A hypnotic state is as simple as when you're reading a book or watching a film and you reach a point when you have cut out external stimuli and have lost yourself. That's your subconscious taking over, as it has perhaps done when you can’t remember driving two junctions on the motorway because you were ‘miles away’

When in hypnosis it feels very much like daydreaming but is more focused and you would feel more relaxed. It is like being awake yet in a body which is asleep. In other words it is a combination of a still, clear, attention free mind and a body that is totally relaxed. It allows a sense of well-being and yet reinforces the will to achieve goals.