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"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training, it is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable." -Socrates One of my FAVORITE quotes ever! So applicable to my life.

Got my heart broken these last couple of weeks. I stopped my excessive smoking cannabis habits and started hitting the gym like a mad man. Haven't felt this good in a loooooong time.

So true. Whenever I exercise, my neurosis, anxiety, stress, and depression diminish or go away completely. I become more 'grounded'.

"By the time they are fifty everyone has the face they deserve" (George Orwell)

Never skip leg day boys and girls

Its scary how LITERALLY each time you upload a new video, it is the exact piece of information that I need to help me move toward the next level!

I try to get my friends to do things like skate, swim, hike, you know, experience our youthful bodies. But people are so caught up in being boujee they give that up

Rule 1: Stand up straight with your shoulders back

YOU HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN MY FINAL FORM!!!!!!!!!!

As a martial artist who practices various disciplines, this video speaks to me in many leves. I believe that martial arts can make you quite aware of your body parts and its movements. It has helped me improve my awareness on myself as a living organism that wants to move forward aggressively; not only during battle but in life as well . Thank you for this wonderful video! Sometimes it’s hard to explain why I enjoy martial arts so much and watching this is a great complement to that feeling.🙂

I can only imagine how many lives you've genuinely helped. Im one of them so I sincerely thank you. I'm proud to be the same species as you.🙂

This came right when I am willing to start exercising and dieting.. it is great to have so philosophical approach to a healthy body too.

As a body worker (massage therapist) and student of Philosophy, Psychology, and art this was an incredibly intersting thought provoking and affirming video thank you! Love your work!

The brain only does two things: regulation of hormones via the hypothalamus and movement of our muscles. Nearly every process in our brain ultimately finds some output through motor neurons stimulating the contraction of muscle fibers. Every behavior you exhibit, from putting on your running shoes to lifting a beer bottle to your lips, is the final motor output of all the activity occuring in your brain. If neural activity in the brain finds inadequate motor output, I believe it continues to feed back into the brain, modulating repeatedly until it ultimately manifests itself in neurotic behavior. I believe exercise is literally the gross release of psychic energy; a cleansing of the mind which prevents the development of neurosis.

Yo this channel is so legit and helps people every day with mad intellectual quotes from outstanding sources ... shouts out the guy who makes these vids ur the man and I love u...

Mind/body is exponentially important Having chronic pain has made me extremely aware of that fact Thank you for these lectures

Internal mirrors external. External mirrors internal. An eternal game of two sides pretending they are not one. The body is not merely a vessel through which we navigate the world but a reflection of the world itself. A seamless existence.

This helped me a lot today. My current living situation (and a few lifestyle choices) haven't been sitting well with me and I can genuinely feel it in my body. It's like a sense of depletion, but the moment I take action to resolve things I can feel a very distinct physiological change. This video was so well timed ! Thank you !

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Guys honestly, one day when I was about 6 or 7, I did about 30 push ups in a row in front of my family and they were So shocked and kept telling me how strong I was. It was like positive trauma for me. Nowadays people praise me for my physique and I’m always saying that it was literally just my mindset, I don’t even have to work out, I convinced my mind that I have one of the best bodies in the world and it came to life!!

I love you man. I'm broke now so I can't support the channel but thank you.. for helping me change/ improve my life

It's wild, I didn't know anything about body language until I was about 18-20. I thankfully studied psych and soc in college and it gave me a new way to look at things. That coupled with working in restaurants for the 7 years I was in college gave me a wide array of people to study. Body language says WAY more than people may want to admit about themselves. I've gotten to a point where I've realized that people have body language in their cars too. They have a tendency to do the same things before they do something particular. I travel a busy ass highway at least to and from work once a day if not again after and I have been studying people's movements and they usually give themselves away before doing something stupid or crazy or even just changing lanes. Sometimes it's a situational issue where no one pays attention to the signs telling them their lane is ending or their lane is an exit only and they all do the same thing, but it's like you can tell which ones are coming over even without a signal just by watching the minute details of their car. It's a great thing to watch people. It gives you a huge insight.

