0001 - How to Change Subconscious Behavior Using Your Emotional Body: A Path to Intentional Living

Описание: This video, "May 02, 2020 Intentional Living," features a discussion between Marty Keller (Master's in consciousness studies) and John Donovan (drug and alcohol counselor, recovery facilitator) about men's work, recovery, and the logistics of personal transformation.

The conversation explores the nature of emotional conflict and offers a process for creating intentional, lasting change:

John Donovan's Journey and Insights
Broadening the Focus: John shares that an invitation to lead a conflict resolution workshop broadened his focus from only working with addicts and alcoholics to offering his insights to a wider range of people [02:07].

The Power of Intent: His initial intent in recovery was simply to have his critical mind "shut down for a minute" [05:58]. This focus on intent led him to discover men's work and the power of consciously choosing what he wanted, eventually leading to the intent to live a life of peace [18:03].

Redefining Violence: John discusses his experience in a batterers reeducation class, where he learned to view violence not just as physical acts, but as a coercive and controlling style of communication [10:00]. This led to a "blinding flash of the obvious" (BFO): the way out is simply to own the behavior and choose a different one [10:21].

The Core Problem and the Emotional Body
The Universal Struggle: The discussion uses Romans 7:15 (Paul's statement about doing the thing one doesn't want to do) as a starting point to explore the nature of being "stuck" in a behavior loop [20:52].

The Safety Mechanism: This struggle is attributed to the subconscious safety mechanism (brain stem/midbrain), which is imprinted by early, often traumatic, experiences [22:35]. This mechanism acts subjectively—it simply takes information (like a parent's criticism) as "gospel" and develops a powerful, non-rational survival strategy (e.g., fight, flight, or freeze) [24:47, 38:01].

The Key to Change: The participants assert that the way to change this programming is by reconnecting with the emotional feeling body, which they call the "Google map to fulfillment" [30:46]. Societal conditioning, particularly toward men, has led to a denial of this emotional intelligence [31:05].

The Process for Intentional Living
The process for transformation involves using the emotional body to shift the subconscious programming:

Identify the Barriers: John helps people identify four internal barriers to what they want: belief systems, attitudes, habits, and expectations [29:24].

Tell the Emotional Truth: One must speak the truth of their trauma-aligned behaviors (e.g., "I'm a deceitful lying manipulator") without self-blame or judgment [42:53]. This act generates a powerful emotional frequency in the body, which is the key to accessing and changing the subconscious [46:31].

Create a New Intent: Once the emotional frequency is active, a clear new intention (such as "joy, peace, freedom, and community") is set [45:19, 49:54]. This new intent attaches to the emotional frequency and is then imprinted onto the subconscious, generating an observable shift in behavior [50:01].

Ultimately, the process is described as a "liberating" shift that moves the individual from a state of mere survival into a life of joy, connection, and fulfillment [36:07, 55:37].

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