Originally Posted by Chris Just relaxing the mind won't get you into trance. You might near sleep, occasionally remaining aware enough to experience trance, but this can be pretty hit and miss.
When I first set out to produce trance I turned to hypnosis, and this helped a lot. I now have a system of counting to 10, each step consisting of actions which produce a deeper level of trance. At 10, I'm in a light/medium trance, and from there I can use other techniques to deepen it. Counting to ten is a trigger for a learnt response developed over years of enforcement (it's based upon Monroe’s induction to F10).