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Summer 2001 • Energy Currents The Newsletter of the Ontario Polarity Therapy Association

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Welcome to OPTA’s new energy!

Like the new operating board, I have been inspired by the potentialthat, not only our organization, but this newsletter in itself, has tooffer. As OPTA’s key focus this year is communication, it is only fittingthat we broaden the scope of the communication tools that areavailable to us. It is of timely and great importance that we spread theword about Polarity Therapy; about who is involved and how; aboutwhat the features of this modality are and to whom they benefit;about where it fits in; and about how it should be communicated andwho to.

In Dr. Stone’s Complete Collected Works (Volume One, Book II, page 17),he writes: “That which is above is reflected in the area below and thatwhich is below has a representation above in its government.” AsPolarity Practitioners, we hear this statement shortened to “as above,so below”, again and again. But I urge you to take a look again at thequote in it’s entirety, to the potential that these words bear on allaspects of life, from the human microcosm to the universe at large,and to our organization specifically. It is time to encourage a flowfrom the inner energies that manifest personal health to the outerenergies that communicate aliveness! OPTA is alive. OPTA hassomething to offer the practitioner, the student, the organizing bodyof APTA, the health professions and the general public.

Here, at “energy currents”, we are dedicated to allowing this energyto flow, to allowing the voices of Polarity Therapy to be heard. Welook forward to relaying news about what is happening in our fieldand what is happening in health care. We look forward tocommunicating interesting travel experiences. We wish to reviewproducts and books from within our industry. We want to further ourlearning experiences by reviewing case studies and fieldingquestions and criticisms from within and from outside our community.We can only make these things happen with your input!

I look forward to representing your voices, your energy.

Sincerely,

Laurie Copeland • Editor

InZane Visual Communications • Publisher61 Elm Grove Avenue, Toronto Ontario M6K 2J2 • [email protected]

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Board Notes - The 2001 Board of Directors

The 2001 Board of Directors is experiencing some fabulous growth and energizing spirit. We are working and playing very welltogether to bring our members the representation that they deserve by developing and implementing new agendas andcommittees. Although we share in one another’s duties, we do have certain areas of interest and representation. These have beenoutlined below.

We would be very interested in growing our volunteer base for assistance in several areas. If you are interested and can sparesome of your energy to any one of the directors on board, it would greatly be appreciated. We are working for the commongrowth of our organization, for all of us do benefit.

Victoria Lorient-Faibish - PresidentR. 416.485.8750 / B. 416.916.6066E. [email protected]

As President of OPTA, Victoria provides direction and organization forgeneral meetings, board meetings and letter documentations. She isvery involved in bringing new business to OPTA.

Susan Samila - SecretaryR. 416.652.5055 / B. 416.635.2860E. [email protected]

Susan is literally the voice of OPTA, as she fields all calls andinquiries into our organization. Susan’s other contributions arealso invaluable, as the note-taker and maker! She ensures that theOntario Organization guidelines are followed, that meetingminutes are taken and that membership mailings are complete.

Peggy Barrett - Treasurer / Member RepresentativeR. 416.626.8120E. [email protected]

Peggy is a very busy member of the board, ensuring that thefinances are in order and that the membership is up to date. Asthe membership respresentative, Peggy fields all related callsand inquiries.

Kirsten Hildebrandt - DirectorR. 416.699.8324 / E. [email protected]

Kirsten, along with teaching Yoga, continues to successfullyorganize the OPTA phone tree. She ensures that all members arecontacted and informed about upcoming general meetings. Ifyou can assist Kirsten with the phone tree, please contact herdirectly.

Laurie Copeland - DirectorR. 416.534.1455 / B. 416.534.1960E. [email protected]

With a background in graphic design, Laurie is thecommunication representative and as such is acting Editor of“energy currents”. She also heads up the volunteer committeefor website development. In order to get the website up andrunning, Laurie would greatly appreciate assistance.

Barb Staples - DirectorR. 705.277.2254 / E. [email protected]

Barb hails from the Peterborough area and is our Eastern OntarioRepresentative. Aside from her work as an APP, RN, and motherof three teens, she works hard as a liason, to grow PolarityTherapy in Ontario. Barb also ensures that there are nutritiousmunchies and refreshments available at our general meetings.

Pamela McDonald - DirectorR. 416.532.0653 / E. [email protected]

Pam joined OPTA recently to head up the events committee.Pam will be involved in organizing special speakers, workshops,etc. If you have ideas in this respect or can assist Pam in anyway,please contact her directly.

Pat Ransom - DirectorR. 905.939.7519 / E. [email protected]

Pat recently joined the board to head up the research anddevelopment committee. This committee is responsible for keepingour members up to date on what is happening in and around ourcommunity. If you would like to assist Pat, or have information thatwould be valuable to this committee, please contact her directly.

Business

Introduction Complementary therapies havebecome an important part of healthcare. Clinical trials are our bestmethod for evaluating their generaleffectiveness and also fordetermining who may benefit most.Today, a combined knowledge ofconventional or traditional health careand proven effective complementarytherapies are providing the bestoverall care.

