“We possess no criterion which enables us to distinguish exactly between a psychical process and a physiological one, between an act occurring in the cerebral cortex and one occurring in the sub-cortical substance; for 'consciousness', whatever that may be, is not attached to every activity of the cerebral cortex, nor is it always attached in an equal degree to any particular one of its activities; it is not a thing which is bound up with any locality in the nervous system.”
Source: The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works, 24 Vols
“What was the one underlying cause of acne according to this patient, and to others who I talked to after that day? They felt they were doing something wrong. In patients’ minds, they were somehow to blame for this whole ordeal.”
Source: Acne: Just Another Four-Letter Word
“At every instant or stage of a correct act, it can be stopped, withheld from continuing, or reversed without any preliminary change of attitude and without effort. [Ch.12]”
Source: The Potent Self: A Guide to Spontaneity
“Intellectual activity is incompatible with any large amount of bodily exercise.”
Source: The Blithedale Romance
“Built vein by vein never in vain”
“Our bodies are the quanta and our minds are the qualia - together they form a physical entity capable of interaction with many forms in the universe.”
Source: Unbound Intelligence: A Personal Guide to Self-Discovery
“There's an apt expression: 'If you don't live in your body, where are you going to live?' But many of us don't. We tend to get locked into our heads or our imaginations . . . recognizing the importance of the body is primary. It's who we are, it's where we live, it houses and embodies your mind and imagination.”
Source: Physical Expression on Stage and Screen: Using the Alexander Technique to Create Unforgettable Performances
“The enemy can only be defeated by surpassing the limitations of one's own mind and body.”
“There's an apt expression: 'If you don't live in your body, where are you going to live?”
Source: Physical Expression on Stage and Screen: Using the Alexander Technique to Create Unforgettable Performances
“My initial yoga teacher training made sense of so many things for me. It validated that your body is connected to your thoughts, energy, emotions, and how you view yourself. I learned that this influences your behaviors, reality, connection to your soul's purpose, or lack thereof.”
Source: So Empowered: Discover the Five Layers of the Body To Take Control of Your Life