Fear of Life (Hardcover)

by Alexander Lowen (Author) "Neurosis is not usually defined as a fear of life, but that is what it is..." (more)
Key Phrases: bioenergetic stool, tolerance for excitation, orgastic response, Wilhelm Reich, Erich Fromm, New International Dictionary (more...)

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Product Description
Alexander Lowen, M.D., world famous psychiatrist and creator of Bioenergetic Analysis shows you how to resolve your fears and allow yourself to:

-Surrender to Love

-Let go rather than control

-Be rather than do

-Flow rather than push

Bioenergetic Analysis helps you:

-Love in a new way

-Discover sexuality as authenticity

-Find the courage to truly be

-Harmonize the mind and the body

-Use Bioenergetic exercises to heal emotional conflicts --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author
Alexander Lowen, M.D., has practiced psychotherapy for more than 55 years. He has authored 12 books on Bioenergetic Analysis, including Depression and the Body; Love, Sex, and Your Heart; Narcissism; and The Way to Vibrant Health: A Manual of Bioenergetic Exercises --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 244 pages
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company (March 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0025758802
• ISBN-13: 978-0025758803
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,524,767 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Create Your Destiny, October 27, 2002

By	Carmen Matthews "The Serene Samurai" (San Diego, California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Fear of Life (Paperback)

Have you ever met someone who is afraid to be who she or he is?
This could be the person who won't open their heart up, reach out and take up a cause.

I love to read books like this book, because in reading such a book, one is free to ask questions, and demand the best of the author.

Alexander Lowen gives you so much information in this book on the beginnings of frustrations, limitations, rejections and anger, in a way that makes you say, "Yeah! That is how it really is."

This book, like Lowen's other books, are not light reading, but instead insists that you look deeply into your heart and claim your feelings.

This book is also not a trendy "self-help" book, but instead a book replete with clinical and real life examples that you will find yourself growing, as you read this book.

This is an author who I would love to meet, and just be fully in the moment with, without much dialogue - just to share a thank you for writing information that helps us all to explore the human condition.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting about "doing" and "being", September 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Fear of Life (Paperback)

I recommend this book to anybody interesting in learning how muscular tensions, in an unconsious way, can severely affect the quality of life. It contains lots of information about how muscles hold back emotions.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent insightful book, May 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Fear of Life (Paperback)

This is a useful text and I would very much like to see it back in print. It particularly discusses the key role of sexuality in life and the importance of the acceptance of our sexuality in health and healthy relationships.