Polarity Therapy Workbook (ePub)

Polarity Therapy is a truly holistic health system

founded by Dr. Randolph Stone, D.O., D.C., N.D.

Dr. Stone believed that life was much more than

chemistry and that healing was greater than freedom

from symptoms. He saw life as a spiritual

journey and healing as the total alignment with

that journey.

Dr. Stone's understanding of the healing arts

began with the study of Western medicine which

included structural manipulation, nutrition, and

natural therapies. He then journeyed throughout

Europe and the Far East studying different healing

modalities. In the Far East, he studied Ayurveda,

(the traditional healing system of India), acupuncture,

yoga, and meditation. In Europe, he studied

homeopathy and Hermetic philosophy and visited

many nature cure spas.

Polarity Therapy is based on the premise that

we are fields of pulsating life energy made up of

specific frequencies known as the five elements:

Ether, Air, Fire, Water, and Earth. Each element

relates and flows in a balance of positive and negative

attractions arising from a neutral center. When

our thoughts, emotions, and physical body are out

of alignment with the energy necessary to meet a

life challenge, an energy imbalance results. These

imbalances may appear as physical, mental, and

emotional discomfort or pain. Polarity teaches us

that this pain and discomfort is a signal for us to

learn, change, and realign our lives.

An ongoing and dynamic balance of life

energy is our foundation for health and well-being.

Polarity Therapy helps us to develop this

balance by promoting the flexibility, spontaneity,

creativity, and clarity necessary to meet the challenges

of everyday life. Dr. Stone says, "Obstacles

are God's design to make man with a spine."

We must have challenges to grow spiritually.

Meeting these challenges is a life-long process

in which we learn to increase the depth of our

understanding and awareness and apply this to

every moment of our lives.

A Polarity practitioner utilizes the tools of

bodywork, exercise, nutrition, and verbal guidance

to evaluate and balance life energy. Polarity bodywork

involves gentle rocking, stretching, and pressure-

sensitive touch based on energy flow. Polarity

exercises are easy stretching postures combining

sound, breath, and self-massage. Polarity nutrition

views food as energy and develops an ongoing,

ever-changing, and creative nutritional awareness

rather than a rigid set of rules. Polarity verbal

guidance is based on the assumption that "right

thinking" is the cornerstone of good health. Verbal

processes involve understanding and feeling our

emotions, taking responsibility for our lives, and

creating life-enhancing thoughts.