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I've learned so much from this channel, about how to live life. Especially, Carl Jung's statement that when we Individuate, or attain personality, it leads to Isolation. Also, the video about Nietzsche explaining why mankind is so shallow. That shallowness is almost mankind's default position. Also, Jung and the Man-Child. So Good and so enlightening. Keep up the good work.
"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.
Yes working out is a beautiful thing. Physical exercise actually releases serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. These are the human bodies feel good chemicals.
You know who made these chemicals possible? Jesus, that's who. Now let us pray 🙏. Thanks. And God Bless you in your exercise endeavors to feel and look great. Become the best version of yourself and you will in part reflect a portion of God's glory. Isn't that amazing?
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
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.🙂
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!
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...
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.
... and the character is shaped by a person's body characteristics. See twins who separatedat birth then reunited decades later found to have incredible life similarities like same kind of pets same name for pets even spouses share same first names. There's also similar occupations grade level brand of cigarettes if they smoke including favorite beer if they drink.. It's incredible and brings forth some glaring problems for what we think of as self identity.
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.
Ben Dover yea honestly hes not saying anything that “deep” its just a way of putting your words together to sound more spiritual then you actually are. All you’re saying in the outside and inside are the same and people dont like to believe it, but Literally Everything is the same!
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 !
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!!
You could be genetically blessed. Get into the gym $10 a month at Planet Fitness and let's see how far you can take this. I want to see the results. I'm very excited for this opportunity. Don't waste those genetics. Push the limits, naturally, and you will feel awesome.
This is very interesting. My dad told me I couldn't do certain things like ride dirt bikes or snowboard because I was out of shape. Pretty sure it was more just him stating a fact but I made it part of my identity that I am out of shape and it is very hard for me to gain muscle. If fixed this to a degree but I'm glad you wrote that comment in case I ever have kids who need to hear the right things.
I feel we have to have the correct philosophical inner core before we attempt to become successful at any goal we have in life. If our philosophical approach is lackluster, we our doomed to fail somewhere along the line in our personal missions in life, as when things get tough (and they will) its our philosophical strength that will help us soldier on through those hard times.
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.
you are not connected enough with yourself to have powerful insights because powerful insights=change of perception=change of paradigm=change of actions. you have to realize it my friend
I think this pain is eternal and not necessarily bad. Have tou tried to use your body to express other things than lifting? Dance, theatre, drawing, group sports, outdoor sports, so many things. It will not kill tbe existencial pain, but it's aways interesting to learn a new way to express yourself
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.
@@iamgreatness6649 Great stuff. When I was younger I didn't care about my body whatsoever. I was a flabby simp. Ice hockey and training, were my salvation.
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.
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@@memesofproduction27 "You linked to a think tank in the UK with the same name." I see. My mistake. I deleted the comment. Thank you for correcting me. I would really like to know the name of these two brothers. Can you help me find who they are?
@@nunofoo8620 No, sorry. Why would you care anyway? That's kind of creepy! Do you have any reason left to go after this creator now that you know it's not some UK cabal in the act? Please do not try to disturb them - this is medicine for the soul.
I had a Professor in college who was a feeble tiny old man. Yet whenever he spoke he would say such brilliant things, such wise thoughts, such illuminating conclusions, that to me he truly seemed like a giant. I was young, athletic and good looking and yet I always thought he was 1000 times closer to divinity that I ever was at that time. However I do believe that morbid obesity speaks volumes about the beauty or lack thereof of a mind.
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.
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.
Yeah avoided many a bad crash looking at those small details, it's as if they shake a little bit building up their courage and then explode out of their lane recklessly with little regard for those behind them, it's even worse in traffic since everyone wants to get into the lane that's moving and all the cars are giving off bad vibes
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
I hope you blast legs in the gym and develop the legs of a stallion. You'll get plenty of chicks who will want to oogle your legs and rub oil all over those glistening muscles as they love to see a thoroughbred racehorse strut their stuff. Now get busy. Thanks
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😉
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..
