WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.600 Welcome back to The Deep Dive. Today we're getting 00:00:02.600 --> 00:00:04.940 stuck into something really quite profound and 00:00:04.940 --> 00:00:07.040 I think particularly relevant for those of us 00:00:07.040 --> 00:00:09.199 in the medical field. Indeed. You know those 00:00:09.199 --> 00:00:11.619 cases we sometimes hear about or maybe even encounter 00:00:11.619 --> 00:00:14.359 the really perplexing spontaneous remissions, 00:00:14.679 --> 00:00:17.100 where patients just seem to defy all the odds, 00:00:17.160 --> 00:00:19.920 making these sudden, almost miraculous recoveries? 00:00:19.960 --> 00:00:22.519 Yeah, those phenomena that challenge our conventional 00:00:22.519 --> 00:00:25.539 understanding. The placebo effect is another 00:00:25.539 --> 00:00:27.980 powerful example, isn't it? Absolutely. It really 00:00:27.980 --> 00:00:30.519 makes you wonder. What if those events weren't 00:00:30.519 --> 00:00:33.500 quite so spontaneous or mysterious after all? 00:00:33.630 --> 00:00:36.189 What if our minds, our consciousness, actually 00:00:36.189 --> 00:00:39.750 hold the keys to unlocking profound health, influencing 00:00:39.750 --> 00:00:42.289 our very biology? That's the core question we're 00:00:42.289 --> 00:00:44.710 exploring, isn't it? It is. Our deep dive today 00:00:44.710 --> 00:00:47.609 is right at that fascinating intersection, neuroscience, 00:00:47.869 --> 00:00:49.929 quantum physics, and personal transformation. 00:00:50.329 --> 00:00:53.289 We're going to explore some, well, truly groundbreaking 00:00:53.289 --> 00:00:55.850 insights into how our thoughts, our emotions, 00:00:56.049 --> 00:00:58.869 our state of being aren't just side effects of 00:00:58.869 --> 00:01:01.450 biology. But potentially powerful forces that 00:01:01.450 --> 00:01:04.040 can reshape it. Exactly. Reshape our health, 00:01:04.239 --> 00:01:07.140 our lives. And to help guide us through this, 00:01:07.140 --> 00:01:09.939 well, quite intricate landscape, we're absolutely 00:01:09.939 --> 00:01:12.819 delighted to have Professor Moimam with us, a 00:01:12.819 --> 00:01:15.159 renowned expert in this very area. Thank you. 00:01:15.219 --> 00:01:16.859 It's a real pleasure to be here. Our mission 00:01:16.859 --> 00:01:19.420 today, really, is to try and understand the mechanics 00:01:19.420 --> 00:01:21.900 behind personal change. What's the potential 00:01:21.900 --> 00:01:24.640 for us to live more coherent, healthier, more 00:01:24.640 --> 00:01:27.739 fulfilling lives, both for ourselves and perhaps 00:01:27.739 --> 00:01:30.560 in how we approach our professional work? I think 00:01:30.560 --> 00:01:32.819 this understanding holds immense implications, 00:01:33.400 --> 00:01:35.799 especially as you say, for the medical community, 00:01:36.299 --> 00:01:38.280 those right at the forefront of health and well 00:01:38.280 --> 00:01:41.010 -being. It could genuinely revolutionize how 00:01:41.010 --> 00:01:43.629 we think about patient care and even our own 00:01:43.629 --> 00:01:46.370 vitality. It's a huge idea, though, and it really 00:01:46.370 --> 00:01:48.590 does challenge how we've traditionally understood 00:01:48.590 --> 00:01:51.290 reality, doesn't it? Fundamentally. Because for 00:01:51.290 --> 00:01:53.810 centuries, our view was largely mechanistic. 00:01:53.989 --> 00:01:56.569 You think of Descartes, Newton, this idea of 00:01:56.569 --> 00:01:58.890 the universe as a kind of giant clockwork machine. 00:01:59.290 --> 00:02:01.469 Mind and matter were seen as totally separate 00:02:01.469 --> 00:02:03.790 things. And reality felt quite predetermined, 00:02:04.129 --> 00:02:07.590 solid, predictable. Yes. But what's so fascinating 00:02:07.590 --> 00:02:10.409 now is how modern science, particularly quantum 00:02:10.409 --> 00:02:13.229 physics, has just completely shaken that foundation. 00:02:13.710 --> 00:02:16.129 Could you maybe unpack that fundamental shift 00:02:16.129 --> 00:02:18.889 for us? Absolutely. That traditional view, the 00:02:18.889 --> 00:02:21.389 mechanistic one you describe, really saw matter 00:02:21.389 --> 00:02:25.889 as solid, inert stuff. Independent. But the monumental 00:02:25.889 --> 00:02:29.629 shift, arguably starting with Einstein and Ivesy, 00:02:29.909 --> 00:02:31.830 showed something radically different. Energy 00:02:31.830 --> 00:02:34.289 equals mass times the speed of light squared. 00:02:34.469 --> 00:02:37.250 We all know the equation, but the implication. 00:02:37.430 --> 00:02:40.090 The implication was profound. It demonstrated, 00:02:40.189 --> 00:02:43.069 quite simply, that energy and matter aren't separate 00:02:43.069 --> 00:02:45.870 at all. They're interconvertible. Two sides of 00:02:45.870 --> 00:02:48.150 the same coin, if you will. Matter can become 00:02:48.150 --> 00:02:50.330 energy. Energy can become matter. Which directly 00:02:50.330 --> 00:02:52.870 contradicts that old Newtonian view. Completely. 00:02:53.430 --> 00:02:55.889 It introduced a new understanding. Reality is 00:02:55.889 --> 00:02:58.069 far more fluid, more interconnected than we ever 00:02:58.069 --> 00:03:01.860 thought. Not just solid stuff. So, if matter 00:03:01.860 --> 00:03:03.919 and energy are interchangeable, what does that 00:03:03.919 --> 00:03:05.620 actually mean for something like an atom? We 00:03:05.620 --> 00:03:07.460 all learned the model in school, didn't we? The 00:03:07.460 --> 00:03:09.659 little solar system, solid bits whizzing around? 00:03:10.180 --> 00:03:13.319 Precisely. Those old models, the toothpick and 00:03:13.319 --> 00:03:16.159 styrofoam bowl constructions, perhaps. Yes. Figure 00:03:16.159 --> 00:03:19.080 1a, as it were. Exactly. They're now completely 00:03:19.080 --> 00:03:22.219 outdated. Quantum physics reveals something quite 00:03:22.219 --> 00:03:25.659 astonishing. Atoms are almost entirely empty 00:03:25.659 --> 00:03:28.219 space. Vast amounts of it. It's hard to get your 00:03:28.219 --> 00:03:30.900 head around that scale. It is. Imagine an atom 00:03:30.900 --> 00:03:33.639 expanded to the size of a huge football stadium. 00:03:34.500 --> 00:03:36.919 The nucleus, where nearly all the mass is, would 00:03:36.919 --> 00:03:39.139 be no bigger than a tiny pea right in the center. 00:03:42.270 --> 00:03:45.430 It's not really solid. Fundamentally, no. It's 00:03:45.430 --> 00:03:47.990 comprised of vast fields of energy. Vibrating 00:03:47.990 --> 00:03:50.849 is incredibly complex frequency patterns. Information, 00:03:51.090 --> 00:03:53.710 really. All matter is essentially more no -thing 00:03:53.710 --> 00:03:56.909 pure energy than something particles, like shifting 00:03:56.909 --> 00:03:59.650 from figure 1b towards 1c in conceptual terms. 00:03:59.750 --> 00:04:02.069 So reality isn't fixed and predetermined. It's 00:04:02.069 --> 00:04:04.169 more like potential energy patterns. That's a 00:04:04.169 --> 00:04:05.949 great way to put it. It challenges that fixed 00:04:05.949 --> 00:04:08.129 notion. Everything is in a constant state of 00:04:08.129 --> 00:04:09.919 flux, vibrating. For those of us in medicine, 00:04:10.020 --> 00:04:11.960 thinking about this shift is radical, moving 00:04:11.960 --> 00:04:14.599 from just treating a broken physical part. To 00:04:14.599 --> 00:04:16.860 understanding the energetic blueprint behind 00:04:16.860 --> 00:04:20.240 it. Exactly. And that opens up entirely new avenues 00:04:20.240 --> 00:04:23.220 for intervention, for healing. It reframes the 00:04:23.220 --> 00:04:25.480 whole picture. That really does redefine solid. 00:04:25.680 --> 00:04:29.959 OK, so if matter itself is this fluid, energetic 00:04:29.959 --> 00:04:33.420 thing, this potential, what about consciousness? 00:04:34.170 --> 00:04:37.829 our awareness, what happens when we as observers 00:04:37.829 --> 00:04:40.670 interact with this quantum world. Because this 00:04:40.670 --> 00:04:42.529 is where it gets, well, really interesting, doesn't 00:04:42.529 --> 00:04:44.709 it? This is perhaps one of the most profound 00:04:44.709 --> 00:04:48.329 and debated aspects, the observer effect. Right. 00:04:48.649 --> 00:04:50.470 Tell us about that. Well, physicists discovered 00:04:50.470 --> 00:04:53.170 that tiny subatomic particles, like electrons, 00:04:53.769 --> 00:04:56.470 don't actually exist in a fixed state before 00:04:56.470 --> 00:04:59.870 they're observed. They exist as waves of probability. 