivation. These are
also the qualities desirable for a subject.

Hypnosis is sleep of the nervous system. So there is a decrease in the rate
of respiration, decrease in blood circulation thus sluggish brain waves.
Under the normal consciousness, the brain waves are at Beta wave level.
However, with hypnosis, brain waves slow down to alpha waves than to theta
waves. Delta waves are brain waves possible in childrend & generally no
adult can experience the slowing down  to delta wave level.

Hypnosis can be practiced one to one i.e. one Hypnotist & one subject, or
it can be one to many. This is the case of group when persons has gathered
with the main motive of experiencing Hypnosis.

Hypnosis has excellent power of releasing subconscious mind. It is time
taking learning process & requires regular practice. After learning it
can useful to advance many facets of your life.

Different Levels of Hypnosis



Everybody can not practice Therapeutic hypnosis as it requires highest state
of concentration. However, the basic or medium state of concentration also
brings benefits of relaxation and peace. While lighter level hypnosis gives
feelings of relaxation and calmness as level goes higher individual can
experience physical effects such as tingling sensations in the fingers,
blinking eyelids, a sensation of heaviness in some parts of the body. The
intensity of these feelings boost up after few weeks of practice.

In initial phase hypnosis most people do not have good perception of time
with more experience they can have better awareness of the passing time.

In the medium level physical perceptions becomes more enhanced. The
subject has pronounced tingling sensations in the fingers, blinking eyelids,
a sensation of heaviness in some parts of the body. Some subjects even
experience floating sensations. These feelings appear as being very existent
by the subject. In medium stage the Hypnotist has better access to subjects
mind. In this stage Hypnotist can bring more benefits of hypnosis to the
subject.

As the level gets higher further the conscious awareness grows fainter
leading to top level i.e. the somnambulistic (sleep awareness) levels of
hypnosis. This level leads to the best mental and physical responses. In this
level several physiologic responses associated with deep sleep, such as the
Rapid Eye Movement, can be observed.

In this stage the subject experiences complete conscious forgetfulness. It
makes the subject virtually absent from the real surrounding. This level
brings hallucination. The effect of the illusion remains even after the
hypnosis.

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