Polarity Therapy
Is my favorite energy modality!
“Polarity is a process that helps us move through grief about our personal story so that we can balance our positive and negative energies pertaining to our mental, emotional, and physical bodies with the intention of becoming aware of how to live in our natural neutral space.”
~ Cherril Babbs
It helps us bounce back from life’s disappointments!
Polarity Therapy
Harmonizing Life Energy
As a practitioner trained at the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts under the guidance of Gary Strauss and the Life Energy Institute, I bring you an approach deeply rooted in the pioneering work of Dr. Randolph Stone. Polarity Therapy is a holistic modality designed to balance the body's life energy, supporting physical, emotional, and energetic harmony.
What is Polarity Therapy?
Polarity Therapy is based on the understanding that the human body operates through a dynamic energy system. Dr. Randolph Stone, the founder of this modality, combined principles from Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Western techniques to create an integrative approach to wellness. By addressing energy imbalances, Polarity Therapy can help release blockages, enhance vitality, and support your body's innate ability to heal itself.
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Polarity Communication
Polarity Communication is a cornerstone of the therapeutic process. It fosters a safe, non-judgmental space where we explore how your thoughts, emotions, and experiences influence your energy flow and well-being. Through guided conversation, we delve into patterns and emotional blockages that may be impacting your physical and energetic balance. This process helps you build awareness of the mind-body connection and equips you with tools for self-regulation, clarity, and empowerment.
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Polarity Therapy with Somatic Process (Touch)
This hands-on and clothed approach combines gentle touch, acupressure, and energy work to address imbalances in your energy field. Sessions last 1 hour and are tailored to your unique needs. The somatic process involves working with the body's energy pathways, or "lines of force," to release tension, improve circulation, and encourage relaxation. By focusing on specific areas where energy is blocked or stagnant, this practice helps your body realign its natural rhythms and restore balance. Clients often describe feeling deeply relaxed, rejuvenated, and more connected to themselves after a session.
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Polarity Nutrition
Polarity Nutrition focuses on the energetic qualities of food, offering a holistic approach to nourishment that aligns with your unique energy type. Instead of solely counting nutrients, this practice considers the vibrational properties of foods—such as the grounding effects of earthy vegetables or the invigorating energy of fiery spices. By incorporating fresh, natural, and high-energy foods, Polarity Nutrition supports cleansing, rebuilding, and balance in your body. This approach helps restore vitality, improve digestion, and align your diet with your physical, emotional, and energetic needs.
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Polarity Yoga
Polarity Yoga combines gentle movements, postures, and sound to facilitate energy flow throughout the body. Rooted in energy principles, this practice goes beyond physical exercise to connect mind, body, and spirit. Each movement is designed to balance the body’s energy pathways, release stagnation, and cultivate self-awareness. Polarity Yoga is accessible to all levels and emphasizes feeling the flow of energy within each posture, helping you build resilience, improve flexibility, and foster a deeper connection to your inner self.
Polarity Sessions Offered
Polarity Communication and Facilitation
Polarity Therapy integrates communication and facilitation tools to support healing, enhance relationships, and empower personal growth. These practices combine verbal guidance with energy principles to foster clarity, self-awareness, and balance in various aspects of life.
Fundamental Concepts of Polarity Communication and Facilitation
Healing and Nervous System Support:
Polarity Therapy offers both verbal and touch-based techniques specifically designed to support the nervous system. These tools are particularly valuable for addressing post-trauma symptoms, where the body’s natural balance between the sympathetic (fight-or-flight) and parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) systems may be disrupted. By creating a safe and nurturing environment, these methods help restore the body’s ability to self-regulate and heal.Strengthening Relationships:
Relationships thrive when energy flows freely and communication is clear. Polarity Therapy emphasizes principles such as commitment, responsibility, and effective communication. By aligning with these energy-based principles, clients can foster healthier connections and navigate relationship challenges with greater ease and understanding.Managing Stress:
Stress management is a cornerstone of Polarity Therapy. By helping individuals tune into their inner energetic experiences, this practice builds resilience and enhances self-regulation. Clients become more adept at navigating external stressors, accessing inner calm, and maintaining balance in their lives.
