"Crying, that is, sobbing is the earliest and……" — Alexander Lowen
"Crying, that is, sobbing is the earliest and deepest way to release tension. Infants can cry almost from the moment of birth, and do so easily following every stress that produces a state of tension in the body... Human beings are the only creatures who can react in this way to stress and tension. Most probably, they are the only ones who need this form of release."
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29 Quotes by Alexander Lowen
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Love is the feeling that emanates from the heart and extends through the blood to every cell of the body.
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A person does not choose his or her fate; he or she only fulfills it. We are bound by our…
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Beneath the seemingly rational exterior of our lives is a fear of insanity. We dare not question the values by…
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The ego exists as a powerful force in Western man that cannot be dismissed or denied. The therapeutic goal is…
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Are we not witnessing a situation where children are conciously rejecting their parents' value despite love and devotion given to…
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Spirit is not a mystic concept. The spirit of a person is manifest in her aliveness, brightness of his eyes,…
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Above all, faith is grounded in one's body, in one's humanity, and in one's animal nature. It is an biological…
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A person with faith does not question its roots, for he knows that if he subjected it to the critical…
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The primary nature of every human being is to be open to life and love. Being guarded, armoured, distrustful and…
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The person senses what it feels like to be free from inhibitions. At the same time he feels connected and…
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Bioenergetics is an adventure in self-discovery. It differs from similar explorations into the nature of the self by attempting to…
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Faith is a quality of being: of being in touch with oneself, with life, and with the universe. It is…
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