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!
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.
*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_*
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.🖤✌🏼🌻
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.
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 just had a wild thought. One day I’m going to randomly remember this RUclips 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!!
This is a complex topic for any channel bc it branches into many other specialities of life. But i love that. Life is intertwined like that. Old philosophy math science and fitness all go in a circle. Im fighting asking fitness questions in these comments lol especially since this subject is so diluted with fitness ad like content. No one makes videos on the symbology a body is communicating. Which also goes heavy into art. I often wonder what my bodys strengths and weaknesses mean to other people even on a subconscious level. Or what they mean to me even lol.
I can read other peoples bodies though even in high school. And the small details of the face and hands too. I can tell if someone plays piano sometimes just by the shape their hands take when resting. The pinky and ring finger dont snap in and out like someone who doesnt play. They dont get hung on eachother. They teeter around eachother like a ballerinas walk.
I did a little climb (on my bicycle) This morning ( up western, to the university) it made me feel so good I was singing along (with meloncamp) laughing for no reason and smiling like a lunatic. All this while waiting to pay for my groceries (is red wine a groceries?) You don't lose fitness because you get old - you get old because you lose fitness)
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.
@Xaris…You can do it! Keep in mind that Covid knocked us all for a wallop. Just take it one day, one step at a time. Put it on you calendar and indicate a start time. I know exactly how you feel, as I have been going through the same. Don’t give up… just hang in there! Don’t give up-ever! Just keep going, you can do it! Your mind; it’s telling you, your body is craving it, and you’ll get it done! Just do it! Don’t worry about anything! Start over, one day at a time, every day and you get there! My best wishes to you-stay strong and keep those legs moving!!
Honestly, your videos are some of the best of RUclips. 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.
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).
I don't know why I'm going to the VA Hospital this is far more supportive then a fish throwing there bubbles in my face pass this vid to a disabled veteran may save a life I swear it on my own life God bless u Sir from my hart.
It's always darkest before the dawn. This too shall pass! Love yourself: your entire bloodline has fought for your arrival on earth. Cultivate your intuition, whatever you need is already inside you.
I couldnt believe how important exercising and strength training was for me untill I got a pretty bad bronchitis/asthma and coulndt work out for a couple of months, my mind was unstable and suddenly I felt a part of me was gone, it was terrible. Its amazing how we get addicted to the chemicals we recive after finishing a workout and the serenity our minds has afterwards, specially right now with the quarantine.
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.
YOOO!!! I have this right now. How can I fix it? Please help I don’t even have the strength to walk properly I’m Afraid my bones are gonna adapt to my weakness while I’m still growing I’m 17
Absolutely fantastic video. Everything here is presented clearly and rationally. I read Lowen extensively decades ago and had forgotten how brilliant he was. The only thing Lowen lacked was the reality of transcendence, after the self actualization of mind and body in order, balance and harmony with soul, spirit and earth, which is fundamentally the central purpose. I also read Nietzche extensively and arrived at the conclusion that he was a self-indulgent mama's boy who's life did not exactly epitmize his lofty ideals.
Best video I’ve seen in a while on RUclips. 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!
Carl Jung - 'No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell.' It's a journey. The world is waiting on you to flourish. Regarding mind-body connection, Elliott Hulse might interest you. Regarding gut-brain connection, Rhonda Patrick might interest you. Be well friend.
I used to be like that in my early teens. Im so happy i managed to mostly overcome it, because things like walking or even taking a deep breath were so stressful to me.
"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.
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.
Your videos are top notch sir. This is the only RUclips channel I have ever recommended to friends and family. I truly appreciate the work and time you put into this.
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.
I am 48 and in better shape then at any other time in my life. I rebound, jog, cycle and during the summer, kayaking. I have more strength and stamina now than when I was in my 20’s or 30’s. I feel very much that the strength in mind and character that is achieved with maturity has enabled me to utilize my body in a way that I could never tap into before.
