What Is Hypnosis?

Hypnosis is a natural state of focused awareness — similar to getting absorbed in a memory, a story, or a daydream.
You remain awake, aware, and fully in control.

In this calmer state, your mind becomes more open to shifting the patterns that keep you stressed, overwhelmed, or stuck. 

What Hypnosis Isn’t

Before we go deeper, let’s clear something up — because hypnosis has a lot of myths attached to it.

It’s not what you see on stage shows.
There’s no “clucking like a chicken,” no doing anything embarrassing, and no losing control.

Stage hypnosis is entertainment.
Therapeutic hypnosis is nothing like that.

It’s not mind control, and it’s nothing like stage hypnosis. There are no tricks, no forced suggestions, and no acting.

Therapeutic hypnosis is calm, respectful, and collaborative. You may feel deeply relaxed, but you stay awake and aware. Hypnosis is a state of focused awareness—not sleep.

🌿What Hypnosis Can Support

Hypnosis helps soften the patterns that are difficult to shift with willpower alone.
It can be helpful for:

stress and overwhelm

looping thoughts

emotional tension

overthinking

nervous system activation

old responses that feel hard to change

difficulty relaxing or sleeping.

How I Use Hypnosis in Private Sessions

As a Doctor of Medical Qigong and Physician of Chinese Medicine trained in clinical hypnosis, I use hypnosis when it supports the work we’re doing in your session series.

Hypnosis can help you:

calm your mind

settle your nervous system

soften protective patterns

create internal space

access clarity more easily

We only use hypnosis when it’s genuinely supportive.