Office Location:

Penn Plaza Office Suites, 1^st fl, 3^rd on left

120 Pennsylvania Ave, Oreland, PA  19075

http://www.thepolaritycenter.com/

  “Helping you Live the Life you Want”

                 Winter 2007

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Private Sessions and Seminars:

Bodywork - Polarity, Craniosacral

Meditation – Chakras

Winter – the element is Earth, the 1st chakra.  Opening and balancing Earth energy can help:

            Physically – Knees, Colon, Neck, Bones, Digestion

            Emotionally – Security, Connectedness with others, Safety, Courage

                  Mentally – Detail Orientation, Following through to completion

On-Going Events

New!  2^nd Sunday Healing Group

Every 2^nd Sunday at 1:00 – 2:30 pm

Request 6 month commitment to promote group cohesion

Suggested Donation: ($120/6 months)

This group provides an opportunity to slow down, reflect, go within and listen to what your body is saying and share this journey with other people. Activities include meditation, easy movement, guided and free reflection time, body awareness exercises, sharing, etc. 

Note: Chakra Meditation Groups have been cancelled for the time being. If interested in having them started up again, please let me know.

Practitioner Level Trainings

At the moment, I am offering no practitioner level trainings.  Instead I am working on getting an entire program certified by the national polarity organization, so people can take the full Associate Polarity Practitioner Training in Philadelphia.

Interested in Shiatsu Massage?  Ruthanne Wood has started giving shiatsu massages at Doylestown Haircutters, 215-872-5035.  New Clients: ½ hour free or $22/hour

Book Recommendation

(Books are available for review at The Polarity Center)

The Heartmath Solution

By Doc Childre and Howard Martin, isbn 0-06-251606-x

The heartmath solution is wonderful book that explains how leading with your heart actually helps the body: immediately lower stress hormones, raise anti-aging DHEA hormone levels, improve your heartrate for maximum longevity, maintain emotional clarity in the midst of chaos, and achieve peak mental and intuitive performance.  For me, it is a way to stop the racing mind and drop down into my center so that I am less anxious and don’t second guess myself so much. 

Here is one exercise they suggest called FREEZE FRAME that gets to be second nature with practice:

1.       Recognize the stressful feeling and FREEZE-FRAME it! Take a time out.

2.       Make a sincere effort to shift your focus away from the racing mind or disturbed emotions to the area around your heart.  Pretend you’re breathing through your heart to help focus your energy in this area.  Keep your focus there for ten seconds or more.

3.       Recall a positive, fun feeling or time you’ve had in life and try to re-experience it.

4.       Now, using your intuition, common sense, and sincerity, ask your heart, What would be a more efficient response to the situation, one that would minimize future stress?

5.       Listen to what your heart says in answer to your  question.  (It’s an effective way to put your reactive mind and emotions in check and an in-house source of commonsense solutions!)

This exercise is designed to get your heart, pulse transit time and respiration synchronized.  When our systems are synchronized in this way, they function with increased efficiency, saving valuable energy and promoting health.

Fall Events

Here’s your chance to support the environment!

SPECIAL BENEFIT DAY TO SUPPORT THE NATURE CONSERVANCY

Sunday, 4/1, 1-6:30 pm, $15/15 minutes

Come get an energy tune up while you help the environment!!

Joe Escher and I are offering 15 minute sessions for $15 of chakra balancing and reiki to benefit the non-profit organization, The Nature Conservancy.  Max. 4 sessions per person.

Refreshments will be served and all proceeds go to the Nature Conservancy!

Reserve your space today!  215-816-6401

Did You Know That……..

(From Heartmath Solution, p. 181)          

Self-induced feelings of “care and compassion” increase the immune capacity in the body?  Did you know that “overcare” has the opposite effect?  To distinguish “care” from “overcare” these are key points to remember:

-          Care is a powerful motivator.  It inspires and gently reassures us.  Care feels good—whether we’re receiving it or giving it.

-          Research shows that feelings of care boost the immune system, while feelings of anger suppress it significantly.

-          When care from the heart is bombarded by worries and anxieties, projections and expectations, it degrades into overcare.

-          Overcare siphons off the potency of our intended care and reduces its effectiveness.  Problems get solved as we attain more clarity and coherence, not through worry.

-          Thousands suffer from overcare-driven exhaustion and burnout.  They feel that they’ve cared too much and can’t care any more.

-          Overcare that’s left unchecked eventually produces low-grade angst that hangs like a cloud over your entire life.

-          Signals from the heart let you know when your care has become overcare, if you’re willing to listen.  Every time you eliminate an overcare, the relief is tremendous, and you store away power that makes fighting overcare easier the next time.

-          By identifying and then working to eliminate overcare, you approach the core of what causes a lot of hidden stress that prevents you from experiencing a more rewarding life.  Eliminating overcare is an act of self-care that will enhance your life in ways you’ve never imagined.

-          Care provides a conduit for your spirit’s expression in the midst of human existence.  The more you truly care, the more you’ll come to know of yourself and others.

-          A return to care is at the top of the list when it comes to social needs.