Self-hypnosis

The Central YMCA runs an extensive programme of “lifestyle courses” every few months, and every so often a new course crops up.

Last night I had my first class of “Hypnosis for change”, run for the first time.

 

I enrolled mainly out of curiosity (though of course I could do with improvements in some areas of my life).

The tutor is a qualified hypnotherapist who has been practising for many years; she is a calm and rather charming lady. 

She started the class debunking some of the myths that surrounds hypnosis and, at the same time, re-assuring us that it is not possible for any person that is being hypnotised to do something that they do want to, or that goes against their morals/principles.

 

The course is about self-hypnosis and she explained (by making us do it!) a couple of techniques to reach a state of trance. Well I was surprised to see that it worked, and even more so when, after a short break, we went back to the room to try again without her talking us through it: we were supposed to be “in trance" for 5 minutes but after what it felt like 20 seconds, I already heard her voice “calling us back”!

 

The class carried on with the topic of how to “instruct” our subconscious and the type of instructions it can understand, and another practical exercise.

 

I’m looking forward to doing some practice this week-end. Hopefully I’ll manage to achieve the trance state again…  no, let's rephrase that in a positive way: I shall succeed!

 

It was a very different type of course from the ones I usually attend; and I thoroughly enjoyed the first class. Thank you, Adeline!