BRIDGING EASTERN PHILOSOPHY AND WESTERN THERAPY: AN ANALYSIS OF YOGA AND HYPNOTISM

Abstract

We certainly aren't running out of books or articles on Yoga, but all this noise makes it
incredibly hard for a beginner to grasp what Yoga actually means. Modern perspectives have
shrunk a vast, ancient Eastern philosophy into a simple fitness trend. Because of this, most
people completely miss a fascinating connection: modern hypnotism is not a standalone
Western invention, but rather a specific offshoot of the master genus that is Yoga.
Highlighting this forgotten relationship is precisely why this paper is necessary.