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ABOUT POLARITY THERAPY
POLARITY THERAPY - "Energy Medicine for the 21st Century" (Wilson,
W., 2004) - is a gentle, holistic method of treatment, applicable
to many health problems and the effects of modern life. Polarity Therapy
is based in the concept of a life energy which is in constant pulsation
in the human energy field. The energy field, subtle energy centers
of the body, and specific currents of energy in, through, and around
the body form an energetic template termed the wireless anatomy of
the body.
The
term "Polarity" Therapy derives from the awareness that
there are poles within the energy field and energy systems of the
body, just as there are in a magnet's energy field. It is a comprehensive,
effective yet remarkably light and subtle therapeutic method which
sees dis-ease, illness and symptoms as complex patterns of disharmony
within the human system. These patterns of disharmony can involve
many factors including energy blockages and disturbances of the energetic
system. Polarity Therapy accepts that when there is disruption or
blockage in the energy flows in the human energy field and energy
systems of the body, dis-ease arises. Polarity Therapy aims to restore
wellness by re-establishing balance in the energy flows of the body
and human energy field, through working with the polarities within
these energy systems.
Polarity
Therapy incorporates numerous influences and knowledge from Western
and Asian healing, including the concept of subtle "elements" arising
in "ether/ space" (a notion also found in Tibetan healing practices)
and articulating through the energy template into the human body.
HOW POLARITY THERAPY IS DONE:
Polarity
Therapy rests on four pillars, addressed in various ratios according
to the practitioner's assessment of the client's needs, in concert
with the client's process and readiness.
1.
THERAPEUTIC TOUCH:
Polarity
Therapy "Energy Medicine" incorporates a system of gentle, non-invasive
therapeutic touch, generally received fully clothed. The therapeutic
touch focuses on the energy systems of the body and involves protocols
of gentle hands-on contacts by a Polarity Therapy Practitioner to
rebalance the energy template of the body, thereby helping the physical
body to also shift towards health. Using both hands, or fingers of
both hands, the Polarity Practitioner will use a variety of contacts
which link energetically and functionally to related areas of the
body to facilitate healthy flow of body energy. In a Polarity Therpay
session, deep and light contacts may be used. No forceful skeletal
manipulations or deep tissue massage are performed and so Polarity
Therapy Energy Medicine is suitable for elderly and frail clients.
2.
SELF AWARENESS:
The body-mind-emotion
connection is fully integrated in Polarity Therapy which recognizes
that particular thought processes and emotional patterns are often
associated with health imbalances. To support the therapeutic touch
work, self awareness is pivotal to the client's process. Polarity
Therapists/ Practitioners attune themselves to helping their clients
to become more aware of any areas which are detrimental to their health
and wellbeing. Emotional wellbeing and awareness tend to be a natural
by-product of Polarity Therapy Energy Medicine and, indeed, for some
clients these are their primary goal in consulting a Polarity Therapist.
3.
ENERGY-BASED DIETARY PRINCIPLES:
Further
supporting the therapeutic touch work of Polarity Therapy, and the
self awareness process, clients are encouraged to take control of
their own healing process through an "energy based" approach to their
diet, as suggested by their Polarity practitioner from time to time.
The developer of Polarity Therapy, Dr Randolph Stone, was also a doctor
of Naturopathy, and many of the principles of diet recommended to
clients of Polarity Therpay reflect Naturopathic principles of diet.
4.
THERAPEUTIC MOVEMENT/ POLARITY YOGA:
When
appropriate, suggestions regarding simple yoga-like exercises and
other therapeutic movement recommendations that are specific to each
client's needs round-out this holistic approach to health and well
being that is Polarity Therapy. Many of these "yoga-like"
Polarity Yoga movements engage specific reflexes to facilitate correct
flow of Polarity currents in the energy field, to discharge stuck
emotional energy affecting the body, and to enhance the function of
specific organs of the body.
ORIGINS: Developed by Dr Randolph Stone (1890-1981), a Dr of Osteopathy,
Dr of Chiropractic, and Dr of Naturopathy.
Polarity
Therapy has been way ahead of its time: Although
there has been an explosion in popularity of energy healing methods
in recent years, Polarity Therapy has existed since the 1940s, ahead
of its time by at least 60 years. Now, popular awareness of energy
medicine is finally catching up with this visionary method! It could
be called the "oldest contemporary energy medicine method".
(©
Ranna-Lesley Lachlan (RPP, RPE, PhD). 2005.
REFERENCES: Stone, R., 1986 ed.; Stone, R., 1985 ed.; Sills, F., 1989;
QUOTE: "Energy Medicine" is from "Energy Medicine for the 21st Century"
by Wilson, W., in Caduceus, Issue 31.)
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