I've been doing yoga for six months and my body feels better than ever... I am 50 and I'm now feeling very little pain, having suffered for years with my hips and legs. It's also been incredible for my mind. I feel young and positive about my life again. Yoga with Adriene here on RUclips, has changed my life. Great video 😁
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.
Each time I like me more. Each time I'm more proud of what I created within myself . Still working, growing and on the way to my best. I love myself and I agree in most your thinking's.
Thanks for this video, I agree with everything you shared. I wanted to add that it’s important to also consider how the quest to improve the body can itself become compulsive and obsessive, as in the case with eating disorders, steroids, etc. I feel like these cases tend to be examples of a top-down, mental approach towards improving the body, rather than allowing the transformation to be informed by how the body feels from the inside.
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.
Fartlek running. And sprinting, that’ll do it. I’m gratefully aggressive with agile expression with a cool factor to it plus I mean I got some confidence building to do but that’s because I run with a silent footsteps at 100 milesperhour. I’m always subconscious to each step I take hoping it’s as efficient effective and as silent as possible, which leads me to believe it’s bestowed a slight self critical perspective on my life dropping my ego but keeping my room for confidence to grow. Life’s weird maan, and this stuffs so cool to take in.
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.
Here is a spiritual thought on this whole body image thing: Taking into consideration there are SO many different bodies and looks, it seems to be that a soul or consciousness will take a certain vessel that will be the right one to do what it needs to do in their life, and to meet the people they need to meet. This can work out in challenges as well as rewards of experience. You look exactly the way you are supposed to look, and while you can be your healthiest and most optimal weight, you still will have a certain body type depending on factors that can not be changed. This suggests that instead of criticizing ourselves, we must always learn to work with what we have, and learn to use this body to the best of our ability in this life.
We can witness this connection with anxious dogs. They can be trained, in a place they feel safe, to pose with their head and tail high, and be rewarded every time they strike that pose. Then take them where they're uncomfortable, and demand that pose from them. The more it's done, the more the posture changes them. A scaredy dog can be come a relaxed dog, simply by forcing them to fake some confidence on a regular basis
I'm blown away by this short video. I'm someone suffering from complex PTSD, and have become very familiar with the concept that "trauma is stored in the body". As such, I've explored some of the so-called "somatic" approaches to healing, but more broadly have found a renewed interest in developing my body -- strength, endurance, balance, flexibility, coordination, and so on. I've found that these things have had dramatic impacts on reducing symptoms of PTSD -- depression, anxiety, mood instability, fogginess, etc. This video ties so many things together and hit me profoundly, that this older wisdom (as with so many other things) has been lost to modern, Western medicine and conventional notions. I've long felt that the "Cartesian fallacy" (as I call it) underlying Western thought is that things are separable and reducible to discreet parts. For instance, the mind is the mind and the body is the body -- they are separate things. This idea is so prevalent that many doctors scoff at the idea that nutrition might play a dominant role in mental health, for example. I've come to believe that our brain is not even the primary driver of thoughts or emotions, but rather the many, many systems of the body are producing consciousness, emotion, locus of attention, and so on. The brain is obviously essential to "thinking" but I now think of it more as a pattern repository. The drives (impulses, instincts) and priorities and actions we take are coming from our bodies, and exactly as this video quoted, when our bodies are left to entropy and lack of care, we lose those drives. Our bodies' intelligence comprises *billions* of years, passed through DNA, bicrobe colonies, and nutrients. Our brains only contain lessons learned in this lifetime. And yet we erroneously tend to believe that our brains are what give us dominance over the "lower" functions of our animal ancestry. I digress :) But great video, thanks for sharing it.
Thx for mentioning Alexander Lowen, also responsible for some of the best theories and understanding surrounding clinical Narcissism, including his aptly titled book, 'Narcissism: Denial of the True Self'... with the True Self being not simply the Ego, but also a connection with our Body and Inner Self.
