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Mothering a man is her way of attempting to overcome her sexual anxiety, for it allows her to deny her fear of surrendering to a man. By acting as a mother, she feels needed and superior.
Dr. Alexander Lowen M.D. • Fear of Life: The Wisdom of Failure
Biofeedback & Anxiety
According to Moran (1996), biofeedback training in sport psychology has been used most extensively in the treatment of performance anxiety. High levels of anxiety can be detrimental to motor learning, performance, and participation in competition.
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An attempt to reduce state anxiety and improve balancing performance o
Knowing about the attachment styles empowers people to harness their biology to work for them rather than against them.
Amir Levine • Attached: Are you Anxious, Avoidant or Secure? How the science of adult attachment can help you find – and keep – love
I wanted to pre-empt how to limit limitations before I was confronted with fatigue, pain and discomfort and my body’s innate, inbuilt self-preservation mechanism (psychobiological model of fatigue) and desire to slow down or stop (to maintain safe homeostasis).
Ross Edgley • The Art of Resilience: Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and Body
Homeopathy calls that which stops the flow of life force a person’s essential wound. Armoring, such as of muscular tension, forms around our vulnerabilities and stops the flow of energy. It is muscular tension that limits movement, decreases the breath, and stops us from feeling. In the animal world, playing dead or freezing is an essential surviva
... See moreLiz Koch • Core Awareness, Revised Edition: Enhancing Yoga, Pilates, Exercise, and Dance
The emphasis in our culture is upon doing and achieving. The modern individual is committed to being successful, not to being a person.
Dr. Alexander Lowen M.D. • Fear of Life: The Wisdom of Failure
One of the cornerstones of my treatment of stress and depression is to realign C1 and C2 using the Basic Exercise, or with a hands-on myofascial release technique