There are many styles of meditation. The primary difference is the intent. Meditation is used to develop concentration, to focus, to be centered, to relax and to empty our minds. The purpose of traditional hypnotherapy is to reprogram the subconscious mind to allow better access to the higher mind or the wisdom of intuition. In addition to reprogramming the subconscious mind with the client's suggestions (which are given to the facilitating hypnotherapist during the session), Hypnotherapy goes beyond the personality to access intuition or inner wisdom. The goal is to increase awareness around personal and societal programming. With increased awareness comes the personal choice to keep or reject these programs. Once the choice is made to reject old programs, the undesirable patterns are de-programmed.