Principles of Expansion and Contraction (Yang and Yin)
The Polarity model identifies universal patterns of expansion and contraction, or yang and yin, which influence every aspect of human experience:
Trauma Resolution: By addressing energetic imbalances, Polarity Therapy supports the release of stuck patterns and fosters emotional and physical recovery.
Relationship Dynamics: Understanding the interplay of yang and yin can improve communication and cooperation between partners.
Personal Empowerment: Balancing these polarities enhances self-awareness and promotes inner coherence.
Connecting the Body and Emotions
Polarity Therapy highlights specific links between physical sensations and emotional experiences. This connection is reflected in:
Chakras and Emotional Attributes: Each chakra corresponds to particular mental-emotional qualities, which can be accessed and balanced through Polarity principles.
Psychodynamics of Yin and Yang: Internally, this reflects as mental-emotional health and coherence; externally, it manifests in the dynamics of interpersonal relationships.
Encouraging Personal Responsibility
At the heart of Polarity Communication is the principle of personal responsibility. Practitioners guide clients to take ownership of their healing journey, empowering them to make decisions, embrace accountability, and discover solutions that align with their unique path.
Somatic Process (Touch)
Polarity Therapy is widely recognized for its energy-centered approach to somatic contact, or touch. This method integrates conscious touch with the body’s energetic systems to promote relaxation, awareness, and healing.
Principles of Polarity Therapy Touch
Hands as Energy Conductors:
In Polarity Therapy, the hands serve as conduits for energy. As a practitioner trained in the specific pathways and patterns of the human energy field, I use intentional, conscious touch to facilitate the flow of energy within your system.Touch as a Dialogue:
Touch in Polarity Therapy is more than physical contact—it is an exchange of energy and presence. By cultivating a safe and supportive environment, I encourage your body’s innate capacity for self-regulation and healing.Sensation and Awareness:
During a session, both of us may become aware of subtle energy shifts. You might notice sensations such as warmth, tingling, waves of movement, or stillness, while I may sense pulsations, softening, or the interplay of energy between my hands. These subtle phenomena reflect the dynamic energy shifts occurring within your body.Inner Intelligence and Self-Regulation:
Each person possesses a natural capacity for self-awareness and healing. As energy begins to move more freely, this subconscious intelligence often comes to the forefront, guiding the body toward balance and renewal. I may integrate verbal guidance to help you connect with and deepen your awareness of these shifts.
Addressing Energy Fixation
A common phenomenon in Polarity Therapy is "fixation at the negative pole," a term introduced by Dr. Randolph Stone. This reflects the tendency to hold onto specific experiences, emotions, or patterns, resulting in reduced adaptability and flow. Through targeted energetic contact, Polarity Therapy supports the release of these fixations, encouraging energy to complete its natural cycle from core to periphery and back again.
Mapping Energy Flow
Polarity Therapy draws upon a detailed understanding of the body’s energy systems. These include:
Longitudinal (north-south) currents.
Transverse (east-west) currents.
Spiral patterns radiating outward from the core, often visualized as a “five-pointed star” or the “interlaced triangles” of craniosacral anatomy.
Dr. Stone often referenced the concept that “God geometrizes,” highlighting the symmetry and order in these patterns. Hand placements during sessions are guided by these energy maps, fostering balance and alignment within the body’s energy field.
A Connection to Craniosacral Therapy
Polarity Therapy shares a natural affinity with Craniosacral Therapy. Drawing on Dr. Stone’s osteopathic background and the pioneering work of William Garner Sutherland, this approach respects the intelligence inherent in the cerebrospinal fluid—the "Breath of Life." Techniques addressing craniosacral rhythms work with the deepest layers of energy anatomy, supporting the flow of what Dr. Stone referred to as “Primary Energy.”
Polarity Therapy: Nutrition
Polarity Therapy views nutrition through an energetic lens, focusing on the vibrational properties of food rather than solely on its chemical composition. This approach emphasizes how the inherent energy of different foods affects the body, mind, and spirit, tailoring dietary choices to individual needs and circumstances.
