Hypnosis is a state of hyper-suggestibility that our mind enters when passing the stages before sleep and shortly after waking. In fact when you are immersed in a good movie or book you enter a mild form of this state. Even when driving, a person can enter the hypnotic state. For example, have you ever found yourself missing a turn or exit only to realize after you had been driving a few minutes? Well you had just experienced "highway hypnosis".

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Hypnotic treatments have been utilized throughout human history and can be traced to ancient sleep temples in Ancient Egypt over 5,000 years ago. These healing centers utilized darkened chambers, long rituals, and rhythmic prayers to create the hypnotic state which provided answers to those who sought cures and enlightenment to whatever was ailing them.

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Hypnosis as we know it today has its origins in the unique work of Franz Anton Mesmer, an Austrian Physician who lived in the mid 18th century.  Mesmer discovered the state of hypnosis but attributed its power to magnets and believed humans had chambers in their bodies that magnetic fluid flowed from. Mesmer's work was discredited on the bases of his magnetic healing theory. What was not so simple to overlook, however, was why Mesmer was so successful with hundreds of patients during his time of practice. We now know it was his ability to put them in the hyper-suggestible state which is now what we call hypnosis.

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Hypnosis is like a back door to the subconscious mind from where we can influence our desires, goals, ideas, and make changes.  Hypnotherapy is vital if we want to have optimal success in creating a desired change in our lives.