Are Hypnosis and Meditation The Same?…
Most people who experience meditation before hypnosis are surprised how similar they seem. Both disciplines share many techniques, such as breathing and visualization exercises.
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Jon Rhodes
What is the difference between hypnosis and meditation?
Meditation and hypnosis both share the distinction of having no universally accepted definition. However there are some general schools of thought.
Meditation is commonly described as the absence of thought. Practitioners aim to have a still mind – free from conscious chatter. If any conscious thoughts enter your mind during meditation, you must find a way of getting rid of them. Repeating mantras or focusing on something such as your breathing can help with this.
Meditation is being at peace with who you are and what you do. Meditation can help free your mind of negative thoughts and feelings, and allow you to experience inner peace.
Hypnotherapy is usually aimed at a more specific therapeutic outcome. This might be weight loss, quitting smoking, removing phobias etc. At the beginning of a hypnotherapy session, the hypnotherapist may employ meditation-like techniques to quieten the conscious part of the mind. Once the chattering conscious mind is still, they are then more able to give therapeutic suggestions.
Don’t be fooled into thinking that hypnosis is superior. Great insight and mental improvement can be gained by having a quiet and still mind.
Many artistic and scientific creations have been made while in meditative states. Perhaps the most famous is where Archimedes was in the bath relaxing. He suddenly leaps from the bath shouting ‘Eureka’ (I‘ve found it). He made a mathematical discovery without consciously trying. The answer popped into his mind because he was calmly relaxed. Many musicians from classical to contemporary have reported whole pieces of music popping into minds when they were relaxing.
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The mind, just like the body, works better when given adequate rest. Meditation is an excellent way to give the mind a break so that it can work more efficiently.
I would encourage anyone with an interest in one of these disciplines to try the other. Although they are similar, they are not the same. You could open a whole world of possibilities for yourself, and allow yourself to draw from a greater fountain for your spiritual well being and personal development.