The term "Hypnosis" is an abbreviation of James Braid's term "neuro-hypnotism" meaning, "sleep of the nervous system."  Hypnosis is something you already do everyday, when your reading a novel, driving your car or daydreaming.  It is a naturally occurring state of relaxed focused attention.   Hypnosis with a Hypnotherapist helps you focus this attention to bypass your critical consciousness allowing you to access your sub-conscious mind where your knowledge, memories, ideas, dreams, hopes and creativity lives.  For adults in a modern high tech world, it's often hard to turn off the conscious mind; working with a Hypnotherapist helps you easily tune into your goals.