"While the repression of a memory is a……" — Alexander Lowen
"While the repression of a memory is a psychological process, the suppression of feeling is accomplished by deadening a part of the body or reducing its motility so that feeling is diminished. The repression of the memory is dependent upon and related to the suppression of feeling, for as long as the feeling persists, the memory remains vivid. Suppression entails the development of chronic muscular tension in those areas of the body where the feeling would be experienced. In the case of sexual feeling, this tension is found in and about the abdomen and pelvis"
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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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More Abdomen Quotes
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The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon.
— John Eric Erichsen
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Having made a sufficient opening to admit my finger into the abdomen, I passed it between the intestines to the…
— Astley Cooper
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I had a very bad torn groin, my abdomen right through my legs. I was finding it really hard to…
— Owen Hart
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There cannot always be fresh fields of conquest by the knife; there must be portions of the human frame that…
— John Eric Erichsen
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How do you know if your child is a writer? Your obstetrician holds his stethoscope to your abdomen and only…
— Fran Lebowitz
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Clear, crisp, refreshingly sensible, and as entertaining as it is enlightening, The Abs Diet will reward its readers handsomely. There…
— David L. Katz
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Ben Franklin was a little stout later in life and it was said that in Paris a young woman, tapping…
— Benjamin Franklin
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Feel the energy of your inner body. Immediately mental noise slows down or ceases. Feel it in your hands, your…
— Eckhart Tolle
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There is no good word for stomach; just as there is no good word for girlfriend. Stomach is to girlfriend…
— Nicholson Baker
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My strength comes from my abdomen. It's the center of gravity and the source of real power.
— Bruce Lee
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Krishnamacharya's personal practice was always with long deep breathing and mental focus. Observe the position of his head, the lower…
— A. G. Mohan
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Empires rise and fall like the abdomen of God. It's just the universe breathing.
— Wes Nisker
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