Here is something fun to do. Find ten traditional hypnotists in your area. Ask them the following question. Is meditation hypnosis? You will be surprised about their answer. Then find another ten practicing meditators in your area.
Meditation
Then ask them another question. Is meditation another form of hypnosis? If they are like most practicing meditators, they might even freak out by your question. Why? Most of them do not want to associate meditation with hypnosis.
Hypnosis
If there is enough interest, I am planning on teaching beginning students different topics of meditation and hypnosis. If meditation is not hypnosis, what is the difference? That is another interesting question. But there is a better question to ask.