Dr.Randolph Stone: Energy Balancing Therapie

"Energy Balancing Therapies"

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Polarity Therapy | Cranial Sacral Therapy | Zero Balancing Polarity Therapy Polarity Therapy is a natural health care system. It asserts that energy fields and currents exist everywhere in nature, and that the flow and balance of this energy in the human body is the underlying foundation of health. (Diagram of energy flows in the body) Energy balancing is a central concept in many ancient and traditional health care systems, such as oriental medicine and Ayurveda from India. Modern scientific research has provided new understanding of the evidence for the powerful effects and health benefits made possible by Polarity. Polarity Therapy has a remarkable simplicity, yet its philosophical and practical implications go as deep as the human experience itself, and its techniques touch all aspects of life. History Polarity Therapy was developed by Randolph Stone, D.C., D.O., N.D. (1890-1982). For over 60 years, he studied, tested and synthesized health ideas from around the world. Dr. Stone chose the term `Polarity' to describe energy's qualities of attraction and repulsion, fundamental characteristics of all energy movement. Dr. Stone's Diagram of the major polarity zones of the body Dr. Stone taught that body, emotions, mind and spirit are interdependent, that each person shares in the responsibility for her or his own health, and that simple steps can be taken to improve wellness. Today, Polarity Therapy is rapidly growing in public awareness, availability and acceptance. Polarity gives a fresh perspective on health conditions, and a personal experience of renewed energy and vitality. Experiencing a Polarity Session In a typical Polarity session, the practitioner and client work together in a healing relationship to address physical, mental and emotional energy blockages. The practitioner may use bodywork and guidance in diet, exercise, attitude and lifestyle to support the client's healing process. In Polarity bodywork a variety of contacts and manipulations are used to stimulate and balance the body's electromagnetic fields. The practitioner may help to process feelings and develop strategies for resolving issues causing tension. The result is a safe and supportive experience encouraging understanding and respect for the client's healing process. Polarity Techniques Polarity Therapy offers the seeker of health a natural, effective way to uplift body, mind and soul. Polarity has four inter-related therapeutic methods: *Bodywork: The practitioner's hands assist the flow of healing energy in the client's body. *Diet: Polarity promotes the use of specific dietary principles for internal cleansing and long term maintenance that lead to optimum well-being. *Exercise: Polarity Yoga is a series of simple self-help energy techniques that create relaxation and balance. *Self-Awareness: Learn to understand the sources of your tension and discover ways to sustain your health. These techniques combine to provide a simple, comprehensive method for health maintenance. Polarity is unique in its combining of natural, self-guided techniques for dynamic results. Top "Energy is the real substance behind the appearance of matter and forms" - Dr. Randolph Stone Photos from 1998 Polarity Therapy Intensive at Heartwood Institute Cranial Sacral Therapy Cranial Sacral Therapy (CST) is a gentle non-invasive technique that is based on the principle that our bodies know how to heal themselves. The practitioner listens to the body through palpation, then allows or introduces movement which will release restrictions. Restrictions are caused by physical or emotional traumas. For instance, neck injuries from a car accident are locked into the body. So are sports injuries, accidental falls or birth complications such as forceps deliveries. Emotional traumas are also stored. The events are essentially Îfrozenâ into our bodies until they are released. The medical theory is as follows: the brain produces a fluid which circulates within the head and up and down the spine. This is called cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). There is a rhythm, or pulse, created by the pumping of this fluid (like the pulse from our circulatory system, but much fainter). the bones throughout our bodies are in continual motion as the CSF is pumped. The cranial sacral rhythm is detected through the palpation of the bones. Each bone has its own natural movement. When a particular bone has a non-normal movement, it indicates that there is a restriction in the flow of CSF all the nerves in our body originate somewhere along this path from the brain down the spinal cord. If there is an impedance to the flow of the CSF, then it can be felt as pain anywhere in the body. the practitioner is trained to detect tiny variations in movement as well as to perform techniques which will free up the flow. While CST had its origins in the medical model, many practitioners discovered that it could be easily incorporated with Eastern theories involving chakras and energy healing. Being able to approach conditions with a flexibility of mind allowed for more possibilities. Cranial Sacral Therapy has been used on everything from autism to broken bones. The work requires sensitivity and respect for the bodyâs wisdom. While certain conditions or diseases create similar patterns, each person is unique in how their body needs to be treated. It is like solving one of those 3-dimensional puzzles which require you to do things in a specific order, just no 2 puzzles are ever the same. What will it feel like? Outwardly, the treatment can seem very passive and uneventful. Many of the movements are imperceptible to the recipient on a conscious level. People vary in their sensitivity to their body and its sensations. Some people experience emotions, memories, physical sensations, insights into patterns or problems in their lives. Other people feel like theyâve gone to sleep. Regardless of what the conscious mind thinks, this work taps into the nervous system and subconscious levels that can have profound impacts. It is not uncommon for people to feel exhausted a few hours after a treatment. Top Zero Balancing A ZB session is performed with the client clothed and lasts approximately thirty minutes. After a brief orienting interview, the practitioner does a seated evaluation to gather preliminary information from the ribs, lower back and shoulders as well as to establish interface. The client then lies down. At an easy pace, through a variety of evaluative movements and fulcrums, the practitioner then balances key joints and soft tissues in the lower back, hips and feet.  