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> [We live in an ocean of air like fish in a body of water. By our breathing we are attuned to our atmosphere. If we inhibit our breathing we isolate ourselves from the medium in which we exist. In all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-lowen/we-live-in-an-ocean-of-air-like-fish-in-a-body-of-water-by-our/)

[Alexander Lowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-lowen/)

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## More by Alexander Lowen

> [Not to fear a person with power--to profess, instead, one's love--is to deny that that person has power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-lowen/not-to-fear-a-person-with-power-to-profess-instead-one-s-love-is-to/)

[Alexander Lowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-lowen/)

> [“You will stay in therapy as long as you feel it is worth the time, effort and money you invest.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-lowen/you-will-stay-in-therapy-as-long-as-you-feel-it-is-worth-the-time/)

[Alexander Lowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-lowen/)

> [It is only by making the past alive again for a person that a true growth in the present is facilitated. If the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-lowen/it-is-only-by-making-the-past-alive-again-for-a-person-that-a-true/)

[Alexander Lowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-lowen/)

> [Despair is the only cure for illusion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-lowen/despair-is-the-only-cure-for-illusion/)

[Alexander Lowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-lowen/)

> [Faith is a quality of being: of being in touch with oneself, with life, and with the universe. It is a sense of belonging…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-lowen/faith-is-a-quality-of-being-of-being-in-touch-with-oneself-with-life/)

[Alexander Lowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-lowen/)

> [“As adults, we have many inhibitions against crying. We feel it is an expression of weakness, or femininity or of childishness. The person who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-lowen/as-adults-we-have-many-inhibitions-against-crying-we-feel-it-is-an/)

[Alexander Lowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-lowen/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-lowen/a-person-who-doesn-t-breathe-deeply-reduces-the-life-of-his-body-if/)

[Alexander Lowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-lowen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-lowen/above-all-faith-is-grounded-in-one-s-body-in-one-s-humanity-and-in/)

[Alexander Lowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-lowen/)

> [Sexuality is not a leisure or part-time activity. It is a way of being.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-lowen/sexuality-is-not-a-leisure-or-part-time-activity-it-is-a-way-of-being/)

[Alexander Lowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-lowen/)

> [The ego exists as a powerful force in Western man that cannot be dismissed or denied. The therapeutic goal is to integrate the ego…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-lowen/the-ego-exists-as-a-powerful-force-in-western-man-that-cannot-be/)

[Alexander Lowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-lowen/)

> [Are we not witnessing a situation where children are conciously rejecting their parents' value despite love and devotion given to them? The present situation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-lowen/are-we-not-witnessing-a-situation-where-children-are-conciously/)

[Alexander Lowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-lowen/)

> [ “Happiness is the consciousness of growth. \[...\] If my definition has validity, it suggests that most people come to therapy because they sense their… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-lowen/happiness-is-the-consciousness-of-growth-if-my-definition-has/)

[Alexander Lowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-lowen/)

> [The person senses what it feels like to be free from inhibitions. At the same time he feels connected and integrated – with his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-lowen/the-person-senses-what-it-feels-like-to-be-free-from-inhibitions-at/)

[Alexander Lowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-lowen/)

> [The feeling of love is a rich feeling, but the expression of love in word or deed is a joy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-lowen/the-feeling-of-love-is-a-rich-feeling-but-the-expression-of-love-in/)

[Alexander Lowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-lowen/)

> [Everyone who becomes a psychotherapist eventually adopts a theory that suits his needs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-lowen/everyone-who-becomes-a-psychotherapist-eventually-adopts-a-theory/)

[Alexander Lowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-lowen/)

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