Not to fear a person with power--to profess, instead, one's love--is to deny that that person has power. — Alexander Lowen Deny Copy Share Image
“You will stay in therapy as long as you feel it is worth the time, effort and money you invest.” — Alexander Lowen Bioenergetics Copy Share Image
It is only by making the past alive again for a person that a true growth in the present is facilitated. If… — Alexander Lowen Alive 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 Animal Copy Share Image
“As adults, we have many inhibitions against crying. We feel it is an expression of weakness, or femininity or of childishness. The… — Alexander Lowen Bioenergetics 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 Body Copy Share Image
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… — Alexander Lowen Animal Copy Share Image
Sexuality is not a leisure or part-time activity. It is a way of being. — Alexander Lowen Activity Copy Share Image
The ego exists as a powerful force in Western man that cannot be dismissed or denied. The therapeutic goal is to integrate… — Alexander Lowen Body Copy Share Image
Are we not witnessing a situation where children are conciously rejecting their parents' value despite love and devotion given to them? The… — Alexander Lowen Children Copy Share Image
“Happiness is the consciousness of growth. [...] If my definition has validity, it suggests that most people come to therapy because they… — Alexander Lowen Happiness 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 Aspect Copy Share Image
The feeling of love is a rich feeling, but the expression of love in word or deed is a joy. — Alexander Lowen Deeds Copy Share Image
Everyone who becomes a psychotherapist eventually adopts a theory that suits his needs. — Alexander Lowen Needs Copy Share Image
“There are many roles that people play and many images that they project. There is, for example, the "nice" man who is… — Alexander Lowen Bioenergetics Copy Share Image
Mature love is not a surrender of the self but a surrender to the self. The ego surrenders its hegemony of the… — Alexander Lowen Body Copy Share Image
Fear is another emotion that is strongly suppressed. We cannot afford to be afraid, and so we don't allow ourselves to sense… — Alexander Lowen Brows Copy Share Image
A person with faith does not question its roots, for he knows that if he subjected it to the critical examination of… — Alexander Lowen Critical 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 Bioenergetics 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 All time Copy Share Image
No one is exempt from the rule that learning occurs through recognition of error. — Alexander Lowen Errors 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 And love Copy Share Image
Contact with reality is not an all-or-nothing condition. — Alexander Lowen Conditions Copy Share Image
