The world of hypnosis has intrigued me for decades and I have finally taken the step to delve deeper into it through training. Most people only know it, for example, from seeing show hypnosis on TV where they make people cluck like a chicken or eat a lemon that apparently tastes delicious. This is of course fun and entertaining to watch, but there is also a completely different world that is often unknown to the general public. Hypnosis can be used very powerfully in a therapeutic context. Interesting practical applications include hypnosurgery (operations under hypnosis and therefore without anesthesia) or supporting athletes in achieving top performances, to name just a few. Hypnosis is most often used for smoking cessation, weight loss, stress reduction and pain reduction.
I personally see a nice possible synergy with tantra massage. To my surprise, there are a lot of similarities between the two. Not everyone can be hypnotized, just like not everyone goes into a state of surrender during a tantra massage. If you cannot let go of control, you will remain stuck in your head and that state of hypnosis/surrender will not be achieved.
Both during a tantra massage and in hypnosis, your brain waves change from beta to alpha/theta level. This is the moment when you are open to suggestions (your subconscious becomes 'approachable') and when healing can take place.
A colleague of mine had already launched the concept of tantrahypno massage. That's why I don't have to look for another name and I now also offer this as a separate form of therapy. Before the massage itself starts, we discuss what is going on in your life and together we make some powerful suggestions for you. This is followed by a relaxation induction that brings you into a deeper state of relaxation/hypnosis. The suggestions are then used, possibly in combination with an ego-strengthening text that I recite. We also keep you in this relaxed state during the massage itself where the suggestions can continue to work. Because the massage is started in a completely relaxed state, you can sink even deeper into yourself during the massage and thus more easily reach a state of surrender where your (life) energy can be awakened and flow throughout your entire body.