00:05:00.230 --> 00:05:02.449 Think of figure 1D. Waves of probability. So 00:05:02.449 --> 00:05:05.279 they could be anywhere. In a sense, yes. They 00:05:05.279 --> 00:05:08.720 exist potentially as everything and nothing simultaneously 00:05:08.720 --> 00:05:10.699 everywhere and nowhere until... Didn't we look? 00:05:10.839 --> 00:05:13.500 Until an observer focuses attention, tries to 00:05:13.500 --> 00:05:15.959 measure or locate that electron. At that moment, 00:05:16.060 --> 00:05:18.399 the wave of probability collapses into a definite 00:05:18.399 --> 00:05:20.819 particle in a specific location. It's called 00:05:20.819 --> 00:05:23.459 the collapse of the wave function. So our act 00:05:23.459 --> 00:05:26.319 of observation, our consciousness itself, plays 00:05:26.319 --> 00:05:29.399 a direct role in creating physical reality. That's, 00:05:29.399 --> 00:05:32.100 well, it's mind -boggling. It is rather staggering, 00:05:32.180 --> 00:05:35.180 isn't it? The implication is that if these fundamental 00:05:35.180 --> 00:05:37.740 particles can exist in infinite possible states, 00:05:38.259 --> 00:05:41.540 then we, as conscious observers, are potentially 00:05:41.540 --> 00:05:44.379 capable of collapsing infinite possible realities 00:05:44.379 --> 00:05:47.199 into existence. Including the realities we desire, 00:05:47.500 --> 00:05:50.720 like health. Theoretically, yes. If your mind 00:05:50.720 --> 00:05:52.579 can influence the appearance of an electron, 00:05:53.100 --> 00:05:55.740 why not the appearance of any possibility? The 00:05:55.740 --> 00:05:58.500 quantum field, in this view, already contains 00:05:58.500 --> 00:06:00.920 the reality or you are healthy or you're... patient 00:06:00.920 --> 00:06:03.459 has recovered. It's waiting for a conscious observer 00:06:03.459 --> 00:06:05.740 to tune into it, to collapse it into experience. 00:06:05.939 --> 00:06:08.459 That shifts the paradigm for patient care enormously. 00:06:08.779 --> 00:06:11.240 Not just managing symptoms, but potentially co 00:06:11.240 --> 00:06:14.180 -creating health possibilities. Precisely. And 00:06:14.180 --> 00:06:16.459 there's fascinating, though perhaps controversial, 00:06:16.740 --> 00:06:19.300 research suggesting this effect might even transcend 00:06:19.300 --> 00:06:21.899 linear time. Dr. Leonard Levichy's study from 00:06:21.899 --> 00:06:24.939 2000, for instance. It was a double -blind trial 00:06:24.939 --> 00:06:27.939 with sepsis patients. Half were prayed for, half 00:06:27.939 --> 00:06:30.540 weren't. The prayed -for group did significantly 00:06:30.540 --> 00:06:34.899 better. Less fever, shorter stays. Standard intercessory 00:06:34.899 --> 00:06:36.740 prayer study, you might think. Okay, but what 00:06:36.740 --> 00:06:39.180 was the twist? The twist was when the prayers 00:06:39.180 --> 00:06:41.680 were said. The prayers were for patients who 00:06:41.680 --> 00:06:44.319 had been hospitalized four to ten years before 00:06:44.319 --> 00:06:47.360 the experiment even took place. So praying for 00:06:47.360 --> 00:06:50.959 people in the past. And it worked. The data suggested 00:06:50.959 --> 00:06:54.209 it did. It points towards this nonlinear nature 00:06:54.209 --> 00:06:56.930 of reality, where intention, thought, feeling 00:06:56.930 --> 00:06:59.709 might affect events regardless of our usual concept 00:06:59.709 --> 00:07:02.389 of time. It suggests the potential for healing 00:07:02.389 --> 00:07:05.269 exists outside our standard temporal framework. 00:07:05.629 --> 00:07:07.550 That's quite an astonishing thought. So okay, 00:07:07.689 --> 00:07:10.189 if our observation, our consciousness can influence 00:07:10.189 --> 00:07:13.019 reality, maybe even across time. What does this 00:07:13.019 --> 00:07:14.680 mean for our everyday thoughts and feelings? 00:07:14.759 --> 00:07:17.199 How do we actually talk to this quantum field, 00:07:17.740 --> 00:07:19.660 especially when we're aiming for specific outcomes, 00:07:19.899 --> 00:07:22.720 like health for ourselves or our patients? We 00:07:22.720 --> 00:07:24.560 communicate primarily through our thoughts and 00:07:24.560 --> 00:07:26.120 our feelings. It's a two -part signal, really. 00:07:26.160 --> 00:07:28.480 OK, how does that work? Think of thoughts as 00:07:28.480 --> 00:07:31.220 carrying an electrical charge. Brain impulses 00:07:31.220 --> 00:07:34.079 are electrical signals. We measure them with 00:07:34.079 --> 00:07:37.339 EEGs, don't we? Yes, standard practice. So those 00:07:37.339 --> 00:07:39.939 thoughts, our intentions, are the electrical 00:07:39.939 --> 00:07:43.389 signals we send out into the field. They're what 00:07:43.389 --> 00:07:45.569 we want. But you said it's a two -part signal. 00:07:45.670 --> 00:07:48.850 What's the other part? Feelings. Our feelings 00:07:48.850 --> 00:07:52.050 carry a magnetic charge. They are what magnetically 00:07:52.050 --> 00:07:56.110 draw experiences, events back to us. They complete 00:07:56.110 --> 00:07:58.370 the circuit. So thoughts send the signal out. 00:07:58.670 --> 00:08:01.110 Feelings draw the response back. In essence, 00:08:01.290 --> 00:08:04.529 yes. Together, how you think and how you feel 00:08:04.529 --> 00:08:07.420 creates your state of being. And that state of 00:08:07.420 --> 00:08:10.620 being generates a unique electromagnetic signature 00:08:10.620 --> 00:08:13.040 that influences the quantum field. Which means 00:08:13.040 --> 00:08:15.120 it's the combination, the alignment of thought 00:08:15.120 --> 00:08:17.660 and feeling that's truly powerful. It's not just 00:08:17.660 --> 00:08:19.699 about thinking positive then. Precisely not. 00:08:19.800 --> 00:08:21.959 That's a common misconception. The HeartMath 00:08:21.959 --> 00:08:24.180 Institute did a remarkable study back in 2003 00:08:24.180 --> 00:08:26.100 that illustrates this perfectly. What did they 00:08:26.100 --> 00:08:28.680 find? They had subjects skilled in generating 00:08:28.680 --> 00:08:31.980 heart coherence, strong, elevated emotions like 00:08:31.980 --> 00:08:35.700 love, appreciation. They gave them vials of DNA. 00:08:35.870 --> 00:08:38.450 When these subjects just generated the positive 00:08:38.450 --> 00:08:40.669 emotions, nothing significant happened to the 00:08:40.669 --> 00:08:44.110 DNA. The feeling alone wasn't enough. Okay. Then 00:08:44.110 --> 00:08:46.490 a second group not only generated those heightened 00:08:46.490 --> 00:08:49.610 emotions, but also held a clear intention of 00:08:49.610 --> 00:08:52.210 thought to either wind or unwind the DNA strands. 00:08:52.669 --> 00:08:54.970 And that group produced statistically significant 00:08:54.970 --> 00:08:57.809 changes. They were able to wind or unwind the 00:08:57.809 --> 00:09:01.370 DNA by as much as 25%. Critically, a third group 00:09:01.370 --> 00:09:03.750 who only held the intention, the thought, without 00:09:03.750 --> 00:09:06.519 the elevated emotion saw no change either. So 00:09:06.519 --> 00:09:08.179 it really proves the point. Neither thought alone 00:09:08.179 --> 00:09:11.019 nor feeling alone works. It has to be both aligned. 00:09:11.500 --> 00:09:13.759 Unequivocally, the quantum field responds to 00:09:13.759 --> 00:09:16.360 that coherent signal when thoughts and feelings 00:09:16.360 --> 00:09:18.919 are aligned, broadcasting the same message. Which 00:09:18.919 --> 00:09:21.220 means if your thoughts are saying, perhaps, I 00:09:21.220 --> 00:09:23.720 want to be healthy, but your body, through its 00:09:23.720 --> 00:09:26.200 memorized feelings, is screaming, I feel sick. 00:09:26.259 --> 00:09:28.759 I feel defeated. You're sending a mixed signal, 00:09:29.139 --> 00:09:31.519 like static on the radio. It's exactly like static. 00:09:31.820 --> 00:09:34.740 Or think of incoherent light from a regular bulb 00:09:34.740 --> 00:09:38.259 versus a focused laser beam. Figure 1F illustrates 00:09:38.259 --> 00:09:42.000 this well. Coherent waves in phase, rhythmic, 00:09:42.379 --> 00:09:45.220 are powerful. While incoherent, mixed signals 00:09:45.220 --> 00:09:48.379 achieve nothing. Precisely. Which is why gratitude 00:09:48.379 --> 00:09:51.059 is so vital in this process. And it's not just 00:09:51.059 --> 00:09:53.559 an intellectual thank you. It's the feeling of 00:09:53.559 --> 00:09:55.440 gratitude. It's feeling as though your desired 00:09:55.440 --> 00:09:57.690 future has already happened. You have to embody 00:09:57.690 --> 00:10:01.029 that emotion so completely that your body, which 00:10:01.029 --> 00:10:03.370 understands feelings, believes the event has 00:10:03.370 --> 00:10:05.850 already occurred. Your body needs to be emotionally 00:10:05.850 --> 00:10:07.669 convinced that the future you want is happening 00:10:07.669 --> 00:10:10.809 now. That shifts the internal state first. Interesting. 