![]() ![]() It was built on the side of the house like an enclosed balcony. The room we were in was tiny, warm and strange. She smelled like one of those overpriced crafty shops you find in country towns: sandalwood and lavender. Her skin had a polished, translucent look, as if she only ever bathed in mountain streams. She was all softness and soap no makeup or jewelry. “Most people are surprised by how much they enjoy it,” said the hypnotist. My plan was to lie there and pretend it was working, and try not to laugh. I didn’t really believe in it, to be honest. From “An Introduction to Ellen O’Farrell, Have you ever driven to a familiar destination and found that you have no memory of the drive? Guess what? You were in a trance! Chances are, you’ve already had the experience of going into a “trance-like state” in your day-to-day life. So it’s not surprising that many of my clients are quite nervous when they visit me for the first time! In fact there is nothing unnatural or frightening about hypnosis. When people think of hypnosis, they think of swinging pendulums, “You’re getting sleepy” and volunteers clucking like chickens on stage shows. ![]()
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