Hypnotic Guided Imagery
Use of imagery to guide an individual into a hypnotic state, deepen the hypnotic trance state and aid in accomplishing specific goals for healing during hypnosis. Use of guided imagery during a hypnotic induction helps the subject (the person being hypnotized) to move their attention away from the outside world and toward a relaxed and focused inner awareness. It can be used to deepen a person’s trance state and to heighten bodily awareness under hypnosis and is therefore integral to hypnotic processes which are focused on reducing physical and mental stress, healing illness or injury, inducing pain relief (analgesia) or full body anesthesia. Guided imagery is also used effectively to help achieve specialized goals under hypnosis, such as weight loss, smoking cessation and behavior modification