“…40

 to  60  percent  of  all  diseases  have  a  psychosoma1c  origin…*  Stone,  Polarity  Therapy,  Vol.  I,  Book  2  Chart  44  

Proposal  for  Polarity  Therapy  Counseling  

John  Chi5y,  RPP,  BCST  

For  a  free  color  copy  of  this  presenta1on:  www.energyschool.com  
 
APTA  Conference  June  2012  •  Albuquerque,  NM  

“Most of our psychology and psychiatry is derived from the Greeks, who understood the travel of the
soul and mind, the various patterns and fields of expressions and perversions of searching externally in
order to find satisfactions. The story of Psyche and her Pandora Box; the many myths and stories of the
gods, as internal powers of energies and their universal supply and reactions; the story of Narcissus, self-
seeking; the Oedipus complex, and many others which explain the cross currents of energies in the mind
and its external travel of experiences.
“Our modern psychiatrists are using all these stories for want of better ones; for nowhere have we a
complete picture of the travel of the soul. We know the path of the planets outside much better than we
know the orbit of our own soul, mind, or senses in their functions. That is too close to home, so we go on
seeking and suffering in strange lands and fields of energy, ever outward, expending our precious heritage,
as all prodigals do.”
–Stone, Polarity Therapy Vol. 1, Book 1, page 29
 
*James  Jealous,  DO:  “80%  or  more  of  all  medical  condi1ons  are  ‘autonomic  nervous  system  events’”  (2006  audio  lecture)  
Slide  show  prepared  by  John  Chi3y,  Colorado  School  of  Energy  Studies,  www.energyschool.com  
   Flammarion  Woodcut    
(1888,  arOst  unknown;  colorized  by  Roberta  Weir  1970)
DANCING WITH YIN AND YANG
“The  outward  and  inward  currents  must  move  in  
all  fields  if  there  is  to  be  health  and  happiness.”  
–Stone, Polarity Therapy, Vol I, Bk 3, p. 36
 Two  Chair  Method  Family  Tree  
MIND  FOCUS   BODY  FOCUS  
Fritz  Perls,  MD   Randolph  Stone,  DO,  DC,  ND  
1893-­‐1970   1890-­‐1981  

Ida  Rolf,  PhD  

1896-­‐1979  

Robert   Peter  Levine,  PhD  

Hall,   1942-­‐  
MD  
1934-­‐   MIND  &  
BODY  
FOCUS  
“Alive  Polarity”  
School  Faculty  
John  &  Anna  Chi5y  
1975-­‐1987   1949-­‐,  1950-­‐  
Slide  by  John  Chi3y,  www.energyschool.com  
Thermal  Maps  of  EmoOons  
Discover  Magazine  Dec.  2013  
 FoundaOon  of  Polarity  Counseling:  Journey  of  the  Soul  and  the  Purpose  of  Life  

“At  the  very  core  of  the  search  for  true  health  
lies  the  essenNal  quesNon  of  what  life  is  for.”  
 –Stone,  Health  Building,  p.  4)  

“The  soul  which  inhabits  this  body  is  a  unit  of  

consciousness  from  another  sphere,  of  much  
finer  essences…  Each  incarnaNng  soul  brings  
with  it  a  design  of  life,  of  its  own,  by  which  it  
differs  from  others.”  
“The  purpose  is  for  the  experience  of  souls  
embodied  in  forms  and  placed  in  outer  space  of  
ma^er  and  resistance  in  order  to  gain  awareness  
“Health  is  about   through  percepNon  and  acNon,  for  the  
A^unement  with   fulfillment  of  consciousness.”  
Purpose”  
–Barbara  Brennan   –Stone,  Polarity  Therapy  Vol.  I,  pp.  9,  11.  

5  
Slide  prepared  by  John  Chi3y,  Colorado  School  of  Energy  Studies,  www.energyschool.com  
 Opening  remarks:  ObservaOons  about  Stone’s  Psychotherapy  Ideas  
Negative thoughts and emotions precede physical disease, including accidents
Suffering is ultimately derived from delusional thinking based on materialism, with the soul’s evolutionary impulses being
compromised by involutionary tendencies and pleasure-seeking
A minority of the population could overcome negative thoughts and emotions through insight, understanding, will power and
determination; the majority can get temporary relief but unless the mind comes along and corrects its errors, true correction
is unlikely (Vol. 1, Book 3, page 35)
Touch therapy can create relaxation and thereby create beneficial changes in thoughts and emotions
Verbal encouragement, coaching, “Dutch Uncle Talks” (Vol. 1, Book 1, page 85) and related methods were used to uplift his
clients to higher performance and discipline
There is high emphasis on autonomic nervous system however the commentary is inconsistent and confusing
Many autonomic conditions have a physiological cause. For example, sleeplessness, an autonomic disturbance, is said to be
derived from an airy lock in the system originating in digestive problems (Health Building, page 181). There is not further
guidance about mental or emotional strategies to address parasympathetic dis-regulation leading to sleeplessness.  

QUOTATIONS  EXEMPLIFYING  STONE’S  IDEAS  ABOUT  PSYCHOLOGY  

“That  is  the  KEY  TO  PSYCHIATRY.  Can  we  direct  our  a^enNon  and  concentrate  on  that  which  is  really  worth  while,  and  which  we  want,  or  are  we  
merely  a^racted  by  the  gli^er  of  sensaNon  and  show  or  craving?  Have  we,  as  beings,  learned  Eve's  lesson?  Can  we  make  the  best  of  adversity,  
and  forge  ahead  by  perseverance  and  concentraNon?  Proper  aftude  is  the  key  to  psychology…”  
–Stone,  Polarity  Therapy,  Vol.  1,  Book  1,  page  41  
“A  rigid  diaphragm  is  the  first  and  most  vital  block  in  Nature's  economy  and  flow  of  the  four  elements  and  their  natural,  vital  forces.  Any  
treatment  that  releases  the  diaphragm  is  of  the  greatest  value;  however,  the  PERINEUM,  AS  THE  NEGATIVE  POLE  (of  the  diaphragm),  is  a  lock  
that  also  needs  to  be  released  AND  POLARIZED  at  the  same  Nme.  It  is  the  opposite  pole  to  the  brain,  the  pole  of  intelligence.  It  is  the  
unintelligent,  erraNc,  insane  pole  of  the  body.  This  calls  for  further  thought  for  therapy  on  the  PERINEUM  and  its  value  as  a  balance  treatment,  
to  promote  and  preserve  PROPER  POLARITY  and  help  to  release  the  diaphragm.  THIS  SHOULD  NOT  BE  OVERLOOKED  IN  MENTAL  CASES.”  
–Stone,  Polarity  Therapy,  Vol.  1,  Book  1,  page  65  
Our  research  in  Psychiatry  would  benefit  greatly  if  we  could  reduce  this  jumble  of  man's  mental-­‐emoNonal  impulses  to  an  exact  science  of  
mental-­‐emoNonal  anatomy,  coordinated  with  the  physical  one.  Then  a  sound  Psycho-­‐physiology  and  even  a  Pathology  of  these  finer  energy  
fields  could  be  established.  This  would  be  a  great  step  forward  in  the  science  of  understanding  the  mystery  of  man's  complex  being,  which  defies  
all  present  man-­‐made  rules  and  findings.  
–Stone,  Polarity  Therapy,  Vol.  1  Book  3,  page    14  
Locked-­‐up  mental  condiNons  usually  precede  accidents,  because  the  mind  is  more  in  the  field  of  unawareness,  or  occupied  with  its  "pet  peeve",  
instead  of  construcNve  thinking.  Failure  to  be  alert  causes  many  accidents.  The  resulNng  shock  and  pain  usually  break  up  the  mental,  pent-­‐up  
pa^ern  that  caused  the  trouble  in  the  field  of  lines  of  force.  Cause  and  effect  balance  each  other.  
–Stone,  Polarity  Therapy  Vol.  1,  Book  1,  page  56    