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I've learned so much from this channel, about how to live life. Especially, Carl Jung's statement that when we Individuate, or attain personality, it leads to Isolation. Also, the video about Nietzsche explaining why mankind is so shallow. That shallowness is almost mankind's default position. Also, Jung and the Man-Child. So Good and so enlightening. Keep up the good work.
Better you remind me your old times.
You just described me in the last half of this clip
about body shapes.. do we need to gym? or build a bit muscles?
"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.
Yeah, absolutely.
There's also even older saying: "Mens sana in corpore sano", which means "a healthy mind in a healthy body".
@@secondworld7009 Love it! Thanks!
You are both educational! Thank you
Awesome quote!
Wasn’t Socrates like a wrestler as well as a philosopher?
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.
Good on ya, mate
Wait till you combine cannabis and lifting!!!
Please commit, for the long haul. Otherwise I am happy for you.
@@island661 chill man
@@island661 he's trolling. Best to ignore them.
So true. Whenever I exercise, my neurosis, anxiety, stress, and depression diminish or go away completely. I become more 'grounded'.
....and so does seasonal allergies. It goes away while exercising for me.
Yes working out is a beautiful thing. Physical exercise actually releases serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. These are the human bodies feel good chemicals.
You know who made these chemicals possible? Jesus, that's who. Now let us pray 🙏. Thanks. And God Bless you in your exercise endeavors to feel and look great. Become the best version of yourself and you will in part reflect a portion of God's glory. Isn't that amazing?
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!
how does he do it? every god damn time.
Jung’s collective unconscious perhaps
Elijah Edwards already did, about to do it again!
Same
Vincero Alpha nice bro, me too 🤙
"By the time they are fifty everyone has the face they deserve" (George Orwell)
W🤗W in another video it states you are not living until you reach that age - I might add 52 And counting!
Turned 56 this past Jan. 1, do regular exercise and go to college to refresh my book skills. Best thing I have ever done.
George Orwell died at 46.
... so how would he know?
Wow...
Never skip leg day boys and girls
I train my legs on the vernal equinox.
Why?
@@Menaceblue3 Broscience lmao
"The only point to training legs is so you can make them look bigger for when you're forced to wear shorts on the beach."
- Dom Mazzetti
Every day is leg day. Wakey Wakey wimps.
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
I want to be your friend
lets skate
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.🙂
Rule 1: Stand up straight with your shoulders back
Lobster who is trying to get out from a whales gut. He is moving forward!
Ha gotcha ya!
Bucko
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Yes, roughly speaking.
YOU HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN MY FINAL FORM!!!!!!!!!!
So far I only used 10%
Nick Walkenbach will the world ever
We all want to see you achieve your final form. Don't keep us waiting another 3 days!
Ha me ka me HAAAAA
don't you mean your FINAL FANTASY!!!!!
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.🙂
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!
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...
PROLAXBRO447 kudos.
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Know fear, no God...
No fear, know God
Death = transformation
Yo dawg, you right this channel is 2 legit. My mans be speaking straight truth. He making me have real big brain thoughts.
@safat abdalwasi wiw
Mind/body is exponentially important
Having chronic pain has made me extremely aware of that fact
Thank you for these lectures
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.
... and the character is shaped by a person's body characteristics. See twins who separatedat birth then reunited decades later found to have incredible life similarities like same kind of pets same name for pets even spouses share same first names. There's also similar occupations grade level brand of cigarettes if they smoke including favorite beer if they drink.. It's incredible and brings forth some glaring problems for what we think of as self identity.
Only? Then youre a fool
Yep
"the brain only does two things"
*doesn't mention thought*
@@BlockyBookworm Thought is not an empirically observed output of the brain.
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.
I think youre correct, however your Delivery sounds Like a pretentious Hippie spouting unrelatable quotas , improve that
Ben Dover wow, such an intellectual insight from one such “Ben Dover” thanks for your much unneeded 2 cents
@@bendover2684 Depends on the tone you read it, take it for how you see it
Fucking genius!
