All the great traditions say that everything begins in the mind, and I think everyone would agree that thoughts are powerful things. People understand that thoughts have an effect on their lives, but most people have never been taught how fully to use their minds. They may think that the mind is thinking, planning, or working something out, but it is doing so much more.

From a hypnosis perspective we talk about the conscious, the subconscious, the unconscious and even super-conscious. We also know from neuroscience and neuroplasticity that neurons that fire together wire together, so one can literally change brain function by changing one’s thoughts. There is a difference between the mind and the brain, and with hypnosis we're dealing with the mind.