1.   And indeed, this level of hypnosis lies somewhere between the state of deep relaxation and light meditation.

2.   Meditation allows you to enter a state of deep relaxation.

3.   Meditation often involves deep relaxation, but moves into focusing the thoughts in certain directions.

4.   Start the music and record one or two minutes to begin the all-important process of deep relaxation.

5.   The most striking sensation is the feeling of deep relaxation experienced throughout the hourlong treatment.

6.   At the same time, Baren says, the deep relaxation of a hypnotic trance increases the levels of endorphins and enkephalins, natural painkillers the body produces itself.

7.   Deep relaxation is also what leads to the hypnotic trance.

8.   Hypnosis, for example, induces a state of deep relaxation, during which the therapist can help patients retrain their brains and gain control over their pain.

9.   One is deep relaxation, the kind associated with meditation, which helps control stress and anxiety.

10.   One underwent self-hypnosis and another deep relaxation, while a third did counting exercises.