Slide
 prepared
 by
 John
 Chi3y,
 Colorado
 School
 of
 Energy
 Studies,
 www.energyschool.com
 
 “Polarity
 Counseling”
 Overview
Guiding Principles
1.  Increase circulation, reduce
fixation.
2.  Be gentle and gradual, in
keeping with natural process.
3.  Healing happens in the
present more than the past;
de-emphasize cause-and-
effect thinking, pathologizing
of conditions, excavating of
past events, creating
symbolic interpretations.
4.  Awareness is curative.
5.  Emphasize client self-
responsibility & autonomy.
 prepared
 by
 John
 Chi3y,
 Colorado
 School
 of
 Energy
 Studies,
 www.energyschool.com
Strategies in Approximate Order of Complexity
1.  Practitioner skills: Skills of Being,
Relationship, Listening, Recognition,
Conversation
2.  Bodywork for autonomic nervous system
balance and energy exercises for stimulating
polarity movement
3.  Values (“health practices” to build non-
violence through health building and purifying
diet, no promiscuity, no intoxication)
4.  Recognition & Advice based on Archetypes
(educating about optimum function of 3
Principles and 5 Elements)
5.  Trauma resolution: Body-Low-Slow-Loop
(hybrid of Polarity Principles and Peter
Levine’s Somatic Experiencing®)
6.  Two-chair technique (Fritz Perls’ Gestalt plus
Polarity archetypes, energy anatomy, body-
centered processing, Levine’s “pendulation”)
Slide
 APTA
 Standards:
 CommunicaOon
 &
 FacilitaOon
ASSOCIATE POLARITY PRACTITIONER
At this level, skills developed are primarily through
the direct experience of our personal healing process.
We learn how personality and attitudes have been
influenced by life experience, including early
upbringing, parents and family and sociocultural factors.
Student-clients go deeply within themselves to
understand how these influences have shaped and
tempered their feelings, belief systems, interpersonal
dynamics, strategies for survival, and self images. The
process of understanding is pursued both rationally and
intuitively, with each mode yielding a unique
perspective of how we perceive ourselves and our
world.
As the process of becoming more conscious unfolds,
the dynamics between practitioner and client are brought
into focus. The student is introduced to facilitation
skills including: creating a safe empathic space in which
to share feelings and ideas, establishing rapport,
listening and observing attentively, and establishing
appropriate and clear intentions for the process, both as
client and as practitioner-guide. These skills create a
basis for session effectiveness within the Relationship/
Recognition dimension of Polarity Therapy (see
Appendix F), even if hands-on techniques are not used.
REGISTERED POLARITY PRACTITIONER
The intent of the Registered Polarity Practitioner is
to support the client’s process of becoming more
conscious. Dr. Stone had a profound appreciation for
the mind’s role in healing. In his work and writings he
emphasized the need to direct the mind toward a state of
discriminating and conscious thinking. He
acknowledged a hierarchy of consciousness and
described how thoughts affect perceptions of life and the
state of wellness or disease of the body.
A balance between involutionary and evolutionary
functionality is necessary for healthy living. This
balance facilitates a graceful blending of the
requirements of both the materialistic and the spiritual
dimensions of experience.
PracNNoner
 Skills
 ANS
 Bodywork
 Values
 Archetypes
 Trauma
 Two-­‐Chair
 prepared
 by
 John
 Chi3y,
 Colorado
 School
 of
 Energy
 Studies,
 www.energyschool.com
If the attention of the mind is continuously focused
“downward and outward” in an involutionary direction,
thoughts tend to resonate with the five “passions” or
down-trending qualities of the five elements as egotism,
greed, anger, lust and attachment. The passions are
drawn further outward by the senses. Involutionary
thoughts and emotions are expressed in and through the
body, dissipating the body’s energy and leading to pain,
suffering and disease.
Conversely, if the attention of the mind is focused
“inward and upward” in an evolutionary direction, our
thoughts begin to resonate with the five “virtues” of
humility, contentment, forgiveness, detachment and
courage. With the mind so directed, thoughts and
emotions are no longer dissipated through the senses,
but rather control the outflow of energy from the body,
leading to greater internal strength, peacefulness,
integrity, health and well-being.
To be an effective practitioner, direct experience and
conscious understanding of the mind’s role in the
healing and disease processes is essential. Through
their own commitment to personal exploration,
practitioners have the ongoing opportunity to gain a
working, comfortable understanding of their own
thoughts and emotions, and come to terms with the
forces and influences that shape personal beliefs, self
images, attitudes and interpersonal dynamics.
Direct experience of the process of increasing self-
awareness is also the first step in being able to facilitate
others’ personal journeys. Personal experience, in the
context of didactic and practical understanding of
fundamental skills of communication and facilitation,
enables the practitioner to more empathically and
clearly perceive the energetic, salient reasons behind
clients’ life stories. Understanding the energetics of the
issues, practitioners can more effectively guide clients
toward a deepening understanding of the issues and
forces that affect their lives, and empower clients to
help themselves to resolve those issues and influences.
Slide
In addition, in order to effectively guide clients, practitioners
must make clear distinctions between their issues and clients’
issues. The practitioner learns to meet clients where their
attention is focused, thereby creating an atmosphere of
understanding and safety, in which emotions that are
uncomfortable or are being denied or suppressed can be expressed
and resolved. The practitioner then seeks to release the
obstructions to the free flow of energy in the body and mind, and
helps clients to clarify their thoughts and feelings in order to
develop a positive mental attitude.
The process of facilitating self-awareness may be conducted
within the context of the Polarity paradigm. Here the Registered
Polarity Practitioner studies the hierarchy of consciousness and
the faculties of understanding that develop at each level. The
mind is appreciated as a tool which can be used to create health
through the discriminating and clear thinking of a balanced and
evolution-directed attention, or it can be abused to create ill health
and disease through confused and clouded thinking experienced
with an excessively involution-directed attention.
The paradigm is further developed to understand how the law
of cause and effect, or action and reaction, relates to the
connection of mind, body and life experience. Other polarity
relationships are explored in terms of their influence on
personality, including the relationships of the higher and lower
mind, qualities of masculine and feminine energy, rational and
intuitive faculties, involutionary and evolutionary focus of
attention, positive and negative attitudes, and time-related issues
of present, past and future.
Through study and experience, both personal and client
related, the Registered Polarity Practitioner develops sensitivity to
the needs and abilities of the client and is able to effectively guide
an inner search for self-understanding. To facilitate development
of this skill, practitioners will directly and personally experience
communication and facilitation skills under the guidance of a
qualified instructor/practitioner, for the purposes of clarifying and
resolving personal issues, developing a greater self-awareness, and
increasing their understanding of the Polarity paradigm. This
experiential process is conducted over a period of a minimum of
thirty (30) hours, and is managed in either an individual or group
setting, or both.
8
 Psychotherapy
 Models
 Survey:
 Criteria
 for
 Inclusion
 
•  Does
 the
 model
 use
 commentary
 about
 the
 “journey
 of
 the
 soul,”
 
energy,
 the
 purpose
 of
 life,
 the
 unity
 of
 spirit-­‐mind-­‐feelings-­‐body,
 the
 
existence
 of
 an
 invisible
 world
 and
 reincarnaNon,
 and
 related
 esoteric
 
material?
 
