Polarity Therapy

Polarity Therapy is a gentle method of treatment applicable to many specific health problems and also useful in maintaining general good health. Central to Polarity Therapy is the concept of a life energy, which is in constant pulsation from positive to negative poles via a neutral position, creating fields and energetic lines of force. This creates an energetic "template" for the physical body. Although the life energy shares some properties with electricity, it has many properties which differ and the two systems must not be thought of as one in the same.

Disease is a process which occurs when the life energy is blocked or out of balance. It could be said that there is only one disease, that of disturbance of the energetic system, with different outcomes depending on the nature of the disturbance and where it occurs. To overcome these problems, Polarity therapy uses a system of gentle bodywork supported by a specific set of exercises (Polarity Yoga), advice on diet and nutrition, and counseling. It is this energetic approach which differentiates Polarity Therapy from many other forms of bodywork. Some techniques are derived from Osteopathy and Chiropractic, but use minimal mechanical force, relying instead on the life energy to do the work. It differs from Shiatsu and Acupuncture in the energy theory used, Polarity therapy owing more to the Indian Ayurvedic system.

Although Polarity Therapy has many influences, it is the 6000 year old Indian system of Ayurveda (Ayu=life, Veda=Study) that forms the cornerstone of Polarity energetic theory. Ayurveda perceives all form in the universe as a manifestation of 5 energies, or elements. The most subtle energy (having the highest frequency of vibration) is called ETHER. It is the space into which the other elements manifest, in a kind of step-down of energies. Thus, the AIR element manifests from ETHER, FIRE from AIR and ETHER; WATER from ETHER, AIR and FIRE and EARTH from all the above. The energies in the macrocosm, or Nature, are translated into the microcosm of man in the form of (for example), breath, warmth, drink and food. The human physical and energetic bodies are woven from these five elements. It is the disruption of the flow of these energies which result in dis-ease.

Other modalities:

Deep Tissue
Swedish
Polarity
Muscle Energy Technique
Movement and Stretching
Breathwork

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