What is a "trance"?

What is a "trance"?

Robert Pino (Director, Robert Pino Center for Growth) gives expert video advice on: What is the secret to relaxing during stressful times?; How can I put myself into a light relaxation trance? and more...

We are continuously in altered states and we are continuously into a trance. Let me give you some examples. Have you ever driven your car and you're standing in front of a green light and somebody honks? You were in a trance. Have you ever been in an elevator and went out on the wrong floor and said, “Oh my god, it's not my floor, I need to get back into the elevator”? You have been in a trance. Have you ever been checking your emails in the morning because you had fifteen minutes spare time so you could easily check them before you go to work, when all of a sudden you realize you have lost forty-five minutes? You have been in a trance.