•  Does
 it
 induce
 pole-­‐to-­‐pole
 polarity
 movement,
 such
 as
 Perls’
 two-­‐chair,
 
Levine’s
 “pendulaNon,”
 or
 Zen
 Buddhism’s
 “That
 and
 Not
 That?”
 
•  Does
 it
 employ
 Three
 Principles
 and/or
 Five
 Elements
 and
 their
 
a^ributes?
 
•  Does
 it
 clearly
 link
 physical
 phenomena
 with
 emoNonal
 experience
 and
 
mental
 aftudes
 and
 expectaNons?
 
•  Does
 it
 give
 pracNcal
 guidance
 about
 common
 life
 experiences
 such
 as
 
relaNonships,
 lifestyle
 choices,
 diet,
 etc.?
 
•  Does
 it
 seek
 to
 elevate
 the
 client’s
 will
 power
 and
 determinaNon
 for
 
posiNve
 thinking,
 realisNc
 aftudes
 and
 expectaNons?
 
•  Is
 the
 method
 body-­‐centered
 and
 experienNal,
 instead
 of
 primarily
 
mental
 theory
 and
 analysis?
 (Polarity
 Therapy,
 Vol.
 II,
 Book
 5,
 page
 12)
 
•  Can
 it
 be
 smoothly
 integrated
 with
 table
 work?
 
•  Is
 there
 a
 clearly
 stated
 intenNon
 about
 client
 empowerment
 and
 
autonomy?
 

  Slide
 prepared
 by
 John
 Chi3y,
 Colorado
 School
 of
 Energy
 Studies,
 www.energyschool.com
 

 
 Examples  of  Psychotherapy  Systems  using  Yin  &  Yang  Principles  

Psychotherapy System Primary Originator Readily identifiable Polarity Concepts Used

Somatic Experiencing® Peter Levine, et al Body-centered “Pendulation” for expansion/contraction

Gestalt Therapy Fritz Perls Two chairs embody poles of awareness and restore energy
flow
Polyvagal Theory Stephen Porges Emphasizing a new improved understanding of the
Autonomic Nervous System
Pre- & Perinatal Psychology Ray Castellino et al Emphasis on early childhood experience; strong base in
Polarity principles and energy anatomy
Non-Violent Communication Marshall Rosenberg Communication skills for full-flow expression in a
relationship, emphasizing listening, respect and recognition
Focusing Eugene Gendlin Body-centered processing, creating a witness; integrates right/
left brain hemispheres by bringing a word to the felt sense
Codependence Therapy Pia Mellody, et al Psycho-emotional properties of the Five Elements

Heal Your Life Louise Hay Proposes psycho-emotional aspects of physical conditions

Reichian Psychology Wilhelm Reich, et al “Orgone” (also known as Prana, Chi, Qi) concepts,
understanding sexuality
Metapsychiatry Thomas Hora References cosmology from wisdom traditions, such as
Journey of the Soul, Karma, Purpose of Life
Core Process Psychotherapy Maura Sills, Franklyn Sills Incorporates numerous Buddhist concepts, induces witness
perspective; “Awareness is Curative”
Hakomi Therapy Ron Kurtz, et al Mind-body-spirit wholism; organicity principle

Yang  &  Yin  Counseling  uses  “best  prac1ces”  from  these  systems  plus  other  models  that  meet  the  criteria  
 Examples  of  Psychotherapy  Systems  Not  Directly  Using  Polarity  Principles  

Psychotherapy System Primary Originator Primary Focus

Psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud, et al Exploring the unconscious; Id-Ego-Super ego

construct, lower instinct vs. higher reason;
character structures

Jungian Carl Jung, et al Builds on Freud by exploring symbolic archetypes

and dream interpretation

Hypnotherapy Milton Erickson, et al Supports corrective processes while under hypnosis

Systems  that  support  and  inform  Polarity  Counseling,  without  directly  applying  Polarity  Principles  

Family Systems Virginia Satir, Bert Interpersonal dynamics and roles in the family of
Hellinger origin

Group Psychotherapy Pratt, Moreno, et al Using group support to adapt and re-educate

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Using cognitive understanding to control

autonomic unconscious responses

Expressive Therapy Using movement and art to restore full range of

motion physically, emotionally, mentally

Diamond Heart A.H. Almaas Mindfulness and contemplation of “blockages” to

gradually reveal essential presence
Slide  prepared  by  John  Chi3y,  Colorado  School  of  Energy  Studies,  www.energyschool.com  
 Polarity  Cosmology  
IncarnaOon  

Culture   ???  

Family  
Experience  
Soul  
“Unit  of   Ether  
Consciousness”   Air   Blueprint  
Fire   Mind  
Water  
Yang   Ajtudes  &  ExpectaOons  
InvoluOon   Earth  
Centrifugal  
MaterializaOon   Ether  
Air  
Fire   ACTION:  Feelings  &  Impulses  
Five  Elements  Metaphors   Water  
Ether:  Space:  Rent   Earth   Yin  
Air:  ConnecNon:  Electrical  &  Phone   EvoluOon  
Fire:  Metabolism:  Heat  &  AC   Centripetal  
Ether  
Water:  Fluids:  Water  &  Sewer   SpiritualizaOon  
Air  
Earth:  Structure:  Waste  
Fire   REACTION:  Physical  Body  
 
Water  
Earth  

Neutral  •  TransiOon  
Slide  prepared  by  John  Chi3y,  Colorado  School  of  Energy  Studies,  www.energyschool.com  
 Polarity  Therapy  Assessment  
Yang   Yin  
Use  these  aVributes   Use the analogy of
to  figure  out  the   O   the road grid of a small
address   town to conceptualize
Symptoms     energy anatomy
Face   Ether   assessment.
Gestures   There are three
“avenues” and five
Story   “streets” in the town.
History   Air   At any time, every person
EmoNon   can be “met” at a
particular address
Pacing   Fire   somewhere on the grid,
Voice  Quality   with Principles and
Scars   Elements each contributing
Trauma   Water   one half of the coordinates
or address.
Gender   There are no “wrong
Pulses   Earth   answers” or “diagnostic
Toes   labels” and the
configuration is constantly
Posture   in flux.
IntuiNon  
The  goal  of  Polarity  Therapy  assessment  is  to  figure  out  where  to  establish  iniOal  contact  and  what  process  
might  be  most  supporOve;  it  is  not  about  trying  to  determine  what  is  “wrong”  but  rather  how  to  get  in  synch  
with  clients  through  recogniOon  of  their  strategies  for  managing  life  experience.  
Slide  prepared  by  John  Chi3y,  Colorado  School  of  Energy  Studies,  www.energyschool.com  
 One  Pa5ern,  From  Micro-­‐  to  Macro-­‐size  
Atom   Cell   Organ  
Probability  of  the  locaNon  of  the  electron  in  a   Spindle  filaments   Heart’s  Electro-­‐MagneOc  Field  
hydrogen  Atom  (Science,  Oct.  2006)   during  mitosis   (Arthur  Winfree.  When  Time  Breaks  
Down)  

BestClipArt.com  

Science,  Feb.  2011  

(Below)  The  basis  of  
atomic  bonding  (E.  
Babbit,  Principles  of  
Light  and  Color)    
Planetary  &  GalacOc  
Earth’s  magneNc  field,  (at  right)  Planetary  Nebula  N3  (Hubble)  

BestClipArt.com  
 SCIENCE  OF  MIND-­‐BODY   EXPANSION  •  REPULSION  •  “YANG”  

Psychology  and  Physicality  (and  

everything  else)  follow  the  same  
fundamental  Laws  of  Nature.  