Understanding the Energetics of Food
In Polarity Therapy, foods are classified by their elemental qualities:
Fire Foods: Spicy and warming items such as peppers, cayenne, and onions are categorized as fiery. These foods invigorate and stimulate the body.
Water Foods: Cooling and hydrating options like squashes, melons, and cucumbers belong to the water element, promoting calmness and replenishment.
This elemental perspective helps to balance the body’s energy system by aligning dietary choices with the individual's current energetic state.
Key Principles of Polarity Nutrition
Energy as the Basis of Life:
Foods rich in life force energy—fresh, natural, and minimally processed—are central to Polarity Nutrition. Consuming foods as close to their living state as possible enhances vitality and supports holistic health.The Polarity “Health-Building” Diet:
Designed to sustain long-term health, this diet emphasizes:Proper food combining, such as separating proteins from starches during meals for optimal digestion.
Eliminating problematic foods, including processed products, refined sugars, heated oils, and intoxicants like caffeine and alcohol.
The Polarity “Purifying” Diet:
This cleansing protocol is particularly effective for detoxification or addressing specific health challenges. It focuses on simple, nutrient-rich foods such as fresh and lightly cooked fruits and vegetables, paired with ample hydration to support the body's natural elimination processes.Sprouted Foods for Vitality:
Dr. Randolph Stone championed the use of sprouted seeds and beans, highlighting their concentrated life force energy. Sprouts contain their peak energetic potential, as they have not yet expended their vitality through full maturation. Incorporating these foods can amplify the energetic benefits of any meal.Personalized Energetic Alignment:
Food recommendations in Polarity Nutrition are tailored to the individual's constitution and current life circumstances. This personalized approach ensures that dietary choices not only support physical health but also harmonize with emotional and energetic needs.
Integrating Polarity Nutrition into Daily Life
Whether you are seeking a long-term dietary shift or a short-term cleanse, Polarity Nutrition provides a framework to support your journey. By emphasizing the vibrational quality of food and aligning dietary habits with the body’s natural rhythms, this approach fosters balance, vitality, and a deeper connection to life energy.
Polarity Yoga
Polarity Therapy places a strong emphasis on self-help and personal responsibility, empowering clients to take an active role in their physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Polarity Yoga is an integral part of this approach, offering a series of simple yet effective movements and postures designed to balance energy within the body and mind.
While reminiscent of traditional Hatha Yoga and similar systems, Polarity Yoga is uniquely tailored to facilitate energy flow and is accessible to people of all levels of experience.
Fundamental Concepts of Polarity Yoga
Energy Responds to Posture, Movement, and Sound:
The movements and postures of Polarity Yoga are designed to influence the body’s energy fields and pathways, promoting harmony and balance.Empowerment Through Self-Directed Practice:
Polarity Therapy encourages personal responsibility, and the exercises within Polarity Yoga empower individuals to take charge of their energy and health. By practicing these movements, each person actively participates in their own healing process.Focus on Energetic Awareness:
The primary goal of Polarity Yoga is not just the achievement of specific postures but the cultivation of an awareness of energy movement. This system helps individuals develop sensitivity to their own energy patterns and alignments.Integrated Body-Mind-Spirit Benefits:
Polarity Yoga extends beyond the physical, incorporating practices that connect the mind and spirit. The exercises are designed to create a holistic sense of balance, addressing mental clarity, emotional stability, and spiritual alignment alongside physical vitality.Addressing Energy Fixation:
Many exercises in Polarity Yoga reflect Dr. Randolph Stone’s understanding of “fixation at the negative pole.” These movements often focus on energizing and mobilizing the lower half of the body to release blocked energy and restore flow.A Tool for Learning and Awareness:
Polarity Yoga serves as a teaching tool, helping practitioners and students alike gain experiential insight into the body’s energy pathways and patterns. Through these exercises, participants develop a deeper understanding of how energy moves and how to cultivate balance in their own systems.
