“A broken heart” is not a metaphor at all, but a reality, says A. Lowen, the founder of bioenergetic analysis: people experiencing an acute lack of love have an increased risk of developing cardiac diseases. The author reflects on the relationship between our psychological and physical health, the causes of our love failures and ways to restore balance.
The heart is a muscular organ, science says. The source of love, say the yogis. Both that and another, the creator of the bioenergetic analysis considers. And the “broken heart” is not a metaphor at all, but a reality: if there is not enough love in our life, the risk of heart disease increases. But why do we lose love? “Most relationships between a man and a woman begin with love but fall apart due to power struggles… each sees the weaknesses and mistakes of the other, which can be used to gain an advantage.” Many of us are trapped between the need for security and the fear of addiction, the longing for intimacy and the fear of being exposed. How to go free, becoming free, finding love and health? Alexander Lowen reflects on this. Stefan Sinatra, director of the New England Cardiology Center (USA), confirms his conclusions in his preface: “Enriched with new knowledge, I began to look at my cardiac patients in a new way. It became important for me to explore what was happening in their chest, how much tension had accumulated in their body, whether they were breathing correctly, what impressions of early childhood were associated with the loss of love, and what experiences of love they have now. I began to work with patients at the level of analysis of the whole body, and not just the heart. Bioenergetic analysis has become a very important tool in the evaluation of every sick person.”
INSTITUTE OF GENERAL HUMANITARIAN STUDIES, 256 p.