Mind  and  Body  form  an  interdependent  

circuit,  comparable  to  the  acOons  of  
atoms,  electromagneOc  fields  or  
chemical  bonding,  with  +  and  –  (proton/
electron/neutron)  a5racOon  and  
repulsion  as  the  basis  for  all  
phenomena.  

Stable  bonding  occurs  when  the  Yang  

and  Yin  poles  unite  properly.  Poor  
bonding  occurs  when  the  basic  +  and  –  
interacOon  is  distorted  or  lost.  

Health  means  natural  movement  from  

pole  to  pole  is  present;  disease  means  
fixaOon  has  replaced  normal  flow.  
Restore  movement  and  health  will  
return,  physically  and  psychologically.  
Peter  Levine’s  SomaOc  Experiencing®  is  
based  on  this  observaOon.  

The  Mind  acts  on  the  Body,  and  the   Randolph  Stone,  
Body  acts  on  the  Mind.  Disturb  one  and   Polarity  Therapy,  Vol  
I,  Bk  3,  chart  3.  
the  other  will  follow.  

Slide  by  John  Chi3y,  www.energyschool.com   CONTRACTION  •  ATTRACTION  •  “YIN”  

 One  Pa5ern,  Body-­‐Mind-­‐Spirit  

 +  YANG  -­‐  YIN  0-­‐  NEUTRAL  

Project1_Art de-colorized 9/27/13 9:48 AM Page 1

BODY  
 Brain  Pelvis  Heart  
 Ectoderm  Endoderm  Meso-­‐  Ossues  
 Arteries  Veins  Heart/Capillaries  

+  
 InhalaOon  ExhalaOon  TransiOon  
 Motor  Sensory  Awareness  
 Sperm  Egg    Unique  idenOty  
 Protruding  genitals  Indented  genitals  Union  

-­‐  
 Top-­‐back-­‐right  Bo5om-­‐front-­‐ler  Midline  
MIND  &  RELATIONAL  
 Observer  ParOcipant  Flexibility  
 AnOpathy  Sympathy  Empathy  
 Dispassionate  Impassioned  Compassionate  
 Speaking  Listening  Neutral  
 Leading  Following  TransiOonal  
 “Avoidant”  “Ambivalent”  “Secure”  
SPIRIT  
 MaterializaOon  SpiritualizaOon  Reversal  
 Outward  journey  Return  to  Essence  Rest  
 Examples  of  Polarity  Principles  in  Psychology,  Neuroscience  &  Physiology  
VerFcal  Arrangement   Horizontal  Arrangement  implies  
implies  Hierarchy   TransacFon  among  Peers  
SAME  
The  Heart  is  the  mid-­‐
Source   PATTERN  &  
Spirit  
N   FUNCTION;  
pole,  enabling  balance  
of  incoming  and  
Core   THREE   outgoing  energy  
Inner   PRINCIPLES,    
Subtle    
NOT  TWO:  
1.  YANG    
References:  Stone,  
2.  YIN  
Winter,  van  der  Wal  
Manifesta1on   3.  REVERSAL  
MaVer  
Periphery   S  
Outer   “PendulaFon”  (Peter  Levine)  means  full  
Coarse   range  of  moFon  from  Pole  to  Pole  

A^achment  Theory,  “Circle  of  Security”  Self,  “Safe  Haven”  Other,  “ExploraOon”  
SomaNc  Experiencing®  (Peter  Levine)  “Body  locaOon  1”  “Body  locaOon  2”  
Pre-­‐  and  Peri-­‐Natal  Psychology  Home  Base  Autonomy  
Polarity   Polarity  Cosmology  Spirit,  Father  Sky  Ma5er,  Mother  Earth  
Principles  are   SomaNc  Psychology  Mind  Body  
Freudian,  Jungian,  etc.  Ego,  Higher  Mind  Id,  Lower  Mind  
a  common  
Embryological  Nssue  origin  Ecto-­‐  (outside  interface)  Endo-­‐  (inside  interface)  
theme  in   Brain  FuncNon  &  Chemistry  ExcitaOon    Calming  
many  Systems   “Window  of  Presence”  (Dan  Siegel,  Anna  Chi^y)  Hyper-­‐  states  Hypo-­‐  states  
Autonomic  Nervous  System  SympatheOc  ParasympatheOc  
Polarity  two  chair  (Fritz  Perls,  Robert  Hall)  Primary,  habitual  mind  Secondary  mind    
Perceptual  PosiNoning  Witness  ParOcipant  
 Polarity  Principles  in  Counseling:  SomaNc  Experiencing®  

In  Peter  Levine’s  SomaNc  Experiencing,  clients  are  guided  in  

alternaNng  “Focusing”  between  two  locaNons  in  the  body,  resulNng  
in  an  autonomic  nervous  system  re-­‐sefng  from  within.  

BODY  LOCATION  1  

8   BODY  LOCATION  2  

“[The  contracNve  area  has  to  be  linked  with  a  not-­‐contracNve  area]....  If  you  have  
something  that’s  just  one  polarity,  either  expansion  or  contracNon,  it  will  eventually  go  
into  an  unstable  explosion  or  annihilaNon,  either  rigidity  or  fragmentaNon.”    
 Polarity  Principles  in  Counseling:  The  “Circle  of  Security”  
Babies  and  Toddlers  consistently  exhibit  cycles  of  moving  
away  from  the  caregiver  to  explore  the  world…  

SECURE  
BASE  
EXPLORATION  &  
AUTONOMY  
SAFE  
HAVEN  

Based  on  Polarity  Principles,  

we  expect  the  same  pa3ern  to  
…then  returning  to  the  caregiver  for  comfort  and   be  found  in  all  relaFonships,  at  
refreshed  a^achment  bonding   all  scales.    

By  training  parents  to  recognize  and  synchronize  with  just  this  one  
fundamental  pa^ern,  the  authors  achieved  very  high  success  rates  in  
efficiently  resolving  developmental  dysfuncNons  and  behaviors.  
 An  Example  of  Polarity  Principles  in  a  Self-­‐Help  System  

The  Sedona  Method  teaches  students  to  have  a  complete  experience  

(thoughts,  feelings,  sensaNons)  of  basic  needs  or  emoNons  related  to  
any  situaNon,  then  shi{  and  imagine  the  inverse  of  those  needs.  
Most  needs  can  be  experienced  in  a  spectrum  of  “Holding  on”  and  
“Lefng  Go.”  
 
StarNng  with  a  pracNce  similar  to  Eugene  Gendlin’s  Focusing,  this  
method  adds  experiencing  the  polarized  inverse  of  any  need  or  
emoNon,  forming  an  experienNal  loop  between  the  two;  as  the  loop  
progresses,  the  fixaNon  about  beliefs,  emoNons  or  needs  loosens  up.  
Specific  tension  pa^erns  are  replaced  by  fluidic  swirling  pa^erns.  

What’s  Good   “What’s  good  

about  holding   about  leUng  
on?  Have  a   go?  Have  a  
complete   HOLDING  ON   LETTING  GO   complete  
experience  of   experience  of  
this  posiFon.”   this  posiFon.”  
 Polarity  Principles  in  Counseling:  Diane  Heller’s  Crash  Course  

In  Dr.  Diane  Heller’s  Crash  Course,  clients  are  guided  to  a  body-­‐
centered  memory  of  the  state  before  the  car  accident,  then  a{er,  
when  it  was  known  that  they  would  survive.  

