Ep #106: Conscious and Subconscious Mind with Michael Henri

In this week’s episode of the Going Pro Yoga Podcast Michael deep dives into the subconscious mind. He starts by sharing his analogy of ‘‘the subconscious mind as a book’’. This book becomes the autopilot where we move through life unconsciously with our  actions, patterns and behaviours.  In Michael’s analogy, the conscious mind can be considered the author and reader of your book. As the author, you can ‘consciously’ add (or not add) information to your book. But this conscious decision-making requires focus, mental effort and energy.  Michael finished this episode with a valuable tip: allow time to think and for information to land, so that you can ‘consciously’ decide whether you agree or disagree with that new information. The choice is yours. Listen to this week’s episode and become the author of your own book! Psst. If you like our Podcast Show - show us some love! The Going Pro Yoga Podcast is a free resource and we want it to be accessible for all. Please leave us a review! 00:00 Introduction 01:50 The Iceberg Example 02:50 Conscious vs Unconscious 03:15 The Book Analogy 06:55 Subconscious Mind and Automatism 09:15 The Inefficiency of Being Conscious 10:40 Uncomfortable Things are NOT in Your Book 11:40 Making Changes and Energy Efficiency 14:40 Fear of the Unfamiliar 15:20 Collecting New Information 18:25 What Empowerment Means  19:30 The Realization of Choice 20:55 Giving Yourself Time to Think 21:55 Your Subconscious Mind is Powerless 22:45 Viktor Frankl’s Book  24:15 Final Thoughts Tags: Conscious, Subconscious Mind, Patterns, Beliefs, Making Changes, Choices Instagram: @goingproyoga