Ben Dover yea honestly hes not saying anything that “deep” its just a way of putting your words together to sound more spiritual then you actually are. All you’re saying in the outside and inside are the same and people dont like to believe it, but Literally Everything is the same!
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 !
You sound like you have great intuition.
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!!
The power of positive reinforcement
You could be genetically blessed. Get into the gym $10 a month at Planet Fitness and let's see how far you can take this. I want to see the results. I'm very excited for this opportunity. Don't waste those genetics. Push the limits, naturally, and you will feel awesome.
This is very interesting. My dad told me I couldn't do certain things like ride dirt bikes or snowboard because I was out of shape. Pretty sure it was more just him stating a fact but I made it part of my identity that I am out of shape and it is very hard for me to gain muscle. If fixed this to a degree but I'm glad you wrote that comment in case I ever have kids who need to hear the right things.
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.
I feel we have to have the correct philosophical inner core before we attempt to become successful at any goal we have in life. If our philosophical approach is lackluster, we our doomed to fail somewhere along the line in our personal missions in life, as when things get tough (and they will) its our philosophical strength that will help us soldier on through those hard times.
The timing of these videos is always uncanny for what’s going on in my life.
And Crushin mad poos is a welcome ademdum 👍🏻
I feel pleasure in developing my body, passions and intellect! It's just what drives my 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
Nothing has motivated me to work out consistently as much as this just has
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.
Same here but 15 years of fitness. The existencial pain is still there. But as you say, the beach is happy
you are not connected enough with yourself to have powerful insights because powerful insights=change of perception=change of paradigm=change of actions. you have to realize it my friend
I think this pain is eternal and not necessarily bad. Have tou tried to use your body to express other things than lifting? Dance, theatre, drawing, group sports, outdoor sports, so many things. It will not kill tbe existencial pain, but it's aways interesting to learn a new way to express yourself
Haha seriously. But if your body is terrible it makes the crisis worse so at least you’re shredded
@@tomandjennacali1879 haha your comment made me actually feel a little better. Have a merry one!
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.
Gerhard Symons i’ve been boxing and my calves have gotten way bigger and shoulder broader
@@iamgreatness6649 Great stuff.
When I was younger I didn't care about my body whatsoever. I was a flabby simp.
Ice hockey and training, were my salvation.
Sadly so
Don't forget to hydrate. Every stimulant removes water from the body......of water.
@@TheClayCreature h2YO!
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.
Tyguy 760 • persevere ; conquer and overcome • move forward • be strong and courageous •
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You linked to a think tank in the UK with the same name. This is a youtube channel created by two brothers in canada according to their website. "Academy of Ideas is the creation of two brothers from Canada, all of the content is produced completely by us. We are not supported by or affiliated with any organization or university. Our goal is to continue to spread the message of individual liberty and empowerment to the world." Besides your mistaken link, if this were propaganda, it is a propaganda that raises consciousness and empowers people to do more than mindlessly consume. Who could possibly dislike that?
@@memesofproduction27 "You linked to a think tank in the UK with the same name."
I see. My mistake. I deleted the comment. Thank you for correcting me.
I would really like to know the name of these two brothers. Can you help me find who they are?
@@nunofoo8620 No, sorry. Why would you care anyway? That's kind of creepy! Do you have any reason left to go after this creator now that you know it's not some UK cabal in the act? Please do not try to disturb them - this is medicine for the soul.
I had a Professor in college who was a feeble tiny old man. Yet whenever he spoke he would say such brilliant things, such wise thoughts, such illuminating conclusions, that to me he truly seemed like a giant. I was young, athletic and good looking and yet I always thought he was 1000 times closer to divinity that I ever was at that time. However I do believe that morbid obesity speaks volumes about the beauty or lack thereof of a mind.
Recent studies show brain longevity is tied to sustained muscle mass so keep hittin the gym and the books! 💪📚
makes sense to me 🤣
I think partially it has to do with the nutritious diet required to maintain such physique.
Steroid use at moderate doses help with longevity
The exercise pumps oxygen and nutrients into the brain, that's why
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.
