Relaxation and hypnosis

Relaxation is needed, well most of the time, to achieve hypnotic trance.
Mastering relaxation and finding out the best techniqe to achieve deep relaxation is basis for successful selfhypnosis and hypnosis.
While searching through the articles available ont the web, it is mostly theoretical sort of material available, not many examples of people using hypnosis to cure themselves or to change some patterns of behaviour like negative habits and similar.
Relaxation is especially needed when learning selfhypnosis without help from a certified hypnotherapist.
Not to forgot breathing techniques,
suggestions, whether autosuggestions or prerecorded which may help in achieving state of hypnosis. Breathing techniques are probably "closest" to successful relaxation but this may be widened broadly. It is logical to say that all parts of successful hypnotrance must be connected but deep or controlled breathing is somehow needed to accomplish relaxation.
Video/visual aids like swirls may also help.
Brainvawe generators may help also. Astral projection is also some sort of trance or at least altered state of mind, just like hypnosis.
Imagery is an important part in creating ourselves. It is sort of hypnosis and it does the same but through longer time frame. The point is that we use it daily and it doesn't matter if we're aware of it or not. Hypnotic trance comes out to be accelerated self-formation or transformation through the release of energy blockages or traumas?
This is achieved through increased suggestibility caused by the hypnotic trance state.
Daily pratice is another important part.
There's an excellent article at hyptalk covering basic functioning of hypnosis and ourselves in general. Also explained briefly are symptoms and signs which indicate hypnotic state.