Nothing has motivated me to work out consistently as much as this just has

I feel pleasure in developing my body, passions and intellect! It's just what drives my life! 🥰

Because the mirror might say: "Do you even lift, brother adonis?"

I've been lifting and eating consistently for over 3 years. Besides I have good genetics so now I'm shredded AF. The existencial pain is exactly as before. Only difference is that now I look cool in the beach for those 5 days a year.

Our body is an instrument built for adaptation. Introduce a stimulus, and the body will respond accordingly - skill, language acquisition, knowledge, etc. Garbage in, garbage out.

The mind-body connection is very real, but I never learned to listen to what my body was saying. For over a decade I've lived with a very rigid body. I keep a strict military posture and I'm always painfully aware of a slowly burning tension in my back. I'm also really easily startled when someone evades my personal space physically, despite being heavily built and taller than most people I meet. Positive physical attributes are overwhelmed by anxieties though. Due to some type of deep internal insecurity I go to great lengths to appear composed and strong in this way, but the result is that my body is always putting on an act, it's never free. I suspect the primary emotional driver is a deep sense of shame (brought about by various psychological circumstances in personal history, not necessarily originating from the body) which leads one to protect himself through keeping a rigid body. It's as if the mind is always on the defensive (expecting an attack, a humiliation) and the body reflects this. Conversely, I constantly fantasize about dancing and even do dance on my own in private quite a lot. I rarely dare to do so in public though. Impossible for me to be physically spontaneous in out in the open. To me, a dancing person, who isn't self-conscious, symbolizes the absolute state of freedom. I've always been envious of people who can dance and be free in that regard, but I never put two and two together, I never realized it's because my own body is more like a cage to me. So, the lesson here is two-fold: the mind-body connection is very real and secondly, it pays to pay attention to what you fear the most (dancing in my case), as all your fears (probably) point to hidden desires. Every dragon hides a treasure etc. Also, it sees to me that the reason people aren't aware that there might be something wrong with their body is that the baseline for what people consider healthy is very low, people are so used to having various types of ailments, tiredness, pains, fatigue, constricted breathing, etc, that have been with them for so long (decades in some cases), that they think this is the normal state of things and they can't even envision a reality outside their pain.

I can't express enough how valuable this channel is. I haven't watched a video yet that didn't leave me slack jawed, nodding my head in agreement the whole time. They're like an incredibly well articulated and put together summary of conclusions I have come to in the way of improving my self and my life and my beliefs. It feels good to have those beliefs reinforced by someone who has obviously done their research and luckily takes the time to share this collective wisdom with us in such an easily digestible way. Beyond that, I have just learned so much from your content that I can't thank you enough for. The most valuable content I have ever come across by a very long shot.

I experienced the psychological effect of getting stronger legs as I got a job as waiter. Suddenly working in movement half a day had me become much more dynamic. Then we got locked down due to epidemy and I started sitting almost all day long, this period is correlated in my life with hard time. Later I went in a mountain place for little vacations with friends and made a lot of sport, mainly snowshoes walking and snowboard, and after that very week I felt much more confident again, contacted I girl whom I was very in love with when I was in high school, and encountered a very positive response. This can seems ovious but gets pretty impressive as we experience it. Also love from France

This is such a original life coach channel that it moves your mind to the core and really gets you thinking

Recent studies show brain longevity is tied to sustained muscle mass so keep hittin the gym and the books! 💪📚

I’ve seen amazing benefits to running/playing tennis against my school wall everyday, there are seriously no long-term cons to workouts, working out makes us happier, healthier mentally & physically. It’s also fun😉

I'm reminded of a Calvin and Hobbes comic where Calvin is standing admiring himself in the mirror in his underwear. "In God's own image, yessir"

Every single video iv watched on this channel is great, not one let me down. keep it up.

Love love love this video. It reminds us that life is a partnership between our minds and our body; we speak, act, and imagine ourselves into existence.

Thank you so much for the work you both do. Sometimes these videos just happen to come along at the perfect time for me and this is definitely one of those times. Rebuilding my body after years of medical mistreatment is painful but so much more vital than I think many can imagine including professionals. It is my freedom, my strength, and essential in healing trauma of the body AND mind.🖤✌🏼🌻

I just had a wild thought. One day I’m going to randomly remember this KZfaq channel called academy of ideas, and I’m going to be filled with gratitude because it taught me how to become a complete human being. Thanks for providing us with such useful information!!

