Hypnosis and Meditation

Hypnosis and meditation are in huge demand. Hypnosis and meditation are not too dissimilar from each other in that both hypnosis and meditation allow you to block out the world around you and focus on an object, place, or word that will make you feel tranquil, calm, and de-stressed. The main difference there is between hypnosis and meditation is the way that they are practiced.

To understand how hypnosis and meditation works, it is important to understand what hypnosis and meditation are on their own. True meditation is the cessation of all thought. It is likened to the mind being a clean slate. It is letting go of all the everyday expectations that keep us feeling that we are never good enough. It is being at peace with who you are and what you do. When that stage of meditation is reached, you have ceased the contemplation of what if I do this or what if I didn’t do this right? Living up to other people’s expectations or our own expectations of ourselves causes stress which in turn can cause high blood pressure, sleeplessness, loss of appetite, and generally make us feel lousy. Meditation can free your mind of all these negative thoughts and let you experience an inner peace. It won’t make everyday problems go away; it helps you perceive them in a different light. The rumination process will be less stressful and most likely more productive once you can step back and see things in perspective.

Hypnosis is often thought of as someone swinging an object in front of your face and telling you that you are becoming very sleepy. Then you are instructed to do various things that make you feel silly afterward. The truth is hypnosis is a state of mind that we enter several times a day. When you get involved in anything to the extent that you turn off everything else around you hypnosis has occurred. Watching a movie, reading a book, working a puzzle, or just daydreaming are some common hypnotic states. If you get engrossed in any of these activities and lose track of time you become hypnotized.

Children are a good example of both hypnosis and meditation. They can enter states of mind that almost nothing penetrates. It is not a taught process. It is a natural one that more than likely we are born with but tend to lose as we get older and caught up in the everyday world. Hypnosis and meditation can benefit the meditator by letting the mind enter the relaxation mode that empties it of the deliberations of everyday problems. Once this is achieved it is easier to meditate. Your mind can take you to a special place that makes you feel at peace with the world. This in turn can eliminate stress and change the way you view virtually every aspect of your life. Once you have accomplished the hypnosis and meditation process, it will be something you will look forward to doing every day because it promotes such a feeling of well being and calmness versus all the turmoil and stress most people experience daily. It makes you more confident and more at peace with the world in general.

By Harriet Base