First  moment  of  

awareness  of  a  

BEFORE   AFTER  
problem  
Event  
When  it  was  
known  that  
survival  was  
secure  

OscillaNon  between  the  before  and  aYer  experiences  drains  the  charge  from  the  
middle,  the  actual  moment  of  impact  (called  “T-­‐Zero”).  Heller  goes  closer  and  closer  to  
the  actual  event,  and  by  the  Nme  it  is  reached,  there  is  li^le  charge  le{  and  clients  are  
able  to  re-­‐connect  the  broken  fiber  of  their  experience  across  the  breaking  point.  
 Example  of  Polarity  Principles  in  Psychology:  A5achment  Theory  

In  A^achment  Theory,  mental  health  is  defined  

as  the  capacity  to  smoothly  flow  a^enNon  from  
Self-­‐Other  Archetypes  
“A5achment  Categories,”(Kim  Bartholomew,  1998)    
“Self”  to  “Other”  and  back,  as  needed.  

SELF   OTHER  

Capacity  for  flow  is  created  in  childhood  by  the  

experience  of  constancy  and  safety  with  the  caregiver,  
starNng  in  prenatal  experience.  Lack  of  constancy  and/
or  safety  generates  adaptaNons  including  
“Ambivalent”  (self  fixated),  “Avoidant”  (other  fixated)   From  J.A.  Simpson  &  W.  S.  Rholes  (Eds.),  
or  “Disorganized”  (neither  self  a^enNon  nor  other   A3achment  Theory  and  Close  RelaFonships  (pp.  
a^enNon  is  funcNonal).   25-­‐45.  New  York:  Guilford  Press,  1998.  

AMBIVALENT-­‐  Signal  cry  is  ON  

SECURE   or   DISORGANIZED  
AVOIDANT-­‐  Signal  cry  is  OFF  
 Polarity  Principles  in  Science:  Recurrent  Feedback  Loops  
Recurrent  Feedback:  Systemic  Memory  
Schwartz  &  Russek,  The  Living  Energy  Universe,  p.  274,  104  
EVENT  A   EVENT  B  

Recurrent  feedback  refers  to  the  

phenomenon  by  which  events  affect  
systems  and  create  adaptaNons.    
For  example,  more  rain  means  more  
vegetaNon,  therefore  more  prey  
animals,  therefore  more  predators,  and  
the  changing  animal  populaNons  affect  
the  type  of  vegetaNon,  etc.,  etc..    
Recurrent  feedback  becomes  a  form  of  
stored  incremental  informaNon,  or  
system  memory.  

In  Taoist  terms:  The  bigger  the  front,  the  

bigger  the  back.”  
 The  RelaOonship  Dipole  
The  powerful  a5racOon  between  Yin  and  Yang  reflects  the  same  principles  found  in  all  nature,  
with  a  blissful  neutral  phase  in  the  core  between  cycles  of  expansion  and  contracOon.  

YANG   YIN  

+  -­‐  +  -­‐    +  -­‐  +  -­‐  +  -­‐    

Babbi3’s  model  of  atomic,  chemical,  
molecular  and  electromagneFc  bonding  
In  ancient  wisdom  tradiOons  such  as  Sufism,  the  Heart  symbol  represents  the  union  of  Yin  and  
Yang  and  the  sacred  geometry  of  “Golden  Mean”  “Phi  RaOo”  nesOng,  or  fractal  coherence.    
Slide  by  John  Chi3y,  www.energyschool.com  
 Archetypes  of  Yin  and  Yang  

“TYRANT”   “DOORMAT”  
++   -­‐-­‐  

Balanced  Yin  &  Yang  

TOO  MUCH  YANG   TOO  MUCH  YIN  

TOO  LITTLE  YANG   TOO  LITTLE  YIN  

Ancient  wisdom  references:  
HA-­‐THA  (Sun-­‐Moon)  Yoga  
I  Ching  Hexagrams  1  &  2  

“WIMP”   “CRITIC”  
-­‐-­‐   ++  

“Fatal  AVrac1on:  
Slide  by  John  Chi3y,  www.energyschool.com   ++  AVracts  to  -­‐-­‐,  Repels  to  another  ++  
 “Diagnose  &  Fix”   The  Health  Care  ConOnuum  
Both  have  value!  Embrace  both  without  nega1ng  either…   “Reflect  &  Resource”  
More  Direct  IntervenOon   More  Indirect  Nurturance  
Slide  prepared  by  John  Chi3y,  Colorado  School  of  Energy  Studies,  www.energyschool.com  

Top  Down  (Yang)   Bo5om  Up  (Yin)  

Power  is  centralized  (core)   Power  is  distributed  (periphery)  
CorrecOon  from  the  Outside  In   CorrecOon  from  the  Inside  Out  
Symptom  focus   Whole  person  focus  
Emphasis  on  outer  resources   Emphasis  on  inner  resources  
Well-­‐developed  and  funded   Less-­‐developed  and  funded  
Drugs  and  Surgery   Self-­‐awareness  and  personal  growth  
Researched  Treatment  Protocols   “Inherent  Treatment  Plan”  
Individual  singularity   Interconnectedness  
Belief  in  Causality  and  Effects   Belief  in  Complexity  
ObjecOficaOon  (anOpathy)   SubjecOficaOon  (sympathy)  
Pathologizing   AppreciaOon  
Slide  prepared  by  John  Chi3y,  Colorado  School  of  Energy  Studies,  www.energyschool.com  
 PracOOoner  Skills  Step-­‐by-­‐Step  
If  you  feel  you  are  not  connec1ng,  go  back  to  the  previous  step  
“[Dr.  Stone]    had  a  presence  
that  touched  people,  and  it   1. Skills of Being
was  this  presence,  not   Centering & Grounding
technique,  that  was  the  basis   Neutral, non-judgmental, non-pathological attitude
of  his  healing.”     Avoid “better than” or “less than” thinking
–Heckler,  Anatomy  of  Change   Stillness in self, freedom to witness both internal and external phenomena
“Future  therapies  will  entail   2. Skills of Relationship
very  li^le  medicaNon  but  will   Presence & Contact, proximity is not too close or too far
require  the  paNent’s   Wide perspective viewing, not tunnel vision
understanding  of  the  root   Compassionate; not enmeshing or abandoning
cause  of  his  conflict  and  
disease…  The  paNent  is  thus   3. Skills of Listening
the  ‘boss’  in  the  treatment…   Listening generally, Detecting subtle movements
The  relaNonship  between   Letting client “feel heard;” “I See You”
paNent  and  physician  will  be  
completely  re-­‐thought  and  re-­‐ 4. Skills of Recognition
defined…Whoever  wants  to   Relating to Health via Primary Respiration, Breath of Life, Stillness
work  this  way  should  first  and   “Remote viewing” of tissues, patterns, zones, segments, movements
foremost  be  a  wise  and  decent   Differentiating layers of the system: bone, soft tissue, organs, fluids, energy
person,  kind-­‐hearted  and  
Identifying Three Principles and Five Elements in action
possessing  outstanding  general  
knowledge.  
–Hamer,    Summary  of  the  New  Medicine,  p.  15  
5. Skills of Conversation
  Verbal & non-verbal posing questions & receiving responses via tissue gestures
 
Appreciation of whatever is present; “catch the client doing something right”
“The  medicine  of  the  future  
Follow expressions to fullness and suggest “wait”
will  be  an  act  of  thinking.”  
–Michel  Abehsara,  DO   Managing nervous system regulation process: “Body, Low, Slow, Loop”
Slide  prepared  by  John  Chi3y,  Colorado  School  of  Energy  Studies,  www.energyschool.com  
 Peter  Levine’s  “9  Steps  of  Trauma  ResoluOon  Therapy”  
In  an  Unspoken  Voice,  pp.  74  ff.  