In the USA, most medical schoolsteach their students aboutcomplementary and alternativemedicine (CAM). In Canada, surveysshow that 80-90% of medicalstudents wish to learn about CAM.The new Canadian Institute forHealthcare Research has a section forCAM research under the HealthSystems Institute. CAM is beingviewed as a useful contribution to ourhealthcare system, but requiresfurther detailed evaluation.

DefinitionsThere is a distinction between‘complementary’ and ‘alternative’therapies which I wish to emphasize.An ‘alternative’ includes anyunproved therapy that is promoted asa cancer treatment or cure to be usedinstead of mainstream cancertreatment. It is usually a verytempting path to take becausesupporters will claim a lack of sideeffects compared to conventionaltherapies. Unfortunately, lack of sideeffects is often accompanied by lackof effectiveness in treating the cancer.

Some alternative therapies may havequite toxic side effects. For example,the herb called Chaparral may causeliver damage, the herb named PauD’Arco may cause vomiting andbleeding, and colonic enemas canrupture the bowel. On the otherhand, herbal formulae, such as Essiactea, or animal derivatives, such asshark’s cartilage, may have no provenclinical effectiveness, but also appearto have no major side effects, apartfrom mild nausea and financial cost.In contrast, some combinations ofChinese herbs, appropriatelyprescribed by a registeredpractitioner, are showing promise inclinical trials of effectiveness, but youshould always be aware of potentialside effects.

Tragically, some quasi-scientifictherapies encourage desperatepatients to leave their home andspend all their money on anexpensive journey of hope, whichusually ends with disappointingtreatments and medicalcomplications. In my experience, andresearch of the literature, theprobability of a cure from a non-conventional therapy is very low, andposes an extreme risk to your healthand well being.

In contrast, ‘complementary’therapies are used as adjuncts, orsomething that is added, toconventional treatments, such assurgery, radiotherapy, andchemotherapy, to enhance theresponse of treatment, reduce side

effects, and enhance quality of life. Assuch, complementary therapies canbe part of a program of supportivecare. Although many complementarytherapies have, as yet, unprovenvalue, some are being evaluatedthrough clinical trials. Evidence foundin laboratory data often does notequal to what happens in people, soyou should at least be wary regardingthe lack of “clinical” evidence. On theother hand, lack of evidence does notmean it may not work, it simplymeans that the research data isincomplete. Complementarytherapies often provide a source ofhope, which is important for coping,quality of life, and, perhaps, clinicaloutcome. However, hope shouldalways be balanced with a sense ofreality, and appropriate counselingprovided to prevent guilt and a senseof personal failure, if therapies do notsucceed.

General Precautions The use of complementary therapiesby cancer patients may be more than50%. I encourage you to share yourself-healing path with your healthcare practitioner and to inform yourphysician and nurse of any additionaltherapies or nutritional supplementsthat you may be taking. This isimportant because we wish tosupport you in every possible waythrough your journey with cancer, andalso advise you on any potentialinteractions.

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Complementary and Alternative Cancer Careby Stephen M. Sagar MD, Radiation Oncologist, Hamilton Regional Cancer Centre

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For example, many herbs are alsoanticoagulants or blood thinners (thatis they can thin the blood). This maybe acceptable in many situations, butcould be dangerous if your bloodplatelet cells are low, or if you aretaking medicinal anticoagulants suchas warfarin.

Antioxidants may also interact withconventional cancer treatments.Antioxidants do reduce side effectsfrom some anti-cancer treatments,and by themselves can encouragecancer cell death in the laboratory.However, it is also possible (butunproven) that very high doses ofantioxidants (higher than that foundin a good nutritious diet) can reducethe clinical effectiveness ofradiotherapy, and interact adverselywith some chemotherapy agents. It ismost important to discuss thesecontroversies with your physician andnurse to allow you to makeappropriate decisions.

Credible practitioners ofcomplementary therapies for cancertreatment are usually also wellestablished in mainstream medicineand are more capable of evaluatingthe pros and cons of complementaryinterventions. I would be cautious ofany practitioner who has not hadtraining in conventional cancertherapy as well as complementaryhealth care. You should ask abouttheir training background andaccreditation, and whether they areresponsible to a regulatory body.

As well, information from most websites should be discussed with youroncologist to enable you to gainperspective. In 1999, the US Federal

Trade Commission announced that ithad identified hundreds of web sitesselling bogus cures for cancer andother serious illnesses.

Complementary medicine for cancerpatients is part of a supportive careprogram. It incorporates manycultural and personal values, andtherefore is the subject of muchdiscussion. These therapies can be avaluable part of an individualizedprogram of cancer care and can bediscussed with your healthcareproviders.