00:10:11.289 --> 00:10:13.149 Now, many of us, and I think this is especially 00:10:13.149 --> 00:10:15.409 true in demanding professions like medicine, 00:10:15.950 --> 00:10:19.059 often feel, well, stuck. caught in a repetitive 00:10:19.059 --> 00:10:21.399 loop. Yes, seeing the same patterns play out 00:10:21.399 --> 00:10:24.039 again and again. Exactly. Professionally, personally, 00:10:24.379 --> 00:10:26.120 the same challenges, the same reactions seem 00:10:26.120 --> 00:10:28.860 to crop up. What does this deep dive reveal about 00:10:28.860 --> 00:10:31.059 why that happens? And more importantly, what 00:10:31.059 --> 00:10:33.320 it takes to actually break free. This is a core 00:10:33.320 --> 00:10:35.860 challenge and it's deeply rooted in our conditioning. 00:10:36.399 --> 00:10:39.220 The key concept is that most people are conditioned 00:10:39.220 --> 00:10:42.559 to think equal to their environment, their body, 00:10:42.700 --> 00:10:45.340 and time. These are what we call the big three. 00:10:45.419 --> 00:10:47.879 The big three, okay. Environment, body, time. 00:10:48.039 --> 00:10:51.580 So starting with environment, you're saying our 00:10:51.580 --> 00:10:55.480 external world dictates our internal state. We're 00:10:55.480 --> 00:10:58.019 sort of prisoners of our surroundings. To a large 00:10:58.019 --> 00:11:01.179 extent, yes. Our brain effectively becomes a 00:11:01.179 --> 00:11:03.860 record of our past environment. Think about your 00:11:03.860 --> 00:11:06.500 daily routine, the commute, the hospital, the 00:11:06.500 --> 00:11:08.899 familiar faces, the specific problems you encounter. 00:11:09.039 --> 00:11:10.899 Right. They trigger familiar thoughts, familiar 00:11:10.899 --> 00:11:13.659 responses. Exactly. They activate the same neural 00:11:13.659 --> 00:11:16.929 circuits day in, day out. This causes us to think 00:11:16.929 --> 00:11:19.470 and react in familiar ways, all derived from 00:11:19.470 --> 00:11:22.190 past memories wired into the brain. So if your 00:11:22.190 --> 00:11:24.429 thoughts create your reality and you keep thinking 00:11:24.429 --> 00:11:26.210 the same thoughts because your environment keeps 00:11:26.210 --> 00:11:28.330 triggering them, you keep creating the same reality, 00:11:28.590 --> 00:11:31.450 more of the same. Precisely. Your outer world, 00:11:31.590 --> 00:11:34.789 its problems, conditions, circumstances, constantly 00:11:34.789 --> 00:11:36.970 influences how you think and feel internally. 00:11:37.529 --> 00:11:40.129 It's a feedback loop, like being swept along 00:11:40.129 --> 00:11:43.409 by a current. To change, you have to somehow 00:11:43.409 --> 00:11:46.220 think and act greater than those circumstances, 00:11:46.659 --> 00:11:48.419 become independent of them. Okay, that's the 00:11:48.419 --> 00:11:50.559 environment. What about the body? How does our 00:11:50.559 --> 00:11:53.200 physiology trap us in these loops? Our bodies 00:11:53.200 --> 00:11:55.960 are heavily involved, perhaps more subconsciously 00:11:55.960 --> 00:11:59.559 than we realize. We operate based on a vast set 00:11:59.559 --> 00:12:01.960 of memorized behaviors, thoughts, and emotional 00:12:01.960 --> 00:12:04.700 reactions. They run like programs in the background. 00:12:04.980 --> 00:12:07.240 Like habits we don't even notice. Exactly. And 00:12:07.240 --> 00:12:10.059 this is why just thinking positive often fails. 00:12:10.679 --> 00:12:12.779 Deep -seated negativity or limiting patterns 00:12:12.779 --> 00:12:14.940 can reside chemically in the body. It becomes 00:12:14.940 --> 00:12:17.320 accustomed to certain states. So the body has 00:12:17.320 --> 00:12:20.259 its own memory of emotions. It does. By the time 00:12:20.259 --> 00:12:22.860 we reach our mid -30s, something like 95 % of 00:12:22.860 --> 00:12:25.080 who we are, our behaviors, attitudes, emotional 00:12:25.080 --> 00:12:28.039 reactions, is subconscious programming. The body 00:12:28.039 --> 00:12:30.919 literally becomes the mind in many ways running 00:12:30.919 --> 00:12:33.059 on autopilot. Can you give an example? Think 00:12:33.059 --> 00:12:35.399 about dialing a familiar phone number without 00:12:35.399 --> 00:12:38.639 consciously thinking of the digits or your fingers 00:12:38.639 --> 00:12:41.580 knowing a password or a combination lock. Your 00:12:41.580 --> 00:12:43.820 body has memorized it through repetition. Right. 00:12:43.940 --> 00:12:46.500 Muscle memory. Yes. But it applies to emotional 00:12:46.500 --> 00:12:49.279 states too. This leaves our conscious mind, that 00:12:49.279 --> 00:12:53.039 mere 5%, struggling against this massive 95 % 00:12:53.039 --> 00:12:55.940 subconscious programming. When we try to consciously 00:12:55.940 --> 00:12:59.240 change, maybe break a habit or react differently, 00:12:59.779 --> 00:13:02.500 the body often resists. How does it resist? It 00:13:02.500 --> 00:13:05.250 goes into a kind of internal chaos. It generates 00:13:05.250 --> 00:13:08.389 internal chatter, doubts, fears. You're too tired. 00:13:08.850 --> 00:13:11.549 This feels wrong. You can't do this. Is the body 00:13:11.549 --> 00:13:14.070 craving its familiar chemical state, trying to 00:13:14.070 --> 00:13:16.690 pull you back to the known self, even if that 00:13:16.690 --> 00:13:19.309 self is unhappy or unhealthy? The servant, the 00:13:19.309 --> 00:13:21.529 body, has become the master. And the conscious 00:13:21.529 --> 00:13:24.090 mind, the master, is asleep at the wheel. In 00:13:24.090 --> 00:13:26.409 a manner of speaking, yes. To make real change, 00:13:26.409 --> 00:13:28.210 you have to get into that subconscious operating 00:13:28.210 --> 00:13:30.529 system. Okay, that covers environment and body. 00:13:31.129 --> 00:13:33.919 What about the third one? How does a relationship 00:13:33.919 --> 00:13:36.120 with time keep us stuck? It often feels like 00:13:36.120 --> 00:13:38.399 the past dictates the present. It very often 00:13:38.399 --> 00:13:41.299 does. We live tethered to time in a limiting 00:13:41.299 --> 00:13:44.360 way. Either we're dwelling in the past, replaying 00:13:44.360 --> 00:13:46.799 old events, re -feeling old emotions, whether 00:13:46.799 --> 00:13:50.500 good or bad. Like reliving a past trauma or failure. 00:13:51.000 --> 00:13:53.840 Exactly. Or even reliving past successes in a 00:13:53.840 --> 00:13:56.500 way that stops us moving forward. This conditions 00:13:56.500 --> 00:13:58.779 the body to physiologically live in that familiar 00:13:58.779 --> 00:14:02.320 past. Or, the alternative is we live in anticipation 00:14:02.320 --> 00:14:05.080 of the future, but usually based on past fears. 00:14:05.279 --> 00:14:07.360 Worrying about something that might happen based 00:14:07.360 --> 00:14:09.559 on something bad that happened before. Precisely. 00:14:10.000 --> 00:14:12.240 So you program your body to live in a predictable, 00:14:12.620 --> 00:14:16.139 often stressful future now. Either way, your 00:14:16.139 --> 00:14:18.940 energy, your focus, isn't truly in the present 00:14:18.940 --> 00:14:21.159 moment the only place where creation can actually 00:14:21.159 --> 00:14:23.799 happen. So to break free, we have to think and 00:14:23.799 --> 00:14:26.059 feel greater than our circumstances, greater 00:14:26.059 --> 00:14:28.799 than our memorized bodily feelings, and live 00:14:28.799 --> 00:14:31.840 in a new line of time, not defined by past or 00:14:31.840 --> 00:14:34.000 predictable future. That's the essence of it, 00:14:34.320 --> 00:14:36.039 consciously choosing to create a future that 00:14:36.039 --> 00:14:38.559 isn't just a rerun of the past. That's a powerful 00:14:38.559 --> 00:14:40.980 framework. Let's delve a bit deeper into the 00:14:40.980 --> 00:14:43.649 mechanics. How do these thoughts and feelings 00:14:43.649 --> 00:14:46.769 get so ingrained neurochemically, this hamster 00:14:46.769 --> 00:14:49.669 wheel of being ourselves? How does it actually 00:14:49.669 --> 00:14:52.309 operate? It's a fascinating self -perpetuating 00:14:52.309 --> 00:14:55.470 biochemical feedback loop. It's quite elegant, 00:14:55.590 --> 00:14:59.190 in a way. Every single thought you have triggers 00:14:59.190 --> 00:15:01.970 a very specific biochemical reaction in your 00:15:01.970 --> 00:15:04.769 brain. Releasing specific chemicals. Yes. The 00:15:04.769 --> 00:15:07.370 brain makes chemical messengers, neurotransmitters, 00:15:07.509 --> 00:15:09.970 neuropeptides, hormones, which are sent instantly 00:15:09.970 --> 00:15:12.539 to the body. The body receives these messages 00:15:12.539 --> 00:15:15.279 and complies, creating a physiological state 00:15:15.279 --> 00:15:17.320 that matches the thought. So the body starts 00:15:17.320 --> 00:15:19.539 to feel what the brain is thinking. Exactly. 