1.  Establish an environment of relative safety.

2.  Support initial exploration and acceptance of sensation.
3.  Establish “pendulation” and containment: the innate power of
rhythm.
4.  Use titration to create increasing stability, resilience and organization.
5.  Provide a corrective experience by supplanting the passive responses
of collapse and helplessness with active, empowered defensive
responses.
6.  Separate or “uncouple” the conditioned association of fear and
helplessness from the biological immobility response.
7.  Resolve hyper-arousal states by gently guiding the “discharge” and
redistribution of the vast survival energy mobilized for life-
preserving action while freeing that energy to support higher-level
brain functioning.
8.  Engage self-regulation to restore “dynamic equilibrium” and relaxed
alertness.
9.  Orient to the here and now, contact the environment and reestablish
the capacity for social acceptance.
Slide  prepared  by  John  Chi3y,  Colorado  School  of  Energy  Studies,  www.energyschool.com  
 Peter  Levine  remembers  Randolph  Stone  (Toronto,  1997)  
...The  two  polariNes,  just  like  in  Polarity  Therapy,  are  expansion  and  contracNon.  
The  two  results  of  polarizaNon  are  expansion  and  contracNon,  so  you  have  a  wave  
undulaOon  between  the  expansive  quality  of  the  energy  movement  and  its  
contracOon.  That’s  the  normal  response  of  that  universe:  expansion-­‐contracNon,  
expansion-­‐contracNon.    
As  you  go  into  the  trauma  vortex  you  could  call  that  the  compression  vortex  or  the  
constricNon  vortex.  As  you  move  out  of  that  into  the  inner  vortex,  then  the  
experience  is  one  of  expansion.  Again,  they  have  to  be  linked  together,  because  
from  a  physics  point  of  view,  singulariNes  are  notoriously  unstable.  If  you  have  
something  that’s  just  one  polarity,  either  expansion  or  contracNon,  it  will  eventually  
go  into  an  unstable  explosion  or  annihilaNon,  either  rigidity  or  fragmentaNon.    
You  have  to  have  this  pulsing  back  and  forth.  This  is  the  key  that  we  come  to  over  
and  over,  really  the  fundamental  essence  phenomenologically  of  this  approach  
[SomaNc  Experiencing].  The  movement  between  expansion  and  contracNon  is  the  
normal  process  of  self-­‐regulaNon,  the  energeNc  basis  of  self-­‐regulaNon.  
As  I  talk  about  this,  I  really  see  how  deeply  I  was  influenced  by  Stone  [in  1970].  I  
had  not  thought  about  it  for  years,  but  being  here  I  can  really  see  how  he  got  me  to  
start  thinking  in  these  terms,  how  he  helped  me  start  to  put  these  thoughts  
together,  as  did  many  others  menNoned  in  the  book  [Waking  the  Tiger  (1998)]  
acknowledgements...  
  
“Body-­‐Low-­‐Slow-­‐Loop”  for  SympatheOc  NS  First  Aid
See  DYY,    
p.  187;  

•  Body also  note  

three  free  
podcasts  
– Direct the attention into the body to notice a sensation on  CSES  
– This effectively means present-tense orientation, countering site  
trauma’s past-future tendency
•  Low
– Direct the attention to the lower border or downward
generally
– This effectively counters the upward effect of trauma
(alarm & orienting responses)
•  Slow
– Ask about the details of the sensation
– This effectively slows down the awareness, countering
trauma’s tendency to speed things up
•  Loop
– Direct the attention somewhere else for a minute or so, then
back to the first site. Repeat as needed, slowly and gently.
– This effectively re-establishes Polarity movement and
counters the trauma’s tendency towards fixation.
Slide  by  John  Chi3y,  www.energyschool.com  
 Sample  QuotaOons  from  Dr.  Stone  Guiding  Polarity  Counseling  
In  the  pelvic  basin  at  the  bo^om  is  the  sum  total  force  accumulaNon  of  all  sensory  tension  and  emoNonal  frustraNon  (Volume  1,  
Book  2,  Chart  9)  
This  emoNonal  chemistry  is  the  prime  factor  of  gas  because  of  the  peristalNc  stasis  it  produces.  (Volume  1,  Book  3,  Chart  22)  
The  emoNons  are  the  neutral  etheric  life  principle  (Volume  2,  Book  6,  Chart  2)  
[The  diaphragm]  is  the  bridge  where  mind  and  life  cross  into  the  emoNonal  vital  field  (Volume  2,  Book  2,  Chart  29)  
Mind  pa^erns  form  the  key  of  body  construcNon.  (Volume  2,  Book  5,  Chart  8)  
Mind  pa^erns  are  expressed  in  the  body,  and  the  body  returns  the  compliment  by  impressing  itself  on  the  mind.  (Volume  2,  Book  
5,  Chart  7)  
All  psychiatry  has  its  roots  in  the  mind,  which  operates  these  faculNes  thru  representaNve  brain  areas.  Since  it  is  esNmated  that  
from  40  to  60  percent  of  all  diseases  have  a  psychosomaNc  origin  it  would  be  well  to  give  this  aspect  more  a^enNon.  An  
intelligent  enNty  lives  in  this  body,  and  it  is  not  a  mere  chemical-­‐mechanical  laboratory.  Every  reacNon  depends  on  the  central  
acNon  of  this  soul  in  the  body  and  its  fine  ultra-­‐sonic  [ultrasonic]  vibratory  energy  currents...  A  physiological  phase  could  be  
added  to  psychiatry  by  finding  the  weaker  faculNes…  and  build  them  up  like  training  for  a  vocaNon.  (Volume  1,  Book  2,  Chart  
44)  
Male  and  female  everywhere  are  the  acNve  factors  with  a  neuter  [neutral]  field  for  gestaNon.  Father,  mother  and  child  are  the  
human  family  completed.  In  the  Chinese  system  this  was  illustrated  as  the  yang  -­‐  red,  posiNve  -­‐  and  the  yin  -­‐  dark,  negaNve  -­‐  
energy  as  its  reflecNon  entwined  in  endless  moNon.  (Volume  2,  Book  6,  Chart  16)  
LocaFons  of  emoFons  in  the  body:  Psychologically  [the  throat]  is  the  center  of  pride  and  vanity  [other  chakra  emoFons  are  also  
added]  (Volume  2,  Book  6,  Chart  10)  
NegaNve  thoughts  and  fears  make  grooves  in  the  mind  as  negaNve  energy  waves  of  despondency  and  hopelessness.  We  cannot  
think  negaNve  thoughts  and  reap  posiNve  results,  and  therefore  we  must  assert  the  posiNve,  and  maintain  a  posiNve  pa^ern  
of  thinking  and  acNng  as  our  ideal.  (Health-­‐Building,  page  4)  
At  the  very  core  of  the  search  for  true  health  lies  the  essenNal  quesNon  of  what  life  is  for.  .  (Health-­‐Building,  page  4)  
Now  we  come  to  the  psychological  aspects  of  disease,  where  the  emoNons  and  mind  are  great  factors.  What  a  paNent  fears,  
believes  or  thinks  affects  his  health  and  can  create  energy  blocks  in  the  emoNonal  field…  (Health-­‐Building,  page  10)  
We  will  become  that  which  we  contemplate.  (Health  Building  page  12)  
We  cannot  think  negaNve  thoughts  and  reap  posiNve  results.  (Health  Building  page  13)  
“We  cannot  kill  for  the  sake  of  our  palate  without  it  having  a  profoundly  destrucNve  effect  on  our  mental  health...”  .  (Health  
Building  page  4)  
Ability  and  skill  are  developed  by  effort  and  experience,  not  by  talk  (Health  Building  page  26)  
 