Behaviour is the only reliable indicator of motivation. Don't look at what they say, look at what they do. The way a person does one thing is the way they do everything.

Love finding new pieces to the puzzle and slowly putting it together over time

This is a great example of "Whatd you learn today at school?" "Uhh I don't remember"

Oh my god!!! Your channel is one the best things I've ever come across. Thank you so much for such guidance. 🙏🙏🙏

I had a light understanding of this in the back of my head interestingly, never gave it much thought but always knew that the connection of movement, and our own body was so much deeper with the mind than most thought.

I don't know if it's synchronicity or what, but almost every video that you upload adresses a topic that's been on my mind all week, and it always offers insight and clarity. Thank you for making these videos, because they are so very helpful and I always gain some wisdom to apply in my life from them. Keep up the good work!

*Run* It's one of the best experience you can get in life especially if run in nature : _forest,mountain,river_ the benefits of it are too good to be ignored & your mind & body will reap its rewards *Exercise,* _especially running_ Is a must try in life, _you'll _*_regret_*_ not experiencing it_ *_All habits starts with a try_*

10:23 really hit me. In this sense I often feel like I have almost no ground to stand on. I don't permit myself to take up space, to be, to move forward, to take.

Your videos are top notch sir. This is the only KZfaq channel I have ever recommended to friends and family. I truly appreciate the work and time you put into this.

Phenomenal. The content you create is second to none. Potent and always relevant to whatever situation I find myself in.

I really needed this. This helped so many ideas I already had. This will help me grow so much, thank you.

Great job! I love how nicely this Psychology of the Body complements Theology of the Body.

That's why peoples who take care of their bodies, through eating properly and exercising, are more happy and feel more "in-place" in their bodies, they learn to know their bodies and learn to express themselves.

There is more wisdom in my body than in my deepest philosophy. I am more of a battlefield than of a man. Friedrich Nietzsche

You've been posting this for 7 years? I am humbled and impressed. If only I found you 7 years ago ❤

This channel always uploads something related to something I’ve been thinking about or trying to overcome, wild

I love this channel and all the material you share so much!! Thank you 😊✨

Honestly, your videos are some of the best of KZfaq. I've learned a lot through you and a few other people on this platform. My only issue with the ideas in this video is the lack of speaking on the opposing force of these traits. I could be entirely wrong, but in my mind these traits (if overindulged) could lead to a narcissistic identity. A balance, of humble actions (which could be considered passive by some) and aggressive actions, is the way to a better life, atleast from what I've learned thus far...and it's a hellish struggle to balance. I'm still working on it all, so I could very well be wrong, but I wanted to share my thoughts. Keep up the videos man. You go above and beyond in research and application. It's great stuff.

Body affects our thinking and so do our thoughts. However with awareness and education it is our thoughts which should control and understand our body and its utility value. Remember body will die but inner self will go forward..

Your channel is extremely helpful to my mental health and I appreciate every video! Thank you so much keep up the amazing work

Each video of yours is a real achievement. They each add another key component to my arsenal. Your “Grace and Aggression” points of the body mirror the “Warmth and Strength” Thesis of the book Compelling People.

That's true I remember when I get bullied in my infernal past, I got a very bad posture wich required years to be fixed, it was like I was so sad that I did not have the strenght to stand straight, I was closed in defensive mode, insecure curved like a weak goblin a monster, I don't know how I survived that.

I'm infatuated with your content, my favorite past time. To learn, to grow, and to enlighten the human capital.

Each time I watch your videos I am glad.🌞 Thank you for your work. I'm looking forward to your next piece.

Another fantastic video. This one really hits home for me as I'm a healthcare practitioner relevant, in multiple ways, to this video.

Very powerful information and actually quite inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

Great timing for me! I have been re-evaluating my position in life and how I feel about it. There are things I want to go after both at work and personally. I recently had a dream in which I cried at somebody boldly expressing that their success was due to confidence. My confidence is low and consequently, so is my aggressiveness. I have not adequately exercised in a year and my body has been craving it much lately. I can feel that it’s also my mind asking for the needed push. Like a reigniting of the proper mind-body cycle.

