"In this highly interesting and valuable attempt to restore the body to the mind, Dr. Alexander Lowen sets out in a practically useful way the principles of his new form of psychotherapy. Bioenergetics is destined to become widely influential."
—Ashley Montagu
II. The Energy Concept
Charge, Discharge, Flow and Movement
You Are Your Body
Mind, Spirit, and Soul
The Life of the Body: The Bioenergetic Exercise
III. The Language of the Body
The Heart of Life: The Heart of the Matter
Interacting with Life
Body Signs and Expressions
IV. Bioenergetic Therapy
A Voyage in Self-Discovery
The Core of Therapy
Anxiety
V. Pleasure: A Primary Orientation
The Pleasure Principle
The Ego and the Body
A Characterology
The Hierarchy of Character Types and a Bill of Rights
VI. Reality: A Secondary Orientation
Reality and Illusion
Hang-Ups
Grounding
VII. Falling Anxiety
The Fear of Height
An Exercise in Falling
The Causes of Falling Anxiety
Falling in Love
VIII. Stress and Sex
Gravity: A General View of Stress
Lower-Back Pain
The Sexual Release
IX. Self-Expression and Survival
Self-Expression and Spontaneity
Sound and Personality
The Eyes Are the Mirrors of the Soul
Headaches
X. Consciousness: Unity and Duality
Expanding Consciousness
Words and the Heightening of Consciousness
Principles and Character
Index
"In this highly interesting and valuable attempt to restore the body to the mind, Dr. Alexander Lowen sets out in a practically useful way the principles of his new form of psychotherapy. Bioenergetics is destined to become widely influential."
—Ashley Montagu
II. The Energy Concept
Charge, Discharge, Flow and Movement
You Are Your Body
Mind, Spirit, and Soul
The Life of the Body: The Bioenergetic Exercise
III. The Language of the Body
The Heart of Life: The Heart of the Matter
Interacting with Life
Body Signs and Expressions
IV. Bioenergetic Therapy
A Voyage in Self-Discovery
The Core of Therapy
Anxiety
V. Pleasure: A Primary Orientation
The Pleasure Principle
The Ego and the Body
A Characterology
The Hierarchy of Character Types and a Bill of Rights
VI. Reality: A Secondary Orientation
Reality and Illusion
Hang-Ups
Grounding
VII. Falling Anxiety
The Fear of Height
An Exercise in Falling
The Causes of Falling Anxiety
Falling in Love
VIII. Stress and Sex
Gravity: A General View of Stress
Lower-Back Pain
The Sexual Release
IX. Self-Expression and Survival
Self-Expression and Spontaneity
Sound and Personality
The Eyes Are the Mirrors of the Soul
Headaches
X. Consciousness: Unity and Duality
Expanding Consciousness
Words and the Heightening of Consciousness
Principles and Character
Index
Penguin Random House Education is proud to celebrate Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs annually from September 15th through October 15th. We are highlighting the works of our authors and illustrators from the Latinx and Hispanic community, whose stories and characters have a profound impact on our society. Here is a collection of titles
