HLMS - Hypno Learning

Learn VR hypnosis at your own pace. Courses bundle related lessons into a clear learning path, grouped below by topic. Pick a course to get started.

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Safety

Hypnosis Safety & Aftercare

Read this first. Consent and negotiation, the responsibilities of each role, and how to recognize and respond to abreactions safely - in VR and out.

2 lessons

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Closing Cleanly

Bringing a subject out of trance the right way. Clean count-up emergence, removing temporary suggestions, and reorienting safely from a VR headset back to the physical room.

1 lesson

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Consent & Community Safety

The traffic light consent system, spotting red flags before you trance with someone, protecting your identity in VRChat, and how reporting through community leaders keeps a small community safe.

1 lesson

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Differentiated Subjects

Neurodivergent Subjects

Adapting inductions, pacing, and VR setup for ADHD and autistic subjects.

2 lessons

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Foundations

Practical Hypnosis

A collection of courses about actually doing hypnosis.

2 lessons

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VR Hypnosis Foundations

Start here. Safety, consent, roles, VR-specific considerations, and how to prepare for your first VR hypnosis session.

2 lessons

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Techniques

Setting the Stage

The work before anyone closes their eyes. Building rapport and expectations in the pre-talk, testing and building responsiveness, and delivering with a hypnotic voice - adapted for VRChat voice chat.

3 lessons

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Inductions

How to actually bring on trance. Direct and Elman-style inductions, Ericksonian indirect approaches, rapid inductions and their VR safety limits, and deepening a light trance into something profound.

4 lessons

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Shaping the Trance

What you do once a subject is under. Constructing effective and ethical suggestions, eliciting classic trance phenomena, and calibrating depth when you cannot see the subject.

3 lessons

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Virtual Reality Specifics

Delivering VR Sessions

The practical craft of running hypnosis in VRChat, plus recognizing and responding to abreactions safely.

2 lessons

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