Attending all the while to working signs and careful to check for depletion, the practitioner then proceeds to the upper body. Evaluating and balancing first the ribs and neck, then the trapezius, shoulder joint and scapulae, the practitioner completes the upper body work with special attention to the suboccipital region, if needed, and some fine-tuning through "touch-up" fulcrums. Returning to the lower body the practitioner applies a few more touch-up fulcrums and, with a longer integrating fulcrum and final contact, disengages and waits for a few moments as the client settles into their new experience. Energy within the human body, while complex, moves in broadly definable ways. It is extremely important to know that in ZB the body substance containing the most matter, the skeletal system, is regarded as conveying the densest energy-just as the thicker 220 volt line delivers more "juice" than the 110 in the electric wires of your house. To tap into this dense energy the ZB practitioner contacts the skeletal system. Its bony armature conveys the force of gravity through itself and assures our buoyancy within the gravitational field.  This system also absorbs and conducts powerful forces of muscle contraction, impact, momentum, etc. as we move through our lives. Significantly, the skeleton lies deepest in our bodies, deeper than the voluntary layer of our muscles-we can consciously tighten a muscle, but the bones remain essentially beyond our conscious awareness and control. Therefore, for the bones is reserved a subjective sense of ultimacy. "I feel it in my bones", "bone-tired", "chilled to the bone". These ｅxpressions give experiential testimony to the bone layer as the repository for the deepest sense of being. In ZB the skeletal system is understood to constitute the most dense and deepest energetic domain. The function of this domain is to connect us to nature. It is experienced as an essential part of us but not as a voluntary or conscious ｅxpression of self. Skeletal energy has more to do with the life we share on this earth than with the life we make through our individual efforts. It is part of the form which abides. Referred to in Eastern thinking variously as "ancestral chi", "kundalini", "sushumna, ida and pingala", this energy runs vertically through us in three pathways: the main central or universal life flow through the skull, spine, pelvis, legs and feet, the second vertical flow through the shoulders and the vertebral transverse processes which rejoins the main central flow at the pelvis, and the third vertical flow which branches out through the shoulder girdle to the arms and hands. It is to a great extent by recognizing the connection of these most fundamental vertical energy flows with the skeletal system that ZB enables the practitioner to put hands on energy and structure in a dramatic, clear and powerful manner. The second energetic domain according to ZB has pathways that pervade the entire body. These are identified as the "internal energy flows." This energetic domain allows us to function as individual egos or ecosystems. The deepest level of this domain is created by the effects of our voluntary movements on the energy flowing through the skeleton. When we walk and move, we describe curves and spirals which resolve overall into a kind of three-dimensional figure 8. The dynamic energy of this figure 8 movement configuration nourishes and helps keep us integrated as individual beings. The soft tissues of the body house the middle level of the internal energy flows. This middle level corresponds to the meridians of traditional Chinese medicine and the muscles, nerves, blood, organs, etc. of Western anatomy. The function of this layer is to direct the person's energy toward the fulfillment of nutritional, mental, emotional and spiritual needs. The last, most superficial level of the internal energy flows is that described in Traditional Chinese medicine as the "wed chic". The wei chi, a coarse and non-differentiated energy field Lying just beneath the skin, functions to selectively repel or absorb certain vibrations and physical inputs from the world around us. If deficient, this energy field may allow our boundaries to be violated by "pernicious influences" of a climactic, physical or psychological nature. The wei chi normally retains a resilient surface tension which enables us to maintain healthy and flexible boundaries. As distinct from the main central and internal energy flows, ZB identifies the third primary energy domain as the more diffuse "background energy field". This field has no form of its own but rather permeates the entire body and the space surrounding it. The background energy field can be considered the vibratory backdrop or background music of the body. It may come to therapeutic significance since an acute or chronic trauma can imprint on this field reducing its natural vibrancy and ability to freely respond to life's changes. Normally the background energy field enables us to gracefully bounce back or flow along with the continually changing nature of everyday life. To summarize the ZB energy model, there are three primary energy domains in the body: 1) the universal life flow running vertically through the skeletal system which connects us, plugs us in, if you will, to the energy of life. 2) the internal energy flows at three levels- the figure 8 within the skeletal system activated by walking and other everyday movements; the middle level of the soft tissues/meridians through which we manifest our individuality; and the superficial level of the wei chi through which we maintain the integrity of our boundaries. 3) the background energy field which permeates the space within and around the body-the vibratory backdrop of the everyday life. The Practice of Zero Balancing The tool developed by ZB to effect these energetic and structural domains is the fulcrum. "Fulcrum" is defined by the American Heritage Dictionary as "a position, element or agency through, around or by means of which vital powers are exercised." The ZB fulcrum is built by the therapist in such a manner that his or her energy and structure is brought into contact with, "interfaces", with the energy and structure of a client. In addition to this structural/energetic interface at least two other dimensions are added to the fulcrum. This will result in a complicated geometric form through which to affect the client. The therapist may, for instance, take up the slack then traction and rotate at a joint. Or one may cradle the head and neck, then lift up in a graceful arc. Or, making contact with the ribs gently press into them summarizing two or more vectors of force. Interview with Fritz Smith, M.D., Founder of Zero Balancing, on "The Vocabulary of Touch" Full article on the Art of Zero Balancing from which excerpts were taken

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