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Author: [[Devaraj Sandberg]] Full Title: Bioenergetics Category: #books That’s right. At the end of the seminar, 99% were convinced they would create huge change in their lives. Yet, one month later, 98% had done no such thing. I mean, that’s a pretty big difference. Like something pretty huge is going on here. How can thousands of people be absolutely convinced that they’re going to do something one day, and yet a month later only a handful have done it? This book is going to explain to you why that is. It’s going to explain to you just why so few people, no matter how motivated they may at times be, make positive changes to their lives over the longer term. And, more importantly, exactly how you can make sure you’re one of the ones who can follow through. And you know what? The answer is in the body. At some point in the evolution of writing about success, however, people began to realise just how successful you could become simply by writing about success. People became successful, not through their own endeavours in life, but by simply putting out information about how to be successful. In order to compete with others who were also selling success, each content creator had to make “their way” seem easier and quicker than the others, in order to get noticed and to drive sales. Section 1 The Mind Chapter 1 Drive & Boundaries Trauma & Conditioning When our natural need for healthy self-expression is met by extreme control and demands for obedience, we may spend our lives in “survival mode,” simply enduring our existence. The “Oral” Character Type I explained above how a lack of felt connection with the mother in the first year of our life can create a psyche subconsciously motivated to endlessly seek connection. This type of personality was labelled the “Oral type” by psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich back in the 1930s. I aspired to simply live in the moment, finding fun and money wherever I could. I venerated those who seemed to be able to make a living out of looking cool, playing music or hustling. Those who, in short, didn’t have to get a job.

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Bioenergetics by Devaraj Sandberg presents wisdom from the contemplative traditions.

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