 
Slide  prepared  by  John  Chi3y,  Colorado  School  of  Energy  Studies,  www.energyschool.com  
 
 
 
 Anatomy  of  the  Triune   Parasympathetic: For

the torso, CN X (Vagus Nerve–
Autonomic  Nervous  System   Dorsal Branch); For the pelvis,
the Sacral Plexus; For the head,
The ANS is commonly defined as the part of the nervous Cranial Nerves III, VII, IX.
system that is involuntary and maintains essential functional These nerves operate baseline
balance. The ANS is usually divided into two complementary survival functions including heart/
branches, sympathetic and parasympathetic.
lungs, digestion and reproduction.
In the new triune theory, a third set of mainly involuntary
survival functions is identified and described.

This new theory recognizes an additional nerve group

Sympathetic: Sympathetic
because its actions are also involuntary and critical for Trunk plus Cervical, Celiac and
survival. In addition to being a dual reciprocal action between Mesenteric Ganglia.
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic, the ANS now becomes
triune and sequential, with a regulatory hierarchy from new to These nerves go to all organs and
old. operate smooth muscles during
daytime alertness and
mobilization, and fight/flight
 Parasympathetic (most ancient) responses.
“A primitive passive feeding and reproduction system
creating a metabolic baseline of operation to manage
oxygen and nourishment via the blood.” Social: Special Efferent
Sympathetic (newer) pathways within Cranial Nerves
“A more sophisticated set of responses enabling mobility
V, VII, IX, X­ (Vagus Nerve–
for feeding, defense and reproduction via limbs & muscles.”
Social Engagement (most modern) Ventral Branch), XI;
“A sophisticated set of responses supporting massive Corticobulbar Tract; also afferent
cortical development– enabling maternal bonding (extended pathways in Vagus.
protection of vulnerable immature cortex processors) and These nerves operate involuntary
social cooperation (language and social structures) via actions of the face, voice, hearing
facial functions.”
and related functions. Ventral
vagus also affects the heart.
 DifferenOaOng  Normal  ANS  FuncOons  from  Stress  Responses–  1  
 
Although  commonly  used,  “Fight  or  Flight  vs.  Rest  and  Rebuild”  is  a  confusing  characterizaOon  of  SympatheOc  and  
ParasympatheOc  Branches;  Fight/Flight  is  a  stress  response  whereas  Rest/Rebuild  is  a  normal  funcOon  

A high percentage of health conditions center on the Autonomic Nervous System, including immune system
disorders, attention deficit conditions, psychosomatic issues, post-traumatic stress effects and others.

Normal Functions of the ANS

SOCIAL
SYMPATHETIC
PARASYMPATHETIC

Normally, ANS stages flow and interchange rhythmically based on routine stimuli and biological sequences
such as circadian rhythm, digestion and the sexual process. ANS fixation or loss of flow is a sign of PTSD.

 Voluntary  and  involuntary  func1ons  overlap  significantly–  most  of  the  ac1ons  listed  here  could  be  either–  but  
they  can  be  iden1fied  by  close  observa1on.  Autonomic  responses  are  immediate  and  universal  across  
differences  of  age,  gender,  educa1on  and  culture.  The  conscious  mind  cannot  fully  control  face  and  body  
expressions;  the  ANS  itself  seems  to  be  mainly  incapable  of  inauthen1city  or  decep1on  (Paul  Ekman,  2009).  
 
 DifferenOaOng  Normal  ANS  FuncOons  from  Stress  Responses–  2  

The higher nervous system arrangements inhibit (or control) the lower, and thus, when the higher
are suddenly rendered functionless, the lower rise in activity.
– John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911), Neurology Pioneer

Stress Responses of the ANS

SOCIAL
SYMPATHETIC
PARASYMPATHETIC
Involuntary Eye
& Voice Contact
Freeze
Mob Psychology

The horizontal arrows show how involuntary behavior can quickly transfer from one “Startle Awake”
ANS branch to another.

In  the  presence  of  novelty  or  threat,  we  try  our  phylogenically  newest,  best  strategy  (Social)  first.  If  that  does  
not  work  or  has  not  worked  in  the  past,  we  try  our  older,  second  strategy  (Sympathe1c).  If  that  does  not  
work,  we  try  our  most  primi1ve,  last  strategy  (Parasympathe1c).  If  that  does  not  work  we  are  in  danger,  
appearing  as  immobiliza1on,  deep  depression  or  parasympathe1c  shock.  
 Resonance  PracOce  to  exercise  “Self-­‐Other”    
PendulaOon  and  the  Social  Nervous  System  
Choose  a  partner  and  find  an  area  with  space  to  talk   DYY,  page  195  
Choose  who  will  start  as  the  “speaker”  (Self-­‐focused)  and  
“listener”  (Other-­‐focused)  
Speaker:  With  closed  eyes,  report  physical  sensaNons  in  
thorough  detail  for  2  minutes;  parNcularly  note  contact  
with  the  chair  or  other  surface.  If  thoughts  or  feelings  
arise,  these  can  also  be  reported,  but  generally  keep  
coming  back  to  sensaNons.  
Listener:  Open  eyes  and  hyper-­‐closely  observe  the  speaker;  at   Speaker:  
Close  a^enNon  
Listener:  
Close  a^enNon  to  
some  point  in  the  2  minutes,  think  an  appreciaNve   to  sensaNons   speaker,  as  
Emphasize  self-­‐ a^enNve  as  
thought.  The  thought  does  not  have  to  be  profound,  even   a^enNon   possible  
something  trivial  will  work.   “Monologue”   Think  an  
inquiry  into   appreciaNve  
Trade  roles  for  two  or  three  minutes,  two  more  Nmes.   experience   thought  

Discuss  your  experience:    

 Was  one  role  easier  or  harder?  
 Was  the  second  round  easier  or  harder?  
 Could  the  speaker  tell  when  the  appreciaNve  thought  was  
offered?  
 
Slide  by  John  Chi3y,  www.energyschool.com  
 Boundary  PracOce  to  create  felt-­‐sense  of  safety  
DYY,  page  197  
Three  Steps  
1.  Inspect  
Imagine  a  shell  or  bubble  that  surrounds  the  body  in  an  egg-­‐
shaped  oval  field.  Visualize  its  condiNon:  how  far  from  the  
body,  broken,  smooth,  rough,  what  color?  Check  each  
quadrant  front-­‐right,  back-­‐right,  back-­‐le{,  front-­‐le{.    
 
2.  Repair  
Imagine  a  repair  process  using  whatever  materials  feel  
appropriate,  i.e.,  plexiglass,  plaster,  magical  tools  of  any  kind.  
Re-­‐set  the  distance  to  be  about  arm’s  length  from  the  body,  
pushing  out  or  pulling  in  as  needed.  Note  one  quadrant  may  
need  more  repair.  
 
