Going into Trance

Going into trance is not a do-ing, it is a let-ting.

Trite, and short, but true.

And quite frankly, I do not think trance has anything to do with the technique. In this case, the old saying IS true - hypnosis is self-hypnosis. You have made your experience of going into trance about the technician when it is everything about you. You were looking for the hypnotist to do something wrong - not create rapport, etc., and by jove, you were not disappointed. I must say, it is rather shocking that a hypnotist would not do exactly as you asked. That's the first rule of rapport creating, and absolutely necessary for any good therapeutic relationship. However, your not going into trance rests squarely in your lap, my friend.