Gwyn E. Campbell is a retired professor who is now a Neurolinguistic Programming Master Practitioner and Certified Clinical Hypnotist. Today she spoke of the Magic of Hypnosis.
She started with the myths and misconceptions of hypnosis and how clinical hypnosis is nothing like what one sees on TV. Her lemon analogy had us visualizing and sensing the cutting of a lemon and involuntarily salivating and puckering with its taste. The unconscious mind stores everything we have done and seen and under hypnosis or simply a trance can help us solve problems and maintain better health. Hypnosis is not a truth serum and our moral compass is still in control. One has to want to be hypnotized to have the unconscious mind help us make changes.
Her process begins with a pre-talk on what the client hopes to achieve. Then to the induction or trance. A line of communication to the unconscious is opened and signs like twitches or blinks indicated things are happening. After 3 or 4 delves into the unconscious and a few metaphors to help direct, the trance is over.