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hypnotic sleep

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hypnotic sleep
[hipnot′ik]
Etymology: Gk, hypnos, sleep; ME, slep
sleep induced through the administration of hypnotic medicines.


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James Esdaile (1808-1859) another Scottish surgeon working in India would use ey fixation to prepare a patient for surgery and slow sweeping motions, putting them into a deep hypnotic sleep, causing full amnesia throughout the body.
The peacock awoke from his hypnotic sleep and to his amazement he had actualized that which he visualized.
It would help to have your client go to sleep with a slow and easy hypnotic sleep tape.
 
 
 
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