Hypnosis is a natural and altered state of consciousness in which a heightened state of awareness and responsiveness is experienced. A good example of a light state of hypnosis is when you’re driving in your vehicle to a particular destination and your mind is drifting from one thought to another. Then, all of a sudden, you’ve arrived at your destination and don’t remember all of the details in getting there!

Part of your mind was doing one thing and another part of your mind was doing something else. What has happened, in this case scenario, is your conscious mind might have been distracted from driving with thought about a project at work, so your subconscious mind went into a heightened state of awareness, thus allowing you to drive easily and effortlessly without having to concentrate when your conscious mind is doing one thing and your subconscious is doing another.

Eighty percent (80%) of what a person does, everyday, is subconscious. This means there are things we think or do automatically, without giving a "thought" to it. Some of these thoughts and actions are positive while others may be negative. In hypnotherapy, the hypnotherapist can help a client to reprogram these negative thoughts, which lead to negative feelings and actions. Through hypnosis, these thoughts are replaced with positive thoughts. Positive thoughts lead to positive feeling and actions.