00:15:19.840 --> 00:15:21.539 And then this is the crucial part of the loop. 00:15:21.980 --> 00:15:24.100 The body sends confirming signals back up to 00:15:24.100 --> 00:15:26.000 the brain reporting, yep, I'm feeling the way 00:15:26.000 --> 00:15:29.039 you're thinking. Think of figure 3C. Which reinforces 00:15:29.039 --> 00:15:31.120 the initial thought. Precisely. It creates this 00:15:31.120 --> 00:15:33.779 continuous cycle. You feel what you think, and 00:15:33.779 --> 00:15:35.940 then you think what you feel. So a single negative 00:15:35.940 --> 00:15:38.710 thought. maybe even an unconscious one, can rapidly 00:15:38.710 --> 00:15:41.629 cascade into a full -blown physical and emotional 00:15:41.629 --> 00:15:44.129 state like a domino effect. Absolutely. Take 00:15:44.129 --> 00:15:47.090 an angry thought. The brain releases stress chemicals, 00:15:47.269 --> 00:15:49.529 the body responds, heart rate increases, muscles 00:15:49.529 --> 00:15:52.049 tense, maybe you feel hot. Then the body signals 00:15:52.049 --> 00:15:55.570 back, I'm angry. The brain receives this, monitors 00:15:55.570 --> 00:15:57.990 the chemical feedback, and generates more angry 00:15:57.990 --> 00:16:00.269 thoughts. And the cycle escalates. Irritation 00:16:00.269 --> 00:16:03.509 becomes rage. Very quickly. And you get profound 00:16:03.509 --> 00:16:05.970 physiological changes. Pounding head, tight muscles, 00:16:06.009 --> 00:16:08.309 high blood pressure. Your feelings are now driving 00:16:08.309 --> 00:16:10.470 your thinking. Your body is effectively controlling 00:16:10.470 --> 00:16:13.049 your mind. It becomes incredibly hard to consciously 00:16:13.049 --> 00:16:15.690 break that loop. And for us in medicine, that 00:16:15.690 --> 00:16:18.090 loop can easily be amplified by the constant 00:16:18.090 --> 00:16:21.049 stress, can't it? Leading to chronic states that 00:16:21.049 --> 00:16:23.480 get really deeply ingrained. without a doubt, 00:16:23.679 --> 00:16:25.820 it becomes the default setting. You mentioned 00:16:25.820 --> 00:16:29.299 earlier that by our mid -30s about 95 % of our 00:16:29.299 --> 00:16:31.899 identity is subconscious programming. How does 00:16:31.899 --> 00:16:34.440 this concept, the body as a subconscious mind, 00:16:35.100 --> 00:16:37.279 really lock us in and prevent lasting change? 00:16:37.559 --> 00:16:40.480 It explains why sheer willpower often isn't enough. 00:16:40.720 --> 00:16:43.440 The body becomes the subconscious mind because 00:16:43.440 --> 00:16:46.220 it has memorized behaviors, attitudes, emotional 00:16:46.220 --> 00:16:49.019 reactions through endless repetition. Until it 00:16:49.019 --> 00:16:50.940 knows them better than the conscious mind does. 00:16:51.080 --> 00:16:53.740 Exactly. That's what a habit is. If 95 % of who 00:16:53.740 --> 00:16:56.860 you are by 35 is this set of involuntary programs, 00:16:57.419 --> 00:16:59.399 memorized reactions, it means that for most of 00:16:59.399 --> 00:17:02.159 our day we're effectively unconscious. We might 00:17:02.159 --> 00:17:04.640 seem awake, but we're running on autopilot. Driven 00:17:04.640 --> 00:17:07.700 by these deep programs. Yes. Which makes change 00:17:07.700 --> 00:17:10.140 incredibly difficult. That conscious 5 % is fighting 00:17:10.140 --> 00:17:13.559 against a deeply entrenched 95 % subconscious 00:17:13.559 --> 00:17:16.119 program. As I mentioned, when you try to break 00:17:16.119 --> 00:17:18.799 that internal chemical order, the body resists. 00:17:19.039 --> 00:17:20.759 It creates that internal chatter, those doubts 00:17:20.759 --> 00:17:23.420 and fears trying to pull you back to its familiar 00:17:23.420 --> 00:17:25.660 chemical fix. The servant has become the master. 00:17:25.960 --> 00:17:28.059 That's a good way to put it. The conscious mind, 00:17:28.119 --> 00:17:30.720 the former master, has gone to sleep. To truly 00:17:30.720 --> 00:17:33.240 make lasting changes, you have to get beyond 00:17:33.240 --> 00:17:35.859 the analytical mind into that subconscious operating 00:17:35.859 --> 00:17:39.099 system where the programs reside. Okay, now this 00:17:39.099 --> 00:17:41.160 next point feels particularly relevant for us 00:17:41.160 --> 00:17:43.619 as medical professionals. We're often taught, 00:17:43.799 --> 00:17:46.180 or at least implicitly assumed, that our health, 00:17:46.359 --> 00:17:48.900 our predispositions are largely set by our genes. 00:17:49.480 --> 00:17:52.140 But what does the cutting edge science of epigenetics 00:17:52.140 --> 00:17:54.920 tell us about our actual ability to influence 00:17:54.920 --> 00:17:57.680 our genetic expression? To maybe rewrite our 00:17:57.680 --> 00:18:00.089 health destiny? This is a truly revolutionary 00:18:00.089 --> 00:18:03.650 area. The old idea, genetic determinism, that 00:18:03.650 --> 00:18:06.130 genes are destiny, that they solely cause disease, 00:18:06.529 --> 00:18:08.730 is largely being overturned. It's not that simple. 00:18:08.849 --> 00:18:11.750 Far from it. We now know that less than 5 % of 00:18:11.750 --> 00:18:13.789 all diseases are actually caused by single gene 00:18:13.789 --> 00:18:15.910 disorders, things like Tay -Sachs or Huntington's 00:18:15.910 --> 00:18:19.190 disease. The vast majority, perhaps 95 % or more, 00:18:19.450 --> 00:18:22.319 are multifactorial. meaning lifestyle, environment, 00:18:22.559 --> 00:18:25.900 stress play a huge role. A huge role. And this 00:18:25.900 --> 00:18:28.680 brings us to epigenetics, literally meaning above 00:18:28.680 --> 00:18:31.200 genetics. It's the study of how the environment, 00:18:31.460 --> 00:18:33.339 and that includes our internal environment of 00:18:33.339 --> 00:18:35.579 thoughts and emotions, controls gene activity. 00:18:36.119 --> 00:18:38.240 It signals the gene from outside the cell. So 00:18:38.240 --> 00:18:40.480 it fundamentally shows our genetic destiny isn't 00:18:40.480 --> 00:18:43.900 fixed. It's responsive, fluid. Absolutely. The 00:18:43.900 --> 00:18:47.039 epigenetic paradigm empowers us. It suggests 00:18:47.039 --> 00:18:49.859 we have incredible free will to influence our 00:18:49.859 --> 00:18:52.640 own gene activity to modify our genetic destiny. 00:18:52.920 --> 00:18:55.279 How? How do we signal our genes differently? 00:18:55.619 --> 00:18:58.150 By changing our internal state. Our thoughts, 00:18:58.630 --> 00:19:01.450 feelings, behaviors, emotional reactions, making 00:19:01.450 --> 00:19:03.490 healthier lifestyle choices is part of it, of 00:19:03.490 --> 00:19:07.049 course. But even more powerfully, reducing chronic 00:19:07.049 --> 00:19:10.069 stress, cultivating elevated emotions, these 00:19:10.069 --> 00:19:12.089 things send new signals to our cells. And the 00:19:12.089 --> 00:19:14.710 cells respond. They respond by expressing new 00:19:14.710 --> 00:19:17.470 proteins. This alters the cell's function and 00:19:17.470 --> 00:19:20.119 behavior. without changing the underlying DNA 00:19:20.119 --> 00:19:22.740 blueprint itself. The code stays the same, but 00:19:22.740 --> 00:19:25.319 how it's read, how it's expressed, changes dramatically. 00:19:25.819 --> 00:19:28.460 We can, quite literally, signal our genes to 00:19:28.460 --> 00:19:30.359 rewrite our future health. Can we see this in 00:19:30.359 --> 00:19:32.859 action? Is there a concrete example of our emotional 00:19:32.859 --> 00:19:35.519 state directly impacting gene expression? There's 00:19:35.519 --> 00:19:37.440 a compelling study from Japan that demonstrated 00:19:37.440 --> 00:19:39.599 this quite clearly. They looked at type 2 diabetic 00:19:39.599 --> 00:19:41.599 patients, all insulin dependent. What did they 00:19:41.599 --> 00:19:44.339 do? They established baseline fasting blood sugar. 00:19:45.650 --> 00:19:48.170 Then, one group watched a comedy show for an 00:19:48.170 --> 00:19:50.990 hour. The control group watched a dull lecture. 00:19:51.710 --> 00:19:53.750 Afterwards, they all had a meal. And the results? 00:19:54.069 --> 00:19:56.150 The lecture group had the typical significant 00:19:56.150 --> 00:19:59.309 rise in blood sugar needing insulin, but the 00:19:59.309 --> 00:20:01.589 group that had laughed heartily for an hour. 00:20:02.450 --> 00:20:04.650 Their blood sugar rose by only about half that 00:20:04.650 --> 00:20:07.490 amount. Just from laughing? Yes. But here's the 00:20:07.490 --> 00:20:09.410 really astonishing part. They examined their 00:20:09.410 --> 00:20:12.730 gene sequences. The diabetics who laughed had 00:20:12.730 --> 00:20:15.390 altered 23 different gene expressions related 00:20:15.390 --> 00:20:18.490 to blood sugar regulation. Wow. Simply by changing 00:20:18.490 --> 00:20:20.910 their state of mind through laughter. Exactly. 00:20:21.430 --> 00:20:23.430 Their positive emotions had effectively turned 00:20:23.430 --> 00:20:25.769 on genetic variations that helped their bodies 00:20:25.769 --> 00:20:28.190 regulate blood sugar more effectively naturally. 00:20:28.430 --> 00:20:31.049 That's truly remarkable, the immediate, tangible 00:20:31.049 --> 00:20:34.009 power of our internal state on something as fundamental 00:20:34.009 --> 00:20:36.710 as blood sugar. It is. And think about anecdotes, 00:20:36.789 --> 00:20:39.630 hair turning gray overnight from extreme stress. 