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.
Yeah avoided many a bad crash looking at those small details, it's as if they shake a little bit building up their courage and then explode out of their lane recklessly with little regard for those behind them, it's even worse in traffic since everyone wants to get into the lane that's moving and all the cars are giving off bad vibes
Fascinating and helpful info, thank you for sharing your insights. I’ll be more observant of people and body language from now on. Cheers mate 😊
Yes, I agree . BETTER FEEL ABOUT BODY. BETTER MENTAL STATE
Be grateful for what you have and work with it - *improvement comes from acceptance*
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
Please dis moi que vous êtes ensemble tous les deux maintenant! (i mean with your high school crush)
I hope you blast legs in the gym and develop the legs of a stallion. You'll get plenty of chicks who will want to oogle your legs and rub oil all over those glistening muscles as they love to see a thoroughbred racehorse strut their stuff. Now get busy. Thanks
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😉
after doing intermittent fasting, i believe that body has such a huge affect on psyche. i'll take this with me through my life
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..
I fully echo your sentiment.
This is such a original life coach channel that it moves your mind to the core and really gets you thinking
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!
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.
*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_*
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.🖤✌🏼🌻
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.
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 just had a wild thought.
One day I’m going to randomly remember this RUclips 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!!
This is a complex topic for any channel bc it branches into many other specialities of life. But i love that. Life is intertwined like that. Old philosophy math science and fitness all go in a circle. Im fighting asking fitness questions in these comments lol especially since this subject is so diluted with fitness ad like content. No one makes videos on the symbology a body is communicating. Which also goes heavy into art. I often wonder what my bodys strengths and weaknesses mean to other people even on a subconscious level. Or what they mean to me even lol.
I can read other peoples bodies though even in high school. And the small details of the face and hands too. I can tell if someone plays piano sometimes just by the shape their hands take when resting. The pinky and ring finger dont snap in and out like someone who doesnt play. They dont get hung on eachother. They teeter around eachother like a ballerinas walk.
I did a little climb (on my bicycle)
This morning ( up western, to the university) it made me feel so good I was singing along (with meloncamp) laughing for no reason and smiling like a lunatic.
All this while waiting to pay for my groceries (is red wine a groceries?) You don't lose fitness because you get old - you get old because you lose fitness)
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.
Keep on keeping on.
@Xaris…You can do it! Keep in mind that Covid knocked us all for a wallop. Just take it one day, one step at a time. Put it on you calendar and indicate a start time. I know exactly how you feel, as I have been going through the same. Don’t give up… just hang in there! Don’t give up-ever! Just keep going, you can do it! Your mind; it’s telling you, your body is craving it, and you’ll get it done! Just do it! Don’t worry about anything! Start over, one day at a time, every day and you get there! My best wishes to you-stay strong and keep those legs moving!!
Who needs therapy when they can watch the Academy of Ideas.
This is what all the therapies are missing. They should have been philosiphers.
Honestly, your videos are some of the best of RUclips. 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.
You've been posting this for 7 years? I am humbled and impressed. If only I found you 7 years ago ❤
Once you sit to long,your done.
We dont have roots.
We were built to explore our natural world.our paradise.
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).
I don't know why I'm going to the VA Hospital this is far more supportive then a fish throwing there bubbles in my face pass this vid to a disabled veteran may save a life I swear it on my own life God bless u Sir from my hart.
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.
William See , hang in there man.
Hey if you need someone to talk to... we here alright? (If you need it, chat me up on Quora- name's Elo Seyo)
It's always darkest before the dawn. This too shall pass!
Love yourself: your entire bloodline has fought for your arrival on earth. Cultivate your intuition, whatever you need is already inside you.
I couldnt believe how important exercising and strength training was for me untill I got a pretty bad bronchitis/asthma and coulndt work out for a couple of months, my mind was unstable and suddenly I felt a part of me was gone, it was terrible.
Its amazing how we get addicted to the chemicals we recive after finishing a workout and the serenity our minds has afterwards, specially right now with the quarantine.
