Will I be able to communicate non-verbally while I am under hypnosis?

Will I be able to communicate non-verbally while I am under hypnosis?

John McGrail, C.Ht. (Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist) gives expert video advice on: Is there anything I should do to prepare for hypnosis?; How will I feel when I am under hypnosis?; What will I look like while I am under hypnosis? and more...

Communication with hypnotherapy is really important. It's one thing to give suggestions, but it's another thing to know that the suggestions are being accepted. The mind-body continuum is a marvellous tool for communication in a nonverbal sense. We can ask a client, for instance, to give us what we call an ideomotor response. So if they hear, are seeing, are visualizing, or are accepting the suggestion, we can have, say, a finger go up. All by itself! The person doesn't even have to try; they're not even aware it's happening. However, for the hypnotherapist, it's really a very powerful tool because we want to make sure that we have rapport and that we are communicating. It's very much a communicative process.