00:20:40.250 --> 00:20:42.210 That's another dramatic, though extreme example 00:20:42.210 --> 00:20:45.269 of sudden genetic alteration triggered by emotion. 00:20:45.690 --> 00:20:48.690 So the implication for healing is huge. Stress 00:20:48.690 --> 00:20:51.309 chemicals push us towards illness. Disregulate 00:20:51.309 --> 00:20:53.930 genes. But by consciously changing our internal 00:20:53.930 --> 00:20:56.789 state thoughts, feelings, reactions, we send 00:20:56.789 --> 00:21:00.609 new coherent signals. We can overcome those negative 00:21:00.609 --> 00:21:03.190 environmental effects on gene expression. We 00:21:03.190 --> 00:21:06.190 signal new genes in new ways. Which has profound 00:21:06.190 --> 00:21:08.269 implications for how we might empower patients, 00:21:08.369 --> 00:21:10.670 doesn't it? To become active participants in 00:21:10.670 --> 00:21:13.410 their own healing beyond just the standard treatments. 00:21:13.670 --> 00:21:15.589 It absolutely does. It shifts the focus towards 00:21:15.589 --> 00:21:17.910 managing the inner environment as much as the 00:21:17.910 --> 00:21:20.369 outer. Now, thinking about our own lives as medical 00:21:20.369 --> 00:21:22.930 professionals, they can be incredibly demanding, 00:21:23.089 --> 00:21:25.809 stressful environments. How does this constant 00:21:25.809 --> 00:21:28.329 pressure impact our capacity for change, our 00:21:28.329 --> 00:21:31.009 physical health, based on these insights? And 00:21:31.009 --> 00:21:32.769 crucially, how does this framework differentiate 00:21:32.769 --> 00:21:36.049 between living in survival mode versus creation 00:21:36.049 --> 00:21:39.130 mode? This distinction is critical. Living in 00:21:39.130 --> 00:21:41.750 survival mode is our default response to stress. 00:21:42.029 --> 00:21:44.970 Real threats, imagined threats, replayed past 00:21:44.970 --> 00:21:47.390 traumas. It activates the sympathetic nervous 00:21:47.390 --> 00:21:49.589 system, the fight or flight response. Mobilizing 00:21:49.589 --> 00:21:52.029 energy for immediate action. Precisely. Yeah. 00:21:52.269 --> 00:21:55.430 But the problem with humans is our sophisticated 00:21:55.430 --> 00:21:59.309 neocortex allows us to turn on that stress response 00:21:59.309 --> 00:22:02.650 just by thought alone. We can re -experience 00:22:02.650 --> 00:22:05.309 past upsets or worry about future scenarios, 00:22:05.750 --> 00:22:07.369 keeping the response switched on chronically. 00:22:07.529 --> 00:22:09.569 Even when there's no actual tiger chasing us. 00:22:09.730 --> 00:22:12.509 Exactly. And this constant state of emergency 00:22:12.509 --> 00:22:16.049 taxes the entire system relentlessly. So if all 00:22:16.049 --> 00:22:18.170 our energy is constantly being funneled towards 00:22:18.170 --> 00:22:20.269 dealing with these perceived external threats, 00:22:20.710 --> 00:22:23.029 what happens to internal processes like healing 00:22:23.029 --> 00:22:24.529 and maintenance? It sounds like there's nothing 00:22:24.529 --> 00:22:26.920 left. It's very much like that. A zero -sum game 00:22:26.920 --> 00:22:28.940 for energy. When you're constantly diverting 00:22:28.940 --> 00:22:31.140 resources to fight or flee energy to muscles, 00:22:31.440 --> 00:22:33.640 heightened senses, analytical thinking for crisis 00:22:33.640 --> 00:22:36.220 mode, your internal housekeeping gets neglected. 00:22:36.500 --> 00:22:39.299 So the immune system, digestion, endocrine balance, 00:22:39.480 --> 00:22:41.920 they all get deprioritized. They do. There's 00:22:41.920 --> 00:22:43.640 simply not enough energy left for long -term 00:22:43.640 --> 00:22:46.539 building, repair and regeneration. This maladaptive 00:22:46.539 --> 00:22:49.519 state literally pushes us towards disease. It 00:22:49.519 --> 00:22:51.960 makes us sick because the body's resources are 00:22:51.960 --> 00:22:54.119 perpetually allocated to external emergencies 00:22:54.119 --> 00:22:56.980 rather than internal balance. And emotionally, 00:22:57.440 --> 00:23:00.220 what does survival mode feel like? It grounds 00:23:00.220 --> 00:23:03.019 us in those lower frequency emotions. Anger, 00:23:03.339 --> 00:23:08.079 fear, suffering, shame, guilt, judgment. These 00:23:08.079 --> 00:23:10.539 emotions make us feel more physical, denser. 00:23:10.680 --> 00:23:13.039 We become materialists, focused only on what 00:23:13.039 --> 00:23:15.500 our senses detect, obsessed with the big three. 00:23:16.140 --> 00:23:20.099 Body, environment, time. We feel separate. disconnected 00:23:20.099 --> 00:23:22.839 from any sense of greater intelligence or possibility. 00:23:23.460 --> 00:23:25.900 And that constant jolt of stress chemicals, you 00:23:25.900 --> 00:23:28.460 mentioned it, can become addictive. Yes. That 00:23:28.460 --> 00:23:30.779 rush of energy, like a strong coffee, can become 00:23:30.779 --> 00:23:33.160 biochemically addictive. The body gets used to 00:23:33.160 --> 00:23:35.500 functioning under stress, making it hard to step 00:23:35.500 --> 00:23:37.599 out of that limited state. OK, so that's survival. 00:23:37.799 --> 00:23:39.720 What about creation mode? What's the energetic 00:23:39.720 --> 00:23:42.319 and biological shift there? Creation mode is 00:23:42.319 --> 00:23:44.759 the opposite. It's about consciously cultivating 00:23:44.759 --> 00:23:48.779 and living in elevated emotions. Love. Joy, gratitude, 00:23:49.099 --> 00:23:51.460 compassion, wholeness. These are associated with 00:23:51.460 --> 00:23:53.680 higher frequencies, more energy. So moving up 00:23:53.680 --> 00:23:56.420 the emotional scale as it were. When we consciously 00:23:56.420 --> 00:23:59.039 decide to release those lower frequency survival 00:23:59.039 --> 00:24:01.240 emotions that have kept us bound, the energy 00:24:01.240 --> 00:24:03.740 tied up in them gets liberated. Freeing up resources. 00:24:04.160 --> 00:24:06.720 Yes. And that energy naturally ascends towards 00:24:06.720 --> 00:24:09.859 a higher level of consciousness, closer to possibility, 00:24:10.319 --> 00:24:12.079 to what you might call universal intelligence. 00:24:12.269 --> 00:24:15.329 This state is inherently selfless. It's not driven 00:24:15.329 --> 00:24:17.990 by the ego's needs or external circumstances. 00:24:18.049 --> 00:24:20.210 So you stop trying to force outcomes. You do. 00:24:20.490 --> 00:24:22.349 You trust in a future you've already visited 00:24:22.349 --> 00:24:24.789 and felt in your mind and body. It's a state 00:24:24.789 --> 00:24:28.009 of knowingness, connection. You relax into the 00:24:28.009 --> 00:24:30.309 unfolding, knowing your internal state is aligned 00:24:30.309 --> 00:24:33.210 with your desired reality. Your body's energy 00:24:33.210 --> 00:24:36.009 is then fully available for health, repair, and 00:24:36.009 --> 00:24:39.269 optimal function. You move from struggle to effortless 00:24:39.269 --> 00:24:41.680 creation. That's a profound difference. Now, 00:24:41.680 --> 00:24:43.960 something many people experience, perhaps especially 00:24:43.960 --> 00:24:46.900 in demanding roles, is presenting a certain image 00:24:46.900 --> 00:24:49.740 while feeling quite differently inside. This 00:24:49.740 --> 00:24:52.240 deep dive talks about the gap. What is that exactly 00:24:52.240 --> 00:24:55.099 and why is closing it so crucial for real transformation? 00:24:55.519 --> 00:24:57.960 The gap is this duality most of us live with. 00:24:58.180 --> 00:25:00.680 It's the difference between how we appear, the 00:25:00.680 --> 00:25:03.700 persona, the identity we project, the ideal self 00:25:03.700 --> 00:25:06.460 we want others to see. You can imagine that as 00:25:06.460 --> 00:25:09.759 one hand held out. The public face. Yes. and 00:25:09.759 --> 00:25:12.319 who we really are, how we genuinely feel when 00:25:12.319 --> 00:25:15.220 the distractions stop, our familiar, often hidden 00:25:15.220 --> 00:25:18.619 emotions, the parts we conceal. That's the other 00:25:18.619 --> 00:25:21.359 hand, perhaps hidden behind our back. And what 00:25:21.359 --> 00:25:24.920 widens this gap? Memorized, addictive emotional 00:25:24.920 --> 00:25:29.519 states, guilt, shame, anger, fear, anxiety, judgment, 00:25:29.940 --> 00:25:32.559 unworthiness. The more these hidden emotions 00:25:32.559 --> 00:25:35.019 dominate our inner landscape, the bigger the 00:25:35.019 --> 00:25:37.440 disparity between the outer persona and the inner 00:25:37.440 --> 00:25:40.740 reality. Maintaining that facade takes enormous 00:25:40.740 --> 00:25:42.880 energy. It sounds exhausting, like wearing a 00:25:42.880 --> 00:25:45.420 mask all the time. What are the consequences 00:25:45.420 --> 00:25:48.440 of living with this gap long term, besides the 00:25:48.440 --> 00:25:50.839 emotional toll? It often leads to this constant 00:25:50.839 --> 00:25:53.339 striving, this busyness, to fill an inner void 00:25:53.339 --> 00:25:55.900 with external things. People, especially maybe 00:25:55.900 --> 00:25:57.839 in midlife, try to distract themselves. New purchases, 00:25:58.099 --> 00:26:00.099 holidays, new relationships, cosmetic surgery. 