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Description
of Honoring the Body
The candid, highly-opinionated, revealing self-told story of
an internationally acclaimed psychiatrist and innovator in the field
of psychotherapy. Told with genuineness and exceptional candor, Dr.
Lowen shares his journey of creating Bioenergetic Analysis.
"If you
have the willingness to accept the realities of life, you will live
longer. It has allowed me to reach 93 years of age. I was raised
to value the mind and intellect, not the body. Favoring the life
of the mind went against my nature. Healing the splits between my
mind and my body has been my life's challenge. In the sixty years
that I have practiced psychotherapy, I have learned that the pathway
to emotional health is through the body. The underlying purpose
of Bioenergetic Analysis has always been to heal the mind-body split."
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Description
of Bioenergetics
Bioenergetics is a dynamic
form of therapy based on the teachings of Wilhelm Reich. It links
physical pain, muscle tension, and postural disorders with state of
mind, demonstrating that suppressed emotions, unhappiness, and anger
can block energy flow and cause physical distress. Dr. Alexander Lowen,
founder and prime mover of this revolutionary therapy, analyzes common
complaints like headaches and lower back pain and shows how they can
be overcome by releasing the muscular tension that creates them. Through
bioenergetic exercises, physical pain can be dissolved and emotion
released, leading to a new sense of confidence and well-being. Illustrated
by many helpful diagrams, this fascinating book is the right step
to a happier, healthier life for thousands of men and women. 343 pages.
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Description
of Joy
Alexander Lowen, famous student of Wilhelm Reich and
founder of Bioenergetics, reveals in this book how to reclaim a natural,
childlike state of joy through exercises that revive the body's vitality
and liberate the energy of suppressed feelings. Using examples from
four decades of clinical practice, Lowen shows how painful emotional
experiences-from sexual abuse and fear of dying to the anger and heartbreak
all human beings experience in life-are manifested in bodily symptoms.
He then instructs readers how to listen for and answer the unique
signals in the body that serve as internal cries for freedom. The
vibrant health that results has a wide range of holistic benefits
for the total being, including enhanced sexual pleasure and heightened
spirituality. Joy, the culmination of Lowen's life work,
is a wonderfully hopeful and transformational guide from one of the
pioneers of body/mind therapy. 330 Pages. |
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Description
of Fear of Life
Are you torn by fear of: love and being loved, letting
go, sexual fulfillment, uncertainty, being yourself, failing, death
and dying? Dr. Alexander Lowen, world-famous psychoanalyst, will
show you how to resolve those fears without changing the characteristics
that make you the unique human being you are. Through self-acceptance,
self-possession, and self-expression you'll learn how to achieve
a harmony between your inner and outer worlds that will lead you
to a far richer, happier, and healthier life. Go beyond fear-to
freedom! |
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Description
of The Way to Vibrant Health
The body work of bioenergetics includes both manipulative
procedures and special exercises. The exercises are designed to
help a person get in touch with his tensions and release them through
appropriate movement. The manipulative procedures consist of massage,
controlled pressure, and gentle touching to relax contracted muscles.
It is important to know that every contracted muscle is blocking
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