Great question — let’s break it down:
Hypnosis is a state of focused attention, heightened suggestibility, and reduced peripheral awareness. It can be facilitated by another person (a hypnosis practitioner) or practiced alone; in which case it's called self-hypnosis.
• Hypnosis (hetero-hypnosis): Involves an external guide who leads the subject into the trance state and gives suggestions.
• Self-hypnosis: The individual induces the hypnotic state in themselves using mental techniques like relaxation, visualization, or affirmations.
Science supports the idea that hypnosis — even when guided — is internally enacted and thus fits within the broader definition of self-hypnosis. The mechanisms of attention, expectation, and imagination are all under the individual's control (whether consciously or subconsciously), making the term “self-hypnosis” scientifically valid.
The Higher Self is commonly understood as the deepest, most authentic, and spiritually connected version of you—the part of you that is wise, compassionate, and aligned with truth, purpose, and inner peace. In QHHT we use the terms Higher Self or Subconscious (the SC) interchangeably. Other synonyms & contexts could be:
🕊️ Spiritual View:
The Higher Self is your soul’s perspective, unbound by ego, fear, or conditioning. It’s the eternal part of you that remains connected to the divine, the universe, or God. People often try to connect with their Higher Self through meditation, prayer, or intuition.
🧠 Psychological View:
It’s your ideal or integrated self—the version of you that acts from inner knowing rather than reactivity. This might include values-based living, inner calm, and emotional intelligence.
🌱 Personal Development View:
Your Higher Self represents your best self—the person you aspire to be when you're living with intention, clarity, and integrity.
Deep intuition
Compassion and non-judgment
Inner peace and clarity
Detachment from ego and fear
A sense of purpose or alignment
Wisdom beyond personal experience
While both Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique (QHHT) and past life regression involve hypnosis to access past experiences, QHHT goes beyond traditional past life regression by aiming to connect the client with their "Higher Self" or subconscious (SC) for deeper healing and understanding.
Past life regression primarily focuses on exploring past lives, while QHHT also incorporates spiritual aspects and seeks to address the root cause of issues in the current life with guidance from the higher self/subconscious.
You don’t need to believe in past lives to benefit from a QHHT (Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique) session.
QHHT is centered on connecting with your Higher Self/your subconscious (the SC), a deeper part of you that holds insight and wisdom. The experiences that unfold during a session—whether they appear to be from past lives or take another form—are directed by your Higher Self/subconscious, not shaped by any particular belief system. The goal isn’t to prove the existence of past lives, but to support healing, clarity, and personal understanding.
A Closer Look at QHHT:
Connecting with your Higher Self:
The main purpose of QHHT is to access the knowledge of your Higher Self/subconscious. This connection can offer guidance, insight, and healing that are deeply personal and relevant to your current life.
Experiences are uniquely guided:
Each session is guided by your Higher Self/subconscious, bringing forth experiences that may relate to past lives, symbolic stories, or other meaningful journeys. These insights are tailored to help you better understand your life, challenges, and patterns.
Belief is not required:
You don't have to believe in past lives to gain value from QHHT. The emphasis is on the transformation, healing, and awareness that emerge from the session—not on whether past lives are "real."
Role of the QHHT practitioner:
The practitioner is there to guide the process and help you access your Higher Self/subconscious. They don’t influence or control what you experience—they simply facilitate your journey.
In short, QHHT is a powerful tool for inner exploration and healing, and it’s open to anyone, regardless of their beliefs about past lives.
QHHT Hypnosis & EMDR are distinct techniques, but they share several psychological and neurobiological mechanisms — Here’s how they’re alike and how they differ, especially through the lens of science:
Altered States of Consciousness
Both create a focused, inwardly directed mental state that feels different from ordinary waking awareness.
Reduced Critical Thinking
In QHHT hypnosis, critical filters are softened, allowing client questions to be explored while emotional intensity is reduced or removed through guided suggestion.
In EMDR, bilateral stimulation (like eye movements or tapping) may reduce the emotional intensity of memories by disrupting overactive critical responses.
Facilitation of Memory Processing
QHHT Hypnosis can access vivid memories of all types allowing them to be examined, explored and further clarification & insight sought.
EMDR accesses mostly traumatic memories in a controlled setting and reprocesses them while the brain is in a relaxed, receptive state.
Focused Attention & Relaxation
Both methods require sustained attention and often lead to calmness or dissociation from surroundings, which promotes mental flexibility and openness to change.
Differences in Brain Wave States between QHHT Hypnosis & EMDR:
During QHHT (Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique), a person is guided into a deep theta brainwave state, bordering on delta. This is a deep trance state similar to what’s experienced in the early stages of sleep, but the person remains conscious enough to respond verbally. The person is aware but not fully awake.
During EMDR, the brain operates in a mix of theta, alpha, and beta states, reflecting emotional processing, focused attention, and verbal interaction.
EMDR and hypnosis are not the same, but they overlap in how they alter attention, relax the mind, and help people access and change deep emotional material. They both promote healing by opening up cognitive and emotional flexibility — a process backed by neuroscience.
QHHT hypnosis primarily takes place in the Theta state.
Brainwave States
💡 State of Insight & Peak Focus
Fastest brainwave
Linked to learning, memory, and spiritual insight
Appears during problem-solving and deep concentration
📈 State of Alertness & Action
Your “thinking and doing” mode
Used when working, analyzing, or socializing
Too much can feel like stress or anxiety
🌿 State of Calm & Creativity
Relaxed but awake—like daydreaming, watching television
Great for meditation, flow states, and creativity
Balances mind and body
🌀 State of Deep Relaxation & Intuition
Dreamy, meditative, and emotional
Occurs in deep meditation or just before sleep
Accesses your subconscious and inner guidance
🌙 State of Deep Sleep & Healing
Slowest brainwave
Found in deep, dreamless sleep
Supports physical healing and regeneration