00:26:00.240 --> 00:26:02.059 Trying to feel different by changing something 00:26:02.059 --> 00:26:04.740 outside. Exactly. Trying something new externally 00:26:04.740 --> 00:26:07.599 to feel better internally. But when the novelty 00:26:07.599 --> 00:26:10.480 fades, the emptiness remains. Because the underlying 00:26:10.480 --> 00:26:12.819 emotional state hasn't been addressed, they revert 00:26:12.819 --> 00:26:15.519 to who they really are. Technology is a huge 00:26:15.519 --> 00:26:18.660 factor here too. It offers instant chemical changes. 00:26:18.890 --> 00:26:21.210 Quick dopamine hits from social media, streaming, 00:26:21.529 --> 00:26:24.250 gaming, we get temporary relief, altering our 00:26:24.250 --> 00:26:27.430 internal state via external means. But it fosters 00:26:27.430 --> 00:26:30.269 dependence on outside stimuli, widens the gap 00:26:30.269 --> 00:26:32.829 further and can lead to all sorts of addictive 00:26:32.829 --> 00:26:35.710 behaviors. Gambling, overeating, screen addiction. 00:26:36.049 --> 00:26:39.029 We rely on the external to change the internal, 00:26:39.369 --> 00:26:41.950 never healing the root cause. So true happiness 00:26:41.950 --> 00:26:44.829 isn't about those fleeting pleasures. Not in 00:26:44.829 --> 00:26:47.630 this context. True. Lasting contentment comes 00:26:47.630 --> 00:26:49.990 from within. from closing that gap. How do we 00:26:49.990 --> 00:26:51.970 begin to do that? How do we close the gap and 00:26:51.970 --> 00:26:54.250 break free from these emotional addictions and 00:26:54.250 --> 00:26:56.210 superficial fixes? It sounds like quite deep 00:26:56.210 --> 00:26:58.569 work. Closing the gap requires transparency, 00:26:59.509 --> 00:27:02.789 authenticity. How you appear aligns fully with 00:27:02.789 --> 00:27:05.230 who you are inside. It means consciously confronting 00:27:05.230 --> 00:27:07.849 and then unmemorizing those self -limiting emotions 00:27:07.849 --> 00:27:10.039 that have become part of your identity. Unmemorizing 00:27:10.039 --> 00:27:12.960 them. How? By becoming aware of them, observing 00:27:12.960 --> 00:27:15.240 them without judgment, and consciously choosing 00:27:15.240 --> 00:27:18.740 not to be defined by them anymore. Disassociating 00:27:18.740 --> 00:27:21.019 from those old patterns. When you consciously 00:27:21.019 --> 00:27:23.680 surrender these emotions, let them go, it releases 00:27:23.680 --> 00:27:26.579 a huge amount of energy that was previously locked 00:27:26.579 --> 00:27:29.339 up, maintaining the facade and suppressing the 00:27:29.339 --> 00:27:31.819 feelings. And that released energy? It restores 00:27:31.819 --> 00:27:35.250 a natural state of joy, wholeness. authenticity. 00:27:35.690 --> 00:27:38.710 It's like a burden lifted. A memory without the 00:27:38.710 --> 00:27:40.730 emotional charge attached to it simply becomes 00:27:40.730 --> 00:27:44.289 wisdom. It no longer runs your life. This liberation 00:27:44.289 --> 00:27:46.930 of energy feels like an upliftment, an inspiration. 00:27:47.269 --> 00:27:49.289 You can finally just be your true self. That 00:27:49.289 --> 00:27:51.549 sounds incredibly liberating, but also challenging, 00:27:51.730 --> 00:27:53.789 especially for busy professionals with years 00:27:53.789 --> 00:27:56.450 of ingrained patterns. How do we practically 00:27:56.450 --> 00:27:59.970 start this process? Unlearning these old programs, 00:28:00.190 --> 00:28:02.660 cultivating a new self, is there a roadmap? The 00:28:02.660 --> 00:28:05.019 most effective way we found is through a structured 00:28:05.019 --> 00:28:07.819 process often involving meditation. It's not 00:28:07.819 --> 00:28:10.019 just about wishful thinking. It's about actively 00:28:10.019 --> 00:28:12.519 using the capabilities of our brain, particularly 00:28:12.519 --> 00:28:15.400 the frontal lobe. The CEO of the brain. Exactly. 00:28:15.519 --> 00:28:17.859 It has two key functions crucial for this kind 00:28:17.859 --> 00:28:21.019 of change. OK, what are they? Firstly, the frontal 00:28:21.019 --> 00:28:23.720 lobe is essential for inhibiting the old self. 00:28:24.099 --> 00:28:27.759 This is the unlearning part. Through metacognition, 00:28:28.140 --> 00:28:30.519 that ability to observe your own thoughts, behaviors, 00:28:30.640 --> 00:28:34.180 emotions as if from the outside. Self awareness. 00:28:34.420 --> 00:28:37.680 Yes. Your frontal lobe can essentially turn down 00:28:37.680 --> 00:28:40.279 the volume on those old unwanted neural networks. 00:28:40.859 --> 00:28:43.519 You consciously stop the automatic firing related 00:28:43.519 --> 00:28:46.339 to the old personality. You notice the urge to 00:28:46.339 --> 00:28:48.940 react in the old way and you consciously inhibit 00:28:48.940 --> 00:28:51.500 it. You stop the thought, the action, the emotion. 00:28:51.619 --> 00:28:54.119 So you're pruning away the old neurological connections 00:28:54.119 --> 00:28:56.799 by not using them. Precisely. You literally begin 00:28:56.799 --> 00:28:59.240 to lose your mind. The old limited one. It's 00:28:59.240 --> 00:29:01.339 a deliberate choice not to be that old self anymore. 00:29:01.480 --> 00:29:04.009 OK. That's unlearning. What's the second function? 00:29:04.210 --> 00:29:07.150 The second is creating a new mind. The learning 00:29:07.150 --> 00:29:10.450 process. Once you've made space by enabling the 00:29:10.450 --> 00:29:13.130 old, the frontal lobe helps build the new. It 00:29:13.130 --> 00:29:15.589 gets activated powerfully by open -ended questions. 00:29:15.769 --> 00:29:17.970 Like what? Questions like, what would it be like 00:29:17.970 --> 00:29:20.670 to be truly compassionate? Or what's a better 00:29:20.670 --> 00:29:23.089 way for me to be in this situation? Or how would 00:29:23.089 --> 00:29:26.349 my undeal self respond right now? These questions 00:29:26.349 --> 00:29:29.049 force the brain to fire in new sequences, make 00:29:29.049 --> 00:29:31.849 new connections, build new neurological pathways. 00:29:32.130 --> 00:29:33.910 And this is where mental rehearsal comes in. 00:29:34.130 --> 00:29:36.869 Exactly. By repeatedly imagining and, crucially, 00:29:37.049 --> 00:29:40.849 feeling yourself as this new, desired self, making 00:29:40.849 --> 00:29:43.250 that internal experience more real than your 00:29:43.250 --> 00:29:46.150 external environment, you mind yourself. You 00:29:46.150 --> 00:29:47.970 install the new software, effectively changing 00:29:47.970 --> 00:29:50.430 your brain and consequently your life. First, 00:29:50.569 --> 00:29:53.950 Unlearn, then learn. Makes sense. You also mentioned 00:29:53.950 --> 00:29:56.670 a progression involving three brains thinking, 00:29:56.869 --> 00:29:59.829 doing, being. Can you elaborate on how they work 00:29:59.829 --> 00:30:01.650 together in this transformation thinking figure 00:30:01.650 --> 00:30:04.690 6b2 here? Certainly. These three brains represent 00:30:04.690 --> 00:30:07.369 stages in embodying change. First is the neocortex, 00:30:07.690 --> 00:30:09.789 the thinking brain. This is where we acquire 00:30:09.789 --> 00:30:12.549 knowledge, learn facts and concepts, what we 00:30:12.549 --> 00:30:15.049 call semantic memories. So reading a book about 00:30:15.049 --> 00:30:18.230 kindness, understanding it intellectually. Precisely. 00:30:18.569 --> 00:30:22.609 Knowledge is the precursor. Next comes the limbic 00:30:22.609 --> 00:30:25.349 brain, the emotional or chemical brain. This 00:30:25.349 --> 00:30:27.950 is where experience happens. When you apply that 00:30:27.950 --> 00:30:31.309 knowledge, you actually perform a kind act. You 00:30:31.309 --> 00:30:34.789 genuinely feel gratitude. The limbic brain processes 00:30:34.789 --> 00:30:37.309 it, generates the corresponding emotion, and 00:30:37.309 --> 00:30:39.849 starts creating associative memories. Connecting 00:30:39.849 --> 00:30:42.549 the idea to the feeling, conditioning the body. 00:30:42.670 --> 00:30:45.829 Yes. You move from knowing about kindness to 00:30:45.829 --> 00:30:48.430 feeling kindness. This chemically teaches the 00:30:48.430 --> 00:30:50.450 body what the mind has intellectually understood. 00:30:50.970 --> 00:30:53.289 Finally, there's the cerebellum, the seat of 00:30:53.289 --> 00:30:55.450 habits and skills. The habitual brain. Right. 