I would describe a hero as a person who has no fear of life, who can face life squarely. — Alexander Lowen Copy Share Image
Life is not a mixture of matter and energy but energy in matter, bound in such a way that dissociation is impossible… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share Image
In my opinion the hectic and almost frantic pace of modern living is a clear sign of the fear we have of… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share Image
The single factor most responsible for the disruption of the family is the automobile. Its full effect cannot be assessed. Modern life,… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share Image
A person who doesn't breathe deeply reduces the life of his body. If he doesn't move freely, he restricts the life of… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, most people do not stop to feel their tiredness. Faced with the pressures of life, they believe that it is a… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share Image
Faith is a quality of being: of being in touch with oneself, with life, and with the universe. It is a sense… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share Image
The primary nature of every human being is to be open to life and love. Being guarded, armoured, distrustful and enclosed is… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share Image
The person senses what it feels like to be free from inhibitions. At the same time he feels connected and integrated –… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share Image
As one grows older, the sense of separateness is slowly reduced. Old people do not live on an ego level. Their concerns… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share Image
“Since the experience is different for each individual, the tension will reflect that experience. In some persons the whole lower half of… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share Image
Conversation, to take another example, is one of the common pleasures of life, but not all conversation is pleasurable. The stutterer finds… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share Image
“The most effective weapon a parent has to control a child is the withdrawal of love or its threat. A young child… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share Image
“The cases described in this section (The Fear of Being) may seem extreme, but I have become convinced that they are not… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share Image
Not to fear a person with power--to profess, instead, one's love--is to deny that that person has power. — Alexander Lowen Copy Share
“You will stay in therapy as long as you feel it is worth the time, effort and money you invest.” — Alexander Lowen Copy Share
It is only by making the past alive again for a person that a true growth in the present is facilitated. If the past… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share
Faith is a quality of being: of being in touch with oneself, with life, and with the universe. It is a sense of belonging… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share
“As adults, we have many inhibitions against crying. We feel it is an expression of weakness, or femininity or of childishness. The person who… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share
A person who doesn't breathe deeply reduces the life of his body. If he doesn't move freely, he restricts the life of his body.… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share
Above all, faith is grounded in one's body, in one's humanity, and in one's animal nature. It is an biological phenomenon and not a… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share
The ego exists as a powerful force in Western man that cannot be dismissed or denied. The therapeutic goal is to integrate the ego… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share
Are we not witnessing a situation where children are conciously rejecting their parents' value despite love and devotion given to them? The present situation… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share
“Happiness is the consciousness of growth. [...] If my definition has validity, it suggests that most people come to therapy because they sense their… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share
The person senses what it feels like to be free from inhibitions. At the same time he feels connected and integrated – with his… — Alexander Lowen Copy Share
The feeling of love is a rich feeling, but the expression of love in word or deed is a joy. — Alexander Lowen Copy Share
Everyone who becomes a psychotherapist eventually adopts a theory that suits his needs. — Alexander Lowen Copy Share
