19/01/2026
Why I'm not Teaching Trance Online to Groups
For a long time I have held trance as a sacred doorway.
It is not just a technique or a skill set. It is a deep surrender of the conscious mind, a softening of the boundaries, a willingness to be guided beyond everyday awareness and into subtler realms. When someone enters trance with me, they are trusting me with their nervous system, their energetic body, and their safety. I take that responsibility very seriously.
This is why I have made the decision to no longer teach trance online.
Trance requires a deeper altered state than many other forms of spiritual work. In this state, the body relaxes, the conscious mind steps aside, and the energetic field becomes more open and receptive. This openness is powerful and beautiful, but it also requires strong containment, attunement, and presence from the facilitator.
When we work together in person, I can hold that container. I can read subtle changes in breath, posture, skin tone, and energy. I can respond immediately if something shifts. I can ensure the space remains quiet, steady, and supportive for the entirety of the journey.
Online, that level of safety and containment simply is not possible.
I cannot control the environment you are in. A doorbell ringing, a dog barking, someone entering the room, a phone notification, or a sudden noise outside can abruptly pull someone out of trance or fragment their experience. In a deeply altered state, these interruptions are not small. They can be jarring to the nervous system and destabilizing to the energetic body. Even when they seem harmless, they matter.
There is also the unseen background. The emotional tone of the space, the presence of others in the home, the energetic hygiene of the environment. These are elements I cannot assess or regulate through a screen, yet they directly affect trance work. Holding a trance in an online group setting simply can’t guarantee that the entire group will remain undisturbed. Trance asks for a level of safety and attunement that technology cannot reliably provide.
There is another piece that feels essential to name.
Trance development is not quick work. True trance capacity is cultivated over years, not weeks. It takes hundreds, and often thousands, of hours of practice to build the nervous system resilience, energetic boundaries, and embodied awareness required to enter altered states safely and consistently. It is a slow apprenticeship with the self, the body, and the unseen. A journey that requires you to let go of everything you believed prior to be true. It is a wonderful but deep process.
This depth cannot be rushed. It requires close observation, long-term guidance, and a teacher who can track subtle changes over time. Online formats can introduce ideas and concepts, but they are not designed to support mastery in something as profound and demanding as trance.
Because trance opens the psyche and energetic field so deeply, incomplete or rushed training can leave people ungrounded, overwhelmed, or unsure how to integrate what they experience. I am not willing to contribute to that. I honour this work too much to treat it as something that can be fast-tracked, diluted, or packaged for convenience.
This decision does not come from fear. It comes from integrity.
As a teacher and facilitator, my responsibility is to do no harm and to protect the depth of the work. Some practices require proximity, presence, and a shared physical field. For me, trance belongs in that category.
I know this choice may feel disappointing for some, especially those who feel deeply called to this work and live far away. Please know this decision comes from respect for you and for the medicine of trance itself. I would rather say no than offer something I cannot hold safely and completely.
There are many ways to explore consciousness, healing, and spiritual growth online that are beautiful and appropriate for the digital space. I will continue to offer those with the same care and devotion. Trance, however, now belongs back in the realm of in-person work, where it can be held with the reverence it deserves.
Thank you for your trust, for walking this path with me, and for understanding that sometimes the most loving act is a clear boundary.
With gratitude and grounded presence.
Samantha Jayne