Down to Earth Polarity

The body work of Polarity Therapy consists of specific manipulations, aimed at releasing tension held in the physical body to balance one’s life energy, or Prana. Polarity therapist will use different kinds of touch to interface with the body to release physical tension and break up chronic, deep congestion in the tissues to enliven the area and encourages the energy to move freely. For the client, the experience of a body work session can be varied. As the therapist works the client can experience deep relaxation, release of pain, shifts in the nervous system, greater range of movement, changes in breathing, sensations of heat or cold, spontaneous movement and a powerful emotional release of energy blockages. Just as each client is unique so too each polarity session is different as both client and therapist adjust to the needs of the energy at any one time. As the energy which may have been locked in the body for a long time due to physical damage, fear or emotional holding releases, that body part and its associated experiences are accepted and re-integrated and profound healing takes place. 

Polarity Therapists recognize that the life force cannot flow freely through a congested, toxic body and so one of the first things a Polarity therapist may recommend is that the client should follow a simple purifying diet and cleansing regime for a few days. It is not a starvation diet, the client can eat as much as they like of certain permitted foods. These consist mainly of fruit and vegetables (steamed or boiled) salads, soups, herbal teas and a morning cleansing drink.

The purpose of this diet is twofold. Firstly, it eliminates any harmful products that have built up inside the body due to poor quality digestion and secondly, it provides the body with good quality nutrients for rebuilding damage tissue.

Working with an understanding of the energetic qualities of food, a practitioner will often suggest modifications to a client’s diet to support the energy balancing done during the body work session. Over and above any chemical or energy balancing of the diet, a positive mental attitudes towards eating is essential if the body is to digest food properly.

Polarity Yoga is geared towards releasing built up tension in one’s body through movements paired with breathing and vocal expressions.  Unlike traditional yoga, the postures are not held statically, but use stretching movements combined with use of voice to stimulate the flow of life energy.  The poses are fairly simple, developed by studying the movements and positions that we instinctively adopt when we wish to relax, ease pain in our bodies or wake ourselves up. A Polarity therapist will teach a client the most beneficial exercises for them depending on that specific person’s energetic tendencies. These exercises need only be done for a few minutes each day to be fully effective, or simply at a moment where one notices they have been triggered and need to release what they are holding on to. The movements are relaxing, rejuvenating and stimulating depending on what you are intending to release.