00:30:55.769 --> 00:30:57.670 When you repeat an action or a state of being 00:30:57.670 --> 00:30:59.509 enough times combining knowledge, instruction, 00:30:59.650 --> 00:31:02.410 focus, attention, repetition, it becomes second 00:31:02.410 --> 00:31:05.130 nature, an implicit nondeclarative memory. You're 00:31:05.130 --> 00:31:07.009 no longer consciously thinking about it or even 00:31:07.009 --> 00:31:08.890 doing it deliberately. You were simply being 00:31:08.890 --> 00:31:11.769 it. Like learning to drive. Initially, it's all 00:31:11.769 --> 00:31:13.769 conscious effort. Then eventually, you are a 00:31:13.769 --> 00:31:17.079 driver. It's automatic. Mastery, in this context 00:31:17.079 --> 00:31:19.500 of personal transformation, is when your internal 00:31:19.500 --> 00:31:22.039 chemical state, your chosen state of being, is 00:31:22.039 --> 00:31:24.539 so deeply ingrained, so familiar through practice, 00:31:24.880 --> 00:31:27.000 that it's stronger than any external trigger 00:31:27.000 --> 00:31:29.480 or circumstance. You can reproduce that state 00:31:29.480 --> 00:31:32.500 at will. So you embody the new self unconsciously. 00:31:32.539 --> 00:31:34.619 That's the goal. That is the goal, to make it 00:31:34.619 --> 00:31:37.259 your default state. That journey from conscious 00:31:37.259 --> 00:31:40.539 effort to automatic being is fascinating. Now 00:31:40.539 --> 00:31:43.130 meditation is presented as a key tool. How does 00:31:43.130 --> 00:31:45.390 it work neurologically to help us get beyond 00:31:45.390 --> 00:31:48.069 that analytical mind into the subconscious operating 00:31:48.069 --> 00:31:50.150 system you mentioned, where these permanent shifts 00:31:50.150 --> 00:31:52.869 happen, thinking figure 8i? Meditation's core 00:31:52.869 --> 00:31:56.789 purpose in this context is precisely that, to 00:31:56.789 --> 00:31:59.430 bypass the analytical mind and gain access to 00:31:59.430 --> 00:32:01.730 the subconscious to make lasting changes. How 00:32:01.730 --> 00:32:03.789 does it achieve that neurologically? Through 00:32:03.789 --> 00:32:06.329 changing brain waves, referencing figures 8b, 00:32:06.470 --> 00:32:09.630 8c, 8j. Yes, it's largely about shifting brainwave 00:32:09.630 --> 00:32:12.849 patterns. Our normal waking state is dominated 00:32:12.849 --> 00:32:15.930 by beta brainwaves. That's conscious analytical 00:32:15.930 --> 00:32:19.690 thought processing the external world. But often, 00:32:19.869 --> 00:32:21.829 especially under stress, we're in high beta. 00:32:22.069 --> 00:32:24.670 Which is chaotic over -focus. Exactly, like trying 00:32:24.670 --> 00:32:27.269 to solve a complex problem with alarms blaring. 00:32:27.630 --> 00:32:30.089 You can't easily process new information, think 00:32:30.089 --> 00:32:33.049 creatively, or change. Trying to analyze your 00:32:33.049 --> 00:32:35.369 problems while in high beta just makes it worse, 00:32:35.829 --> 00:32:37.670 creating higher and higher frequency beta waves. 00:32:38.009 --> 00:32:40.589 You're stuck analyzing the past or fearing the 00:32:40.589 --> 00:32:43.329 future. So how does meditation help us shift 00:32:43.329 --> 00:32:45.910 out of that stuck beta state? By intentionally 00:32:45.910 --> 00:32:48.849 reducing sensory input. closing your eyes, focusing 00:32:48.849 --> 00:32:51.769 inward, perhaps on your breath. This gives the 00:32:51.769 --> 00:32:54.470 neocortex, the thinking brain, less external 00:32:54.470 --> 00:32:57.250 data to analyze. The analytical mind naturally 00:32:57.250 --> 00:32:59.710 begins to quiet down. And the brain waves change. 00:32:59.869 --> 00:33:02.289 Yes. You typically shift from beta into alpha 00:33:02.289 --> 00:33:04.750 waves. Alpha is often seen as the bridge state, 00:33:04.869 --> 00:33:06.589 where the inner world starts to become more real 00:33:06.589 --> 00:33:08.490 than the outer world. You're more relaxed, less 00:33:08.490 --> 00:33:11.210 analytical, more receptive. A state where imagination 00:33:11.210 --> 00:33:13.609 feels more vivid. Exactly. It's where you can 00:33:13.609 --> 00:33:15.809 effectively plant seeds for new possibilities, 00:33:16.309 --> 00:33:18.930 visualize new realities within yourself. With 00:33:18.930 --> 00:33:21.990 more practice, you can move even deeper into 00:33:21.990 --> 00:33:24.809 theta waves. Theta, what happens there? Theta 00:33:24.809 --> 00:33:27.250 is more trance -like. You're deeply connected 00:33:27.250 --> 00:33:29.869 to your internal world, the realm of the subconscious. 00:33:30.369 --> 00:33:32.549 Children operate largely in theta, which is why 00:33:32.549 --> 00:33:35.349 they're like sponges for information and suggestion 00:33:35.349 --> 00:33:37.990 their analytical filter isn't fully formed. In 00:33:37.990 --> 00:33:40.509 theta, you can access and reprogram those deep 00:33:40.509 --> 00:33:42.869 -seated beliefs and patterns because the analytical 00:33:42.869 --> 00:33:46.109 guard at the gate relaxed. So the goal of meditation 00:33:46.109 --> 00:33:48.250 is to guide yourself through these states, beta 00:33:48.250 --> 00:33:51.410 to alpha to theta. Yes, to consciously move into 00:33:51.410 --> 00:33:54.369 these slower brainwave states. This process helps 00:33:54.369 --> 00:33:57.789 create brain coherence figure 8k, where different 00:33:57.789 --> 00:33:59.890 parts of the brain start working in synchrony, 00:33:59.970 --> 00:34:02.410 in harmony, like an orchestra playing together 00:34:02.410 --> 00:34:04.529 beautifully instead of chaotically. And what 00:34:04.529 --> 00:34:06.529 are the benefits of achieving this brain coherence? 00:34:06.609 --> 00:34:09.909 How does it lead to tangible results, even spontaneous 00:34:09.909 --> 00:34:12.230 healing, like you mentioned earlier? A coherent 00:34:12.230 --> 00:34:15.610 brain sends a coherent, synchronized signal throughout 00:34:15.610 --> 00:34:18.809 the body. This helps organize all the body systems 00:34:18.809 --> 00:34:21.670 into homeostasis, that state of optimal balance 00:34:21.670 --> 00:34:25.070 and function. Cardiovascular, immune, digestive, 00:34:25.309 --> 00:34:27.730 endocrine systems all start working together 00:34:27.730 --> 00:34:31.030 more harmoniously. And the energy aspect. Crucially, 00:34:31.250 --> 00:34:33.090 the huge amount of energy that was previously 00:34:33.090 --> 00:34:35.289 being consumed by the stress response in survival 00:34:35.289 --> 00:34:38.210 mode is now liberated. It becomes available for 00:34:38.210 --> 00:34:41.510 growth, repair, creation, and healing. Which 00:34:41.510 --> 00:34:44.550 could explain spontaneous changes. It could certainly 00:34:44.550 --> 00:34:48.099 contribute. Remember Jose's warts. 10 persistent 00:34:48.099 --> 00:34:50.579 viral warts vanishing overnight after his first 00:34:50.579 --> 00:34:52.860 meditation. That's incredible. He shifted his 00:34:52.860 --> 00:34:55.179 mind from disorder to order, from incoherence 00:34:55.179 --> 00:34:57.719 to coherence. The intelligence within his body 00:34:57.719 --> 00:35:00.820 responded by restoring order physically. It suggests 00:35:00.820 --> 00:35:03.219 that when the mind is coherent, the body can 00:35:03.219 --> 00:35:05.780 follow suit, sometimes dramatically. It's not 00:35:05.780 --> 00:35:08.119 magic, it's physiology responding to a change 00:35:08.119 --> 00:35:11.239 in energetic signaling. These concepts are incredibly 00:35:11.239 --> 00:35:14.840 powerful. But moving beyond anecdotes, do we 00:35:14.840 --> 00:35:17.369 have examples of ordinary people applying these 00:35:17.369 --> 00:35:20.349 principles consistently to create extraordinary 00:35:20.349 --> 00:35:23.610 lasting changes. We've heard the theory. How 00:35:23.610 --> 00:35:25.690 does it play out? Absolutely. There are many 00:35:25.690 --> 00:35:28.070 compelling examples. Take Monique, a therapist 00:35:28.070 --> 00:35:30.730 from Montreal. She describes herself as living 00:35:30.730 --> 00:35:33.400 most of her adult life in a state of lack. Not 00:35:33.400 --> 00:35:36.679 enough money, time, energy, financial struggles, 00:35:37.019 --> 00:35:39.539 issues with child support, rising rent. A familiar 00:35:39.539 --> 00:35:42.780 story for many. Indeed. During a meditation, 00:35:42.900 --> 00:35:45.039 she had this powerful realization that she had 00:35:45.039 --> 00:35:47.659 completely memorized a woe -is -me personality 00:35:47.659 --> 00:35:51.050 rooted in this feeling of lack. She decided, 00:35:51.289 --> 00:35:53.469 with real conviction, to change that personality 00:35:53.469 --> 00:35:55.489 entirely. To become someone else internally. 00:35:55.670 --> 00:35:59.030 Yes. To intend to be and feel like a woman who 00:35:59.030 --> 00:36:01.530 lived with an abundance of energy, time, money. 