Tag: Self Awareness

Tears come from the heart and not from the brain. Quote by Leonardo da Vinci - photo of a flower.
Mind Body Psychotherapy

Tears Come From the Heart and Not From the Brain

Thinking isn’t feeling It’s easy to get caught up in the idea that you can decide how you feel. I shouldn’t love this guy. I ...
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." Quote by Maya Angelou. Photo of custom blue VW van.
Emotional Success

Make People Like You – Make Them Feel Good About Themselves

How to make people like you. The quickest and simplest way to make people like you is to make them feel good. How to make ...
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Bioenergetics

Self-Awareness

The first goal of bioenergetic analysis is self-awareness. This means being consciously aware of all the feelings in your body. ” -Dr. Alexander Lowen, founder of ...
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Bioenergetics

Stop Getting Used by People – Learn to Say No

Do you feel like a pushover? Can you say no? Are you ready to stop getting used by people? Don’t get me wrong. It feels ...
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Mental Health

Mindfulness – Not Just for Hippies

Mindfulness is a buzzword right now. It calls up images of “seekers” sitting cross-legged and touching their fingertips. But really, you can practice mindfulness anywhere, ...
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Developmental Trauma

An Absence of Feeling is Pathological

It’s not “tough” to feel nothing Healthy relationships, a healthy body, and a joyful life require that you feel. An absence of feeling is no ...
Photo of Seine River in Paris with boats and a bridge. Quote by Alexander Lowen, "Criticizing from the point of view of a dogma is the sign of a closed mind"
Bioenergetic Analysis

The Sign of a Closed Mind

Criticizing from the point of view of a dogma is the sign of a closed mind. Do you have a closed mind? Dogma: An unyielding ...
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Peace of Mind

Learn How a Therapist can Inadvertently Steal Your Money

A while back, I wrote a blog explaining why therapists don’t answer questions, and while none of what I said in that blog has changed, ...
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Anger Management

Unexpressed Emotions are a Stress on the Muscles

Did anyone ever tell you that if you didn’t “get that look off your face” it would stick that way? Well, they weren’t all wrong ...
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Emotional Workout

Being Entirely Honest with Oneself is a Good Exercise

Being entirely honest with yourself means listening to that little voice in your head that says, “I really shouldn’t marry this woman/guy.” Only when you ...

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