“How can a man come to know himself? Never by thinking, but by doing. Try to do your duty and you will know at once what you are worth.” Goethe Reflection and introspection can teach us who we are, other people can teach us what is possible, but only through action can we create a […]

“Do not die of another person’s misery.” Baltasar Gracián While there are countless ways that we sabotage ourselves, sometimes our problems are not generated by us, but by the people who surround us. “A single joyless person is enough to create constant discouragement and cloudy skies for a whole household, and it is a miracle […]

“If body structure and temperament are related, as anyone who studies human nature can determine, the question then is: Can one change the character of an individual without some change in the body structure and in its functional motility?” Alexander Lowen, The Language of the Body In our previous video we explored how our character […]

“. . .the living organism expresses itself in movement more clearly than in words. But not alone in movement! In pose, in posture, in attitude and in every gesture, the organism speaks a language which antedates and transcends its verbal expression.” Alexander Lowen, The Language of the Body The connection between mind and body has […]

In our age of anxiety and victimhood, courage is a trait that many of us sorely lack. For who among us could not create a long list of things we would do if only we were more courageous? How often have we disappointed ourselves by succumbing to our fears rather than taking actions that could […]

“Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emerson in His Journals There is perhaps no task we can set before ourselves that offers greater rewards than striving for mastery of the world within. For no matter what […]

“Man is a mystery. It needs to be unravelled, and if you spend your whole life unravelling it, don’t say that you’ve wasted time. I am studying that mystery because I want to be a human being.” Fyodor Dostoyevsky Each of us occupies two worlds. There is the outer world of people, places, and things, […]

“Can freedom become a burden, too heavy for man to bear, something he tries to escape from?” Erich Fromm, Escape from Freedom Man is a … Read More ›

“Daring as it is to investigate the unknown, even more so it is to question the known.” Kaspar It is often said that to understand … Read More ›

“Sooner or later something seems to call us onto a particular path. You may remember this “something” as a signal calling in childhood when an … Read More ›