Alexander Lowen

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Alexander Lowen was an American psychotherapist and founder of bioenergetic analysis, known for integrating body-oriented techniques with psychoanalytic concepts to address emotional and psychological issues.

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instanceOf American person
author
founder
psychotherapist
causeOfDeath stroke
citizenship United States of America
coFoundedWith John Pierrakos NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1910-12-23
dateOfDeath 2008-10-28
degree Doctor of Medicine
educatedAt Brooklyn Law School NERFINISHED
City College of New York NERFINISHED
University of Geneva NERFINISHED
era 20th-century psychology
familyName Lowen NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork bioenergetic analysis
body psychotherapy
psychotherapy
founded International Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis NERFINISHED
fullName Alexander Lowen NERFINISHED
givenName Alexander
influencedBy Wilhelm Reich NERFINISHED
integratedConcept psychoanalytic concepts
somatic techniques
knownFor developing body-oriented psychotherapy techniques
founding bioenergetic analysis
language English
notableConcept bioenergetic exercises
character structure and body posture
grounding in the body
occupation author
physician
psychotherapist
placeOfBirth New York City
placeOfDeath New Canaan, Connecticut NERFINISHED
publication Bioenergetics NERFINISHED
Depression and the Body NERFINISHED
Fear of Life NERFINISHED
Love and Orgasm NERFINISHED
Narcissism: Denial of the True Self NERFINISHED
Pleasure NERFINISHED
The Language of the Body NERFINISHED
The Voice of the Body NERFINISHED
The Way to Vibrant Health NERFINISHED
therapyApproach bioenergetic analysis
body-oriented psychotherapy

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Wilhelm Reich influenced Alexander Lowen