It would be impossible to talk about hypnosis and NLP without addressing the subconscious mind. So, is subconscious/unconscious that important and what does it do any way?
Here’s a list of some of the things we may take for granted that are the
responsibility of the subconscious.
Most bodily processes that are not consciously controlled e.g.breathing, blood circulation, [...]

The actual meaning of the word hypnosis does not accurately reflect the nature
of ‘hypnosis’. The word comes from the Greek Hypnos meaning sleep. Let us
digress for a moment and consider this inactivity we take so for granted: Sleep
is a state of unconsciousness in which we rest our bodies and our minds. We
also dream in ways [...]