The way to vibrant health: a manual of bioenergetic exercises

Bioenergetics is a way of understanding personality in terms of the body and its energetic processes - How much energy one has and how one uses his energy determine how one responds to life situations - Bioenergetics is also a form of therapy that combines work with the body and the mind to help peo...

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Hauptverfasser: Lowen, Alexander 1910-2008 (VerfasserIn), Lowen, Leslie (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York [u.a.] Harper & Row 1977
Ausgabe:1. print.
Schriftenreihe:Harper colophon books
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Zusammenfassung:Bioenergetics is a way of understanding personality in terms of the body and its energetic processes - How much energy one has and how one uses his energy determine how one responds to life situations - Bioenergetics is also a form of therapy that combines work with the body and the mind to help people resolve their emotional problems and realize more of their potential for pleasure and joy in living. A fundamental thesis of bioenergetics is that body and mind are functionally identical: that is, what goes on in the mind reflects what is happening in the body and vice versa - Both thinking and feeling are conditioned by energy factors. For example, it is almost impossible for a depressed person to lift himself out of his depression by thinking positive thoughts. This is because his energy level is depressed. When his energy level is raised through deep breathing (his breathing was depressed along with all other vital functions) and the release of feeling, the person comes out of the depressed state. The body work of bioenergetics includes both manipulative procedures and special exercises. The exercises are designed to help a person get in touch with his tensions and release them through appropriate movement. The manipulative procedures consist of massage, controlled pressure, and gentle touching to relax contracted muscles. It is important to know that every contracted muscle is blocking some movement
These exercises have been developed in the course of more than twenty years of therapeutic work with patients. They are done in therapy sessions, in classes, and at home. People who do these exercises report a positive effect upon their energy, their mood and their work. The authors do them regularly to promote their own well-being. Wherever we have introduced these exercises, the response has been enthusiastic. We are constantly asked for a list and description of the exercises. This manual is our response to that demand. We wish to emphasize at the outset that these exercises are not a substitute for therapy - But whether or not you are in therapy, the regular performance of these exercises will help you significantly to increase your aliveness and capacity for pleasure. Book cover
Beschreibung:166 S. Ill.
ISBN:0060905425

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