I didn't touch her and kept my hands about four inches away from her body and in some areas didn't feel anything and in other areas a heat would jump between my hand and her body. I stayed in that spot until the heat went away or I got the instinctive push to move on. They are showing you what you need to see, so the images can certainly be much clearer than with regular self- hypnosis. Of course, you can always ask your guides to come in to help you with any hypnosis or Reiki session that you do, whether on yourself or others. I always do.
Some people also require different types of induction techniques.
Since it's your mom, you probably know which side of her brain she works with more easily. I'll start a thread on hypnosis techniques and list some of those. I wanted to let you know how much I appreciated your advice on the hynotherapy with my son. BUT the twitching and grimacing and scratching started again. So Saturday night I decided to try and put him into a hypnotic state and then Reiki him.