Trance is a state of consciousness with an internal focus of attention.

Trance is a type of state known as "downtime" in NLP.

• Downtime is when you are predominantly paying attention to the internal world.
• Uptime is when you are predominantly paying attention to the external world.

Trance indicators:

• Muscle relaxation
• Deeper voice quality
• Relaxed facial muscles
• Slower pulse and breathing
• Changed eye accessing
• Lost or slowed reflexes
• A subjective feeling of comfort
• The brain neurotransmitter acetylcholine dominates rather than norepinephrine
• An EEG will show dominant theta waves.
• The following may also occur:
  Amnesia
  Anaesthesia
  Hallucination
  Catalepsy
  Regression
  Time distortion
• Everyday trance:
  Inward focus
  Meditating
  Relaxing
  Fantasizing
  Planning
  Worry
  Mental "fugues"
  Hurt or shock