This is great extra motivation for the extra work I’m doing at gym. Thanks! 💪🏽

When I started fasting and losing weight my mind and emotions didn get better and I have a positive outlook on life and I feel I cant be stopped. I think better and my words are powerful.

Be grateful for what you have and work with it - *improvement comes from acceptance*

I love channel. Every video that comes out it comes up at a time in my life where I need to hear this

@AcademyofIdeas you always push me to make some great decisions in my life! In this present time you have been a guiding light for me. I'm thankful to you!!

Best video I’ve seen in a while on KZfaq. I’ve always had the feeling that the body is more important than most would ever bother to take notice. I’ve learned that I’m the compulsive type. For me it feels like I need rigid control of myself and my movements or it’s no control at all. I’ve gone through a lot and I’ll spare you the details but I’ll be getting some help soon. Thanks for the great content!

This topic was a very good choice. I have no words to describe the amazing presentations this channel offers us. Beautiful wisdom

Another great video. Not only are they educational, thought-provoking and intellectually deep, I could watch them for the artwork alone.

Ahh, This video in particular takes me back to the old Elliot Hulse/Strength camp videos. He's been preaching Lowen before and many others.

The thing I have against body language is that it is not reliable because people are so different. It's easily misinterpreted. Someone might seem confident to one one person and egotistical to the next. People have different levels of things like, self-consciousness, shyness, etc. These things aren't what makes us who we are, they are part of HOW WE EXPRESS who we are. I agree in the mind-body connection but I don't agree with reading too much into body language.

This is so great and amazing and really speaks to me about what I understood but could not fully grasp. Thank you for this well thought out and captivating explanation in the video. This is what the body is more connected to internally and shows a lot of what needs to be grasped

This is a great channel. You consistently deliver thought-provoking, life-enhancing content.

Hands down this is the most informative, helpful, and intellectual channel I have ever came across. Great job on all of your videos! Has KZfaq demonitized this channel? Just curious. Thanks you

Great physical representations of Gracefulness

Thank you so much for this video. It has put the perfect words onto some profound intuition I have been having lately. And thank you Alexander Lowen!

Bravo! This is a beautifully useful and informing video! Thank you so much for posting it!

I’m having a really rough day and this vid gave me a little bit of hope. Even if it’s a small, fragile little wisp.

This is an epic video topic. I'd love a whole series on this.

Love your work, you have given me more personal growth and insight. Thank you.

after doing intermittent fasting, i believe that body has such a huge affect on psyche. i'll take this with me through my life

The body is the subconscious mind.

I sometimes used this channel as asmr sleeping

Such a beautiful video. You sir have motivated me to continue my fitness journey on the path to my ideal body. Thank you.

"The compulsive person is afraid to let go of his rigid control, the impulsive person is unable to maintain control" I felt that, when I get into a routine I often get depressed because of the amount of control and don't get anything done whether I have it or not.

"Mens sana in corpore sano" time to lift brehs.

Just actually left from a workout. Funny this is posted cause I'm feeling amazing, solid💯💪

Another astonishing video. You put up great content - well synchronized paintings, with quotes of the greatest minds humanity has as an expression of our higher nature, with contempletions that are extremely accurate. I congragulate and salute you! Great work!

Amazing video. Thank you for your work, im looking forward to part 2.

In reality the masses live quite lives of desperation.

In Arabic, the word for character is خُلُق (khuluk), and the word for creation is خَلْخ (khalk). Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم taught us a supplication whenever we see our reflection: O Allah, better (or beautify) our character just as you have beautified our creation. And when said in Arabic it has a beautiful rhyme to it since the words are so similar and originate from the same root word. (every word in Arabic originates from a 3 letter root word).

Great video! And it came out at the perfect time for me. Looking forward to the next one :)

Thank you for this very inspiring content. It comes at exactly the perfect time. The ideas of Alexander Lowen, which I have never heard of, are just what i need for an essay I have been writing for months now. I cannot thank you enough dear Sir. Stay productive please.

“The baggage of our youth”? Who is this!? Might guy is that you!?

Stand up straight with your shoulders back.