If you are a parent of a younger teenager, you may or may not be a good judge of whether or not your kids can deal with it. The Potter's Hands Suggestion as used in self-hypnosis is a potent force that directs the subconscious mind toward the achievement of consciously chosen goals. Suggestions must be specific, technically correct, and applied with regularity under the right conditions. Without properly prepared and applied suggestions, self-hypnosis does not yield very spectacular results. But if suggestion is not going to be used, some form of meditation might be more appropriate.
Trance is a common and unfortunate term frequently associated with any kind of hypnosis.
For the most part, especially in self-hypnosis, the Hollywood image of a trance will not apply. You will not be transported to some psychic Xanadu to experience raptures of spirit and flesh. Nor will you be likely to wander around with arms outstretched and a dazed look on your face like you are looking for a grave to rob. Seriously, the most common description of a good self-hypnotic state is something to the effect that you are awake, but you don't care. Self-hypnosis is deceptively natural.