Because the mirror might say: "Do you even lift, brother adonis?"
Every single video iv watched on this channel is great, not one let me down. keep it up.
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 glad you survived that 👍
Sending you love
Same. Yoga backbends healed me mind body and soul.
Me too.
YOOO!!! I have this right now. How can I fix it? Please help I don’t even have the strength to walk properly I’m Afraid my bones are gonna adapt to my weakness while I’m still growing I’m 17
Absolutely fantastic video. Everything here is presented clearly and rationally. I read Lowen extensively decades ago and had forgotten how brilliant he was. The only thing Lowen lacked was the reality of transcendence, after the self actualization of mind and body in order, balance and harmony with soul, spirit and earth, which is fundamentally the central purpose.
I also read Nietzche extensively and arrived at the conclusion that he was a self-indulgent mama's boy who's life did not exactly epitmize his lofty ideals.
Best video I’ve seen in a while on RUclips. 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!
Carl Jung - 'No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell.' It's a journey. The world is waiting on you to flourish.
Regarding mind-body connection, Elliott Hulse might interest you. Regarding gut-brain connection, Rhonda Patrick might interest you. Be well friend.
I used to be like that in my early teens. Im so happy i managed to mostly overcome it, because things like walking or even taking a deep breath were so stressful to me.
"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.
Very powerful information and actually quite inspiring. Thanks for sharing.
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.
Great physical representations of Gracefulness
Your videos are top notch sir. This is the only RUclips channel I have ever recommended to friends and family. I truly appreciate the work and time you put into this.
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.
Both the character and the body responds to beliefs. One's beliefs are the core from which emotion, thought and action stem.
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.”
― John A. Shedd
I am 48 and in better shape then at any other time in my life. I rebound, jog, cycle and during the summer, kayaking. I have more strength and stamina now than when I was in my 20’s or 30’s. I feel very much that the strength in mind and character that is achieved with maturity has enabled me to utilize my body in a way that I could never tap into before.
Character = Care Actor...
Actor meant to prompt or attract different types of care.
I've been doing yoga for six months and my body feels better than ever... I am 50 and I'm now feeling very little pain, having suffered for years with my hips and legs. It's also been incredible for my mind. I feel young and positive about my life again. Yoga with Adriene here on RUclips, has changed my life. Great video 😁
I'm infatuated with your content, my favorite past time. To learn, to grow, and to enlighten the human capital.
This dude knows how my childhood went. He literally takes a peek from the story of my life when he talks about that stuff
There is more wisdom in my body than in my deepest philosophy.
I am more of a battlefield than of a man.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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.
Oh my god!!! Your channel is one the best things I've ever come across. Thank you so much for such guidance. 🙏🙏🙏
Each time I like me more. Each time I'm more proud of what I created within myself . Still working, growing and on the way to my best. I love myself and I agree in most your thinking's.
I really needed this. This helped so many ideas I already had. This will help me grow so much, thank you.
Thanks for this video, I agree with everything you shared. I wanted to add that it’s important to also consider how the quest to improve the body can itself become compulsive and obsessive, as in the case with eating disorders, steroids, etc. I feel like these cases tend to be examples of a top-down, mental approach towards improving the body, rather than allowing the transformation to be informed by how the body feels from the inside.
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.
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.
I sometimes used this channel as asmr sleeping
Love finding new pieces to the puzzle and slowly putting it together over time
This is an epic video topic. I'd love a whole series on this.
Elliott Hulse is your man on this one: @elliottsaidwhat Yo Elliott!
This channel always uploads something related to something I’ve been thinking about or trying to overcome, wild
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"
Fartlek running. And sprinting, that’ll do it. I’m gratefully aggressive with agile expression with a cool factor to it plus I mean I got some confidence building to do but that’s because I run with a silent footsteps at 100 milesperhour. I’m always subconscious to each step I take hoping it’s as efficient effective and as silent as possible, which leads me to believe it’s bestowed a slight self critical perspective on my life dropping my ego but keeping my room for confidence to grow. Life’s weird maan, and this stuffs so cool to take in.
