Alexander Lowen

Alexander Lowen (December 23, 1910 – October 28, 2008) was an American
Alexander Lowen
physician and psychotherapist.
Born December 23, 1910
New York City, New
York

Contents Died October 28, 2008

(aged 97)
Life
New Canaan,
Bibliography Connecticut
See also
Education B.S. (1930), City
Notes
College of New York
External links LL.B. (1934), Brooklyn
Law School
J.S.D. (1936),
Life Brooklyn Law School
M.D. (1951),
A student of Wilhelm Reich in the 1940s and early '50s in New York, he developed
University of Geneva
bioenergetic analysis, a form of mind-body psychotherapy, with his then-colleague,
John Pierrakos (February 8, 1921 – February 1, 2001). He is also noted for Occupation Psychotherapist
developing the concept of bioenergetic grounding, one of the foundational principles Known for Bioenergetic analysis
of bioenergetic therapy. Lowen was the founder and former executive director of the Website www.bioenergetic-
International Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis in New York City. The IIBA now therapy.com
[1][2][3][4]
has over 1500 members and 54 training institutes worldwide.

Born in New York City, Lowen received a bachelor's degree in science and business from City College of New York, an LL.B and a
J.S.D (a doctorate in law) from Brooklyn Law School. His interest in the link between the mind and the body developed during this
time. He enrolled in a class on character analysis with Wilhelm Reich. After training to be a therapist himself, Lowen moved to
Switzerland to attend theUniversity of Geneva.[5][6]

Lowen lived and practiced for the majority of his life in New Canaan, Connecticut. He suffered a stroke in July 2006. The Alexander
.[7] Lowen died on October 28, 2008 at the age of 97.[8]
Lowen Foundation was founded in April 2007 to continue his legacy

In 2007, Dr. Lowen established the Alexander Lowen Foundation, which is now directed by his son, Frederic Lowen.

Bibliography
Dr. Lowen authored 14 books as well as numerous articles and other professional abstracts.

The Language of the Body(1958)

Love and Orgasm (1965)
The Betrayal of the Body(1967)
Pleasure (1970)
Depression and the Body: The Biological Basis of Faith and Reality(1972)
Bioenergetics (1975)
The Way to Vibrant Health: A Manual of Bioenergetic Exercises
, co-author Leslie Lowen (1977)
Fear of Life (1980)
Narcissism: Denial of the True Self (1984)
Love, Sex and Your Heart (1988)
 The Spirituality of the Body(1990)
Joy (1995)
Honoring the Body: The Autobiography of Alexander Lowen, M.D.(2004)
The Voice of the Body (2005)

See also
Esalen Institute
Posture (psychology)

Notes
1. International Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis(http://www.bioenergetic-therapy.com/).
2. "Alexander Lowen: A lifetime of helping mankind"(http://bioenergeticsmsba.org/Founder_Alexander_Lowen.html)
.
Bio Energetics MSBA.
3. Samsel, Michael. "Finding Feeling and Purpose"(http://www.reichandlowentherapy.org/). Reich and Lowen Therapy.
4. Loffredo, Peter. "BODY LANGUAGE BY ALEXANDER LOWEN"(http://fullpermissionliving.blogspot.com/2009/05/bo
dy-language-by-alexander-lowen.html). Full Permission Living.
5. "Emotioneel Lichaamswerk"(http://www.delichaamswerker.nl/page5.php). De Lichaamswerker.
6. "Alexander Lowen" (http://www.wallsofsilence.com/article.php?c=alexanderlowen). Wall of Silence.
7. The Alexander Lowen Foundation(http://www.lowenfoundation.org).
8. "A Brief Outline of the Characterology of Alexander Lowen"(http://iahip.org/inside-out/issue-15-winter-1993/a-brief-o
utline-of-the-characterology-of-alexander-lowen). Iahip.

External links
1. Bioenergetics Press, republishing many of Lowen's books
2. Alexander Lowen Foundation, contains historical material
3. International Institute of Bioenergetic Analysis

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