Transformation: Is it conscious or unconscious?

I find myself asking this question about how we maintain balance walking.  Is walking a conscious or unconscious activity?  Is walking a reflexive event or is it controlled by our minds.  We have to make the decision to walk, but once we get moving, do we consciously tell each muscle when to contract and relax to help us adjust to the changes in our environment and remain upright?  I find that people with balance problems usually have a control problem.  They are trying to take conscious control over a mostly unconscious (reflexive) event.  Often times, they try to take too much control over their balance because they don't trust their balance system.  They end up moving similar to a person who is walking on ice.  Our balance is much better when it is left at the unconscious reflexive level.

Is spiritual transformation conscious or unconscious?  Can we consciously will ourselves to be transformed?  If Christ's character is not manufactured by us, but produced through us then it is more unconscious.  Consciously, we have to learn to abide or stay close.  When walking, we have to make a choice to get up and move and we also have a certain amount of conscious control over the health of our bodies, but then once we are up, most of walking is unconscious.  Spiritually, we make a choice to follow Christ and to do things that help us stay close to him.  Then, if we hold to the vine, then the vine will produce fruit through us.  Perhaps being transformed spiritually is similar to staying upright.  The more conscious control we try to take over the phenomenon, the more unnatural and messed up it will be.