1.Hypnosis is a state of a person. It is an artificially induced state of relaxation and concentration in which deeper parts of the mind become more accessible: used clinically to reduce reaction to pain, to encourage free association, etc.

2.Hypnosis will never heal you from some physical disease, so you can easily forget about statements that hypnosis is a panacea.

3.As for the street-quacks who hypnotize people in order to get their money there is a simple scheme they act according to which. At first they do something in order to attract one’s attention and than something in order to distract one’s attention.

Bernheim hypnosis

This method was developed by doctor Bernheim who devoted a number of his studies to hypnosis and its nature. He was one of those doctors who believed that subconsciousness of people is a chamber full of secrets and untapped reserves. Doctor Bernheim greatly believed that there are a lot of abilities hidden deep down in our subconsciousness and hypnosis is a good way to find out more about those.

According to doctor Bergheim's method the hypnotism is performed without any additional tools. There is only warmth of body and body contact is needed. Just like any other method the method of doctor Bernheim involves the preparations for immersing. It is important to make one feel at ease and to make him or her feel relaxed.

So, once the hypnotizer feels that all preparations are fulfilled it is a high time to start the hypnotism. Hypnotizer sits down in front of a hypnotized person and takes his or her thumbs in his hands. The aim of such action is to make person feel calm. It is important to make the temperature of hypnotizer's fingers the same with the temperature of the fingers of the one who is hypnotized.

After the temperature is the same, hypnotizer puts his palms on the shoulders of a person. For some time the palms remain in rest on the shoulders of a hypnotized person. In some time palms have to be moved down the hands of a person. In some minutes the state of hypnosis is immersed.