3.  Rest  
Once  the  repair  is  complete,  imagine  resNng  comfortably  in  
the  now-­‐intact  boundary.  No  one  can  come  in  without  your  
permission.  You  can  see  what  is  happening  outside  but  the  
voices  are  muffled  and  distant.  
Slide  by  John  Chi3y,  www.energyschool.com  
 Sample  Session  Using  Dancing  with  Yin  &  Yang  Two-­‐Chair  Method  
Client  “Ann”  is  age  44,  female,  single,  reporNng  onset  of  anxiety,  self-­‐doubt,  insecurity,  low  self-­‐esteem  subsequent  to  a  
relaNonship  break-­‐up  that  was  addressed  in  her  prior  session.  Since  security  is  within  the  Yang  archetype,  I  iniNally  guided  
her  to    imagine  that  her  father  was  in  the  other  chair.  The  actual  session  was  about  40  minutes.  

Chair  1   Each  arrow  

means  one   Chair  2  
 (To  deceased  “Dad”):    ”All  your  negaNvity  &  anger  really   “pendulaOon”    
cycle  
affected  my  self  esteem.  You  had  big  impact.  The  way  you    
treated  mom  wasn't  right  and  made  it  hard  for  me  to  become   Dad:  Doesn’t  get  it,  “I  worked  hard,  we  had  a  fun  family  
a  woman.  I  want  you  to  hear  this.  You  really  affected  me.  (She   (denying,  distracNng,  etc.)”;  Finally  he  got  it  –  “here  in  the  
reports  lots  of  tension  in  body  especially  in  her  mid-­‐secNon;   present  moment  you  can  observe  the  effect  in  the  other  
managed  with  Body-­‐Low-­‐Slow-­‐Loop)   chair.”  (Dad  slumps)  –  “I  feel  really  sorry,  didn't  
  know”  (dismayed,  more  apologeNc).  
   
Ann  feels  relief,  sighs,  energy  descends,  “I’m  not  crazy  a{er    
all!”  breathing  more  deeply.  All  those  years  there  was  an   Dad:  Sequence  of  progressive  body  shi{s  as  imaginary  Dad  
elephant  in  the  room,  not  talking  about  it,  but  my  percepNon   starts  to  become  more  realisNc  and  sincere  in  his  regret  for  the  
was  right  all  this  Nme.  “Body-­‐Low-­‐Slow-­‐Loop”  is  used  as   damage  that  he  can  see  has  been  done.  ”Ann,  I  am  so  sorry,  is  
needed.   there  anything  that  I  can  do  to  make  up?    
   
   
“You  can  talk  to  mom  directly,  tell  her  you're  sorry.”   (Ann  imagines  mom  being  in  the  other  chair)  Dad  to  Mom:  I’m  
  really  sorry  about  how  I  treated  you,  it  wasn't  right,  and  not  my  
  intenNon.  Dad  starts  to  blame  and  deflect  again,  then  regret  re-­‐
“Mom”  is  really  angry,  "it's  about  f-­‐-­‐king  Nme".  Body  heat  and   surfaces  again.    
affect  of  coming  out  of  parasympatheNc  shock.  Started    
breathing  more  deeply  as  this  anger  started  coming  out.  Lots    
of  deep  sighs,  trembling,  sensaNon  of  body  streaming.   “Dad”  conNnues  to  take  it  in  and  experience  body  shi{s  of  
  coming  out  of  denial  and  Avoidant  posture.  In  Nme,  we  put  Ann  
  back  in  the  other  chair.  
Ann  again:  Dad,  I  really  appreciate  your  saying  this.  Of  course    
she's  angry.  ConNnuing  body  tracking  with  Body-­‐Low-­‐Slow-­‐  
Loop.  Forgiveness  meter  =  5;  Relief  meter  =  9-­‐10  
   
  Slide  by  John  Chi3y,  www.energyschool.com,  from  Chapter  10  in  “Dancing  with  Yin  and  Yang”  (CSES,  2013)  
 
   DifferenFaFng  “Polarity  Counseling”  from  regular  Psychotherapy  
 Not  a  replacement,  just  an  addiFon;  Not  a  magic  
  wand,  just  a  complementary  perspecFve  
 
TherapeuNc  Elements  that  are  different  in  Dancing  with  Yin  and  Yang  
LESS  
 •  Analysis  and  detecNve  work:  “figuring  out  the  problem”  
 •  Assigning  and  analysis  of  “causes”  from  the  past  
 •  Labeling  of  condiNons,  pathological  interpretaNons  
JOHN CHITTY
 •  Long-­‐term  dependence  on  therapist   Co-author Energy Exercises

 •  Catharsis  
MORE  
 •  Present-­‐Nme  focus,  using  body-­‐centered  processes  
 •  “PendulaNon”  from  pole  to  pole  
Dancing with
YIN& YANG
 •  Focus  on  autonomic  nervous  system  states  
 •  Inclusion  of  “the  rest  of  life”  in  the  process   Ancient Wisdom, Modern Psychotherapy
and Randolph Stone’s Polarity Therapy

 •  Focus  on  healthy,  funcNonal  relaNonships  

“A passionate vision of ancient insights and contemporary neuroscience”

 •  UnificaNon  of  mind  and  body  

Stephen Porges, PhD
Author of Polyvagal Theory
 CSES  offers  a  Polarity  Therapy  LIFE  COACH  DIPLOMA  
For Polarity Therapy practitioners who desire a
Requirements   professional niche enabling both touch and talk, the CSES
LIFE COACH is a new diploma that supports using Polarity
•  CompleNon  of  the  116-­‐hour  four   Therapy for stress management and goal attainment.
module  Life  Coach  program  (four  
4-­‐day  modules,  offered  annually).   Unlike psychotherapy, the CSES Life Coach Diploma
CompleNon  of  the  CSES  Level  2   does not address mental illness, diagnosis or allopathic
(RPP)  course  includes  the  LCD.   interpretation. The CSES Life Coach supports clients in
their quest for greater satisfaction in relationships and
•  CompleNon  of  an  online  open-­‐ career using a multi-modality body-mind-spirit approach as
book  test,  to  verify  knowledge  of  
the  basic  concepts  of  this  method   presented in the book, Dancing with Yin and Yang, by John
as  described  in  Dancing  with  Yin   Chitty.
and  Yang.  
Key elements of the approach include: JOHN CHITTY
Co-author Energy Exercises

•  Ongoing  membership  in  a   • Polarity Therapy cosmology including the

professional  associaNon,  to   Jouney of the Soul, Three Principles and Five
saNsfy  CSES's  interpretaNon  of   Elements.
Life  Coaching's  need  for  a    Code   • Polarity "Hierarchy of Action Fields," sorting life
of  Ethics  parNcipaNon   activities in the order of impact.
requirement.     • Polarity Two-Chair "Awareness" method, to
Dancing with
YIN& YANG
induce movement where fixation has become
•  Evidence  of  having  acNve   habitual.
supervision  in  clinical  pracNce,   • Other Polarity Therapy self-help methods. Ancient Wisdom, Modern Psychotherapy
and Randolph Stone’s Polarity Therapy

with  at  least  3  contact  events  per  

• Practitioner skills to facilitate Right relationship.
year.   “A passionate vision of ancient insights and contemporary neuroscience”
Stephen Porges, PhD

• Clearing energetic obstacles to success.   Author of Polyvagal Theory

For  more  informa1on:  www.energyschool.com