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.
Here is a spiritual thought on this whole body image thing: Taking into consideration there are SO many different bodies and looks, it seems to be that a soul or consciousness will take a certain vessel that will be the right one to do what it needs to do in their life, and to meet the people they need to meet. This can work out in challenges as well as rewards of experience. You look exactly the way you are supposed to look, and while you can be your healthiest and most optimal weight, you still will have a certain body type depending on factors that can not be changed.
This suggests that instead of criticizing ourselves, we must always learn to work with what we have, and learn to use this body to the best of our ability in this life.
In reality the masses live quite lives of desperation.
@Солнцевская Братва Literally a role of the dice.
"The good enough is often the enemy of the best, when the best is available."
Unknown
Great job! I love how nicely this Psychology of the Body complements Theology of the Body.
We can witness this connection with anxious dogs. They can be trained, in a place they feel safe, to pose with their head and tail high, and be rewarded every time they strike that pose. Then take them where they're uncomfortable, and demand that pose from them. The more it's done, the more the posture changes them. A scaredy dog can be come a relaxed dog, simply by forcing them to fake some confidence on a regular basis
The body is the subconscious mind.
wow bro youre so deep i cant even see you
@@Ryan-xq3kl LOL
100%
when ur body wants to have sex but u dont, u still end up having it becase the subconsious mind over takes you
Oo interesting
or it could be that the body is merely a means to an end for the mind or heart to exercise its subconscious instructions
I'm blown away by this short video. I'm someone suffering from complex PTSD, and have become very familiar with the concept that "trauma is stored in the body". As such, I've explored some of the so-called "somatic" approaches to healing, but more broadly have found a renewed interest in developing my body -- strength, endurance, balance, flexibility, coordination, and so on. I've found that these things have had dramatic impacts on reducing symptoms of PTSD -- depression, anxiety, mood instability, fogginess, etc.
This video ties so many things together and hit me profoundly, that this older wisdom (as with so many other things) has been lost to modern, Western medicine and conventional notions. I've long felt that the "Cartesian fallacy" (as I call it) underlying Western thought is that things are separable and reducible to discreet parts. For instance, the mind is the mind and the body is the body -- they are separate things. This idea is so prevalent that many doctors scoff at the idea that nutrition might play a dominant role in mental health, for example. I've come to believe that our brain is not even the primary driver of thoughts or emotions, but rather the many, many systems of the body are producing consciousness, emotion, locus of attention, and so on. The brain is obviously essential to "thinking" but I now think of it more as a pattern repository. The drives (impulses, instincts) and priorities and actions we take are coming from our bodies, and exactly as this video quoted, when our bodies are left to entropy and lack of care, we lose those drives. Our bodies' intelligence comprises *billions* of years, passed through DNA, bicrobe colonies, and nutrients. Our brains only contain lessons learned in this lifetime. And yet we erroneously tend to believe that our brains are what give us dominance over the "lower" functions of our animal ancestry.
I digress :) But great video, thanks for sharing it.
The analogy of the body as a flame...so beautiful.
"Mens sana in corpore sano"
time to lift brehs.
that’s my bio on instagram! lol
Thx for mentioning Alexander Lowen, also responsible for some of the best theories and understanding surrounding clinical Narcissism, including his aptly titled book, 'Narcissism: Denial of the True Self'... with the True Self being not simply the Ego, but also a connection with our Body and Inner Self.
This is a great example of
"Whatd you learn today at school?"
"Uhh I don't remember"
what do you mean?
Because a lot of things are said and touched upon? Haha I can sometimes relate :)
Fyi just watching the videos once will not teach you anything, I think he tries to get people to read good and beneficial books.
Hey creator, u probably won't ever read this but I love the knowledge u provide in these videos, and even more the art. Instant sub. If u have eyes, art makes it the only view of God u will ever see. Thank you.