00:36:01.750 --> 00:36:03.949 She created a clear vision for this new self. 00:36:04.090 --> 00:36:05.909 So she wasn't just thinking about abundance, 00:36:06.050 --> 00:36:08.929 she was actively trying to be abundant, shifting 00:36:08.929 --> 00:36:11.969 her whole state. Precisely. She started living 00:36:11.969 --> 00:36:14.409 from that perspective, feeling the emotions of 00:36:14.409 --> 00:36:17.090 abundance before it showed up externally. Weeks 00:36:17.090 --> 00:36:19.210 later, a client mentioned the French lottery. 00:36:19.849 --> 00:36:22.889 Later, while filling her car, on a sudden impulse, 00:36:23.010 --> 00:36:25.030 the kind of impulse the new Monique might have, 00:36:25.329 --> 00:36:27.590 trusting possibility she bought a ticket. The 00:36:27.590 --> 00:36:29.630 old Monique would have dismissed it as irresponsible. 00:36:30.070 --> 00:36:32.250 She forgot about it until her husband came rushing 00:36:32.250 --> 00:36:35.590 in telling her she'd won. Not millions, but exactly 00:36:35.590 --> 00:36:38.829 $53 ,000, which just happened to be the precise 00:36:38.829 --> 00:36:41.309 amount needed to clear all her outstanding debts. 00:36:41.530 --> 00:36:44.809 Wow. That's incredibly specific. It beautifully 00:36:44.809 --> 00:36:47.369 illustrates the principle. A new personality 00:36:47.369 --> 00:36:49.800 creates a new personal reality. And the quantum 00:36:49.800 --> 00:36:52.019 field often delivers in ways we can't predict, 00:36:52.340 --> 00:36:54.340 but which are perfectly resonant with our coherent 00:36:54.340 --> 00:36:57.659 signal. Her new internal state aligned her actions, 00:36:57.960 --> 00:37:00.320 and the field responded. That's a fantastic example 00:37:00.320 --> 00:37:02.860 of manifesting something tangible. What about 00:37:02.860 --> 00:37:05.119 profound health transformations, especially in 00:37:05.119 --> 00:37:07.900 challenging cases? Consider Bill, a 57 -year 00:37:07.900 --> 00:37:10.039 -old roofing contractor with recurrent malignant 00:37:10.039 --> 00:37:14.079 melanoma. Multiple surgeries, radiation, chemo, 00:37:14.340 --> 00:37:16.800 but it kept returning. A very difficult situation. 00:37:17.079 --> 00:37:20.480 Very. During a deep meditation, Bill had a breakthrough. 00:37:21.019 --> 00:37:22.900 He realized he'd been trapped in deep -seated 00:37:22.900 --> 00:37:25.780 resentment for over 30 years, feeling he'd always 00:37:25.780 --> 00:37:27.760 had to give up his dream being a musician for 00:37:27.760 --> 00:37:30.760 others. He had so thoroughly memorized this bitterness, 00:37:31.179 --> 00:37:33.639 this emotional pattern. That his body was literally 00:37:33.639 --> 00:37:36.659 living in that chemical past, contributing to 00:37:36.659 --> 00:37:39.179 the illness. That was his insight, yes. That 00:37:39.179 --> 00:37:41.820 the sustained negative emotion was perhaps even 00:37:41.820 --> 00:37:44.159 signaling the genes that supported the cancer's 00:37:44.159 --> 00:37:47.429 persistence. So in his daily meditations, he 00:37:47.429 --> 00:37:50.449 consciously worked on unmemorizing that bitterness, 00:37:50.949 --> 00:37:52.949 releasing the emotional charge. And replacing 00:37:52.949 --> 00:37:55.469 it with what? He actively envisioned himself 00:37:55.469 --> 00:37:59.250 healthy. He cultivated profound gratitude, feeling 00:37:59.250 --> 00:38:01.929 as if the healing had already happened. He managed 00:38:01.929 --> 00:38:03.750 to change his internal state to be greater than 00:38:03.750 --> 00:38:06.409 his physical condition, feeling the joy of health 00:38:06.409 --> 00:38:08.469 before it was physically real. And the outcome? 00:38:08.829 --> 00:38:10.530 Shortly after returning home from a workshop, 00:38:11.130 --> 00:38:14.429 the tumor on his calf just fell off. Within a 00:38:14.429 --> 00:38:16.869 week, tests showed he was cancer -free, and he 00:38:16.869 --> 00:38:19.150 remained so. By firing his brain differently, 00:38:19.469 --> 00:38:22.269 cultivating elevated emotions, he changed biologically. 00:38:22.650 --> 00:38:25.820 He signaled new genes in new ways. The cancer, 00:38:25.940 --> 00:38:28.820 in essence, couldn't survive in his new internal 00:38:28.820 --> 00:38:31.420 environment, his new coherent self. That's a 00:38:31.420 --> 00:38:33.340 powerful testament to the connection between 00:38:33.340 --> 00:38:36.239 releasing bound emotional energy and physical 00:38:36.239 --> 00:38:38.760 healing. It really is. It shows how unmemorizing 00:38:38.760 --> 00:38:41.480 the past can directly impact the present biology. 00:38:41.960 --> 00:38:44.380 And finally, are there examples of people sustaining 00:38:44.380 --> 00:38:48.079 this shift, maintaining high coherence even amidst 00:38:48.079 --> 00:38:50.579 external chaos? That seems key, especially for 00:38:50.579 --> 00:38:52.539 those in high -stress professions. Absolutely. 00:38:52.960 --> 00:38:55.000 The University of Wisconsin's study on experienced 00:38:55.000 --> 00:38:57.380 Buddhist monks and super meditators is a classic 00:38:57.380 --> 00:38:59.559 example. What do they find? These monks could 00:38:59.559 --> 00:39:02.340 generate incredibly coherent brainwave patterns, 00:39:03.159 --> 00:39:05.280 especially gamma waves associated with states 00:39:05.280 --> 00:39:07.900 like loving -kindness and compassion during meditation. 00:39:08.420 --> 00:39:10.860 But what was truly remarkable was that they could 00:39:10.860 --> 00:39:14.059 maintain these coherent patterns even after meditation. 00:39:14.250 --> 00:39:17.469 while going about tasks in the noisy, distracting 00:39:17.469 --> 00:39:20.230 external world. So their internal state wasn't 00:39:20.230 --> 00:39:23.590 dependent on quiet or ideal circumstances? Exactly. 00:39:23.769 --> 00:39:26.309 They demonstrated a mastery of their internal 00:39:26.309 --> 00:39:29.530 state, independent of external chaos. They weren't 00:39:29.530 --> 00:39:31.329 reacting to the environment they were creating 00:39:31.329 --> 00:39:34.030 from within. Their inner coherence remains stable. 00:39:34.449 --> 00:39:36.369 This is really the ultimate goal, isn't it? To 00:39:36.369 --> 00:39:38.789 embody a state where your internal world is consistently 00:39:38.789 --> 00:39:40.769 greater than your external world. Precisely. 00:39:40.989 --> 00:39:43.329 allowing you to navigate challenges from a place 00:39:43.329 --> 00:39:46.230 of inner peace, resilience, and creative power. 00:39:46.530 --> 00:39:48.809 It is achievable. What incredible insights we've 00:39:48.809 --> 00:39:51.110 explored today. Just to try and summarize, it 00:39:51.110 --> 00:39:53.070 seems profoundly clear that our mind and body 00:39:53.070 --> 00:39:55.989 are absolutely inseparable. They're intricately 00:39:55.989 --> 00:39:59.510 linked. A unified system. Yes. And by consciously 00:39:59.510 --> 00:40:02.510 changing our thoughts, our feelings, our overall 00:40:02.510 --> 00:40:05.869 state of being, we really can influence our health, 00:40:05.949 --> 00:40:08.869 maybe even our genetic expression, and potentially 00:40:08.869 --> 00:40:11.940 manifest desired realities. It shifts us from 00:40:11.940 --> 00:40:14.199 feeling like victims of circumstance to becoming 00:40:14.199 --> 00:40:17.300 conscious creators of our lives. It's incredibly 00:40:17.300 --> 00:40:19.920 empowering, suggesting we can impact our own 00:40:19.920 --> 00:40:22.519 well -being and perhaps guide our patients in 00:40:22.519 --> 00:40:25.059 ways we're only just beginning to fully appreciate. 00:40:25.219 --> 00:40:27.699 It opens up a whole new dimension to health and 00:40:27.699 --> 00:40:30.059 healing. We really hope this deep dive has sparked 00:40:30.059 --> 00:40:32.119 some new ways of thinking for you, especially 00:40:32.119 --> 00:40:34.079 for those of you navigating the complexities 00:40:34.079 --> 00:40:36.900 of medicine and your own demanding lives. Hopefully 00:40:36.900 --> 00:40:39.619 some practical insights, too. Indeed. If you 00:40:39.619 --> 00:40:41.739 found value in our conversation today, please 00:40:41.739 --> 00:40:44.300 do consider taking just a moment to rate and 00:40:44.300 --> 00:40:46.440 share our deep dive with a colleague who might 00:40:46.440 --> 00:40:48.980 also find these ideas beneficial. We'd appreciate 00:40:48.980 --> 00:40:51.079 that. And finally, just a thought to leave you 00:40:51.079 --> 00:40:54.360 with. If your brain and body truly don't distinguish 00:40:54.360 --> 00:40:56.739 between a vividly imagined and felt experience 00:40:56.739 --> 00:40:59.840 and a real one, what powerful new realities might 00:40:59.840 --> 00:41:02.780 you begin to create starting today simply by 00:41:02.780 --> 00:41:04.719 cultivating the feelings of your desired future 00:41:04.719 --> 00:41:06.119 right here in the present moment?