The Popular Complementary Therapies

NutritionMacrobiotic diets, high doseintravenous vitamins (orthomoleculartherapy), juicing, and bowel-cleansing formulas have no provenvalue. However, a well balanced dietwith an appropriate calorie intake,incorporating such vegetables asbroccoli, cabbage, onions, garlic,orange root vegetables, tomato(paste), cold water sea fish (e.g.salmon), soy, decaffeinated greentea, and increased fibre appear to beanti-carcinogenic and may help in theprevention of cancer. They containingredients that can reduce theproduction of cancer-inducing agentsby the liver and increase the deathrate of some types of cancer cells.Avoidance of large amounts ofsaturated and hydrogenated fat, redmeat, refined carbohydrates, coffeeand alcohol may improve your well-being and reduce side effects oftreatment. Vitamin and mineralsupplements may be appropriate andshould be discussed. A consultationwith a dietitian is important to

individualize the diet to your personalneeds.

ExerciseGenerally, exercise will help your well-being, increase your immuneresponse, reduce fatigue, and helpyou to cope with your treatment.However, it is important to discuss thetype of exercise you wish to do withyour oncologist. For example,jogging or weight training may bedangerous if you have spread of thecancer to bones. Other types ofexercise, such as Tai Chi may beuseful. The Oriental techniques of QiGong and Tai Chi will provideexercise for both physicalimprovement and relaxation.

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Oriental medicine has been practicedin China for over 3000 years.Traditional Chinese Medicine usesacupuncture, herbs, and exercisessuch as Qi Gong. Acupuncturestimulates nerves, which travel to thespinal cord and connect to the brainto reduce pain, release hormones,and stimulate an immune response.Randomized clinical trials aredemonstrating its effectiveness inmultiple conditions. Some of theoriginal studies showed it to be veryeffective for nausea and vomiting.Although acupuncture is oftenadministered using very fine painlessneedles, it may also be appliedthrough electrical stimulation andlaser light. At the Hamilton RegionalCancer Centre we are investigatingthe potential benefits of acupunctureon xerostomia (dry mouth) afterradiotherapy, using an electricalstimulation technique.

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Many combinations of Chinese herbshave pharmacological activity, whichcan include anti-cancer effects,increased immunity, and reduced sideeffects of conventional treatment.For example, PC-SPES was reportedin the New England Journal ofMedicine to shrink prostate cancer,and was shown to have mild estrogenactivity. The University of TexasHealth Science Center is researchingChinese herbs and finding that mosthave activity against cancer in thelaboratory. However, only clinicaltrials will confirm their effectiveness inpatients.

Mind Body Medicine

This discipline recognizes that there isan intimate relationship betweenmind, body and health. It alsoincorporates spirituality, andemphasizes the importance ofmeaning, purpose, and personalvalues that can stimulate vitality.There is scientific evidence thatattitude and ability to cope withstress can influence the function ofour immune system. It is notunderstood, however, how this helpsus cope with the effects fromconventional treatments.

Mind-body techniques can includepsychotherapy, meditation, hypnosis,biofeedback, art therapy, danceexpression, healing sounds, yoga, taichi, and many other techniques.Different therapies may be moreimportant for specific personalities.Certainly, mind-body therapies canimprove coping skills, reduce sideeffects, and improve quality of life.Whether they can improve tumourcontrol is still very controversial and

continues to be studied. It shouldnever be implied that a patient hasdirect control over their cancer sinceprogression of disease can causefeelings of severe guilt anddepression. However, mind-bodytherapies can provide hope and beempowering, which may be beneficialif you are not held responsible forcancer progression.

Massage, EnergyTherapies andPrayer

Touch can provide compassion thatcan improve well-being. In criticalcare units, it has been shown thattouch improves well-being andreduces complications. Therapeuticmassage also stimulates specificneurological points, which can reduceside effects and diminish musclecramps. Some of the points are thesame as those used for acupuncture.Other techniques, such asTherapeutic Touch, Reiki, external QiGong, and Polarity Therapy, may notalways touch the body. They work byinteracting with the so-called energyfield around peoples’ bodies. Theenergy field may be electromagnetic.Whatever the mechanism, it induces aprofound sense of relaxation, appearsto reduce side effects, and may beassociated with objective changes inblood counts and blood chemistry.There is no evidence that energytherapies can be relied upon to curecancer, but they appear to help somepeople to cope and maintain theirsense of wellness.

There our now several studies thatsuggest that intercessory prayer(being prayed for by others) canreduce side effects and

complications. However, the subjectremains controversial and there arealso several negative studies.Knowing that you are being prayedfor and praying for yourself may bepart of your personal spirituality thatmay be important for coping andquality of life. It can be an importantpart of your personal belief system,which should be supported by yourhealth care provider.

Patient Resources

Hamilton Regional Cancer CentreSupportive Care Program(905) 387-9495

Wellwood Resource Centreof Hamilton(905) 389-5884

Rymal Square Health Clinic(Chinese Medicine)(905) 389-7276

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Stone Quote“The whole body recuperateswhen life’s Central Energy ispermitted to flow naturally,without interference by our ownmind’s desires... Paracelsus, thegreat alchemist, observed thisalso when he stated that man is illbecause he is never still. He saidthere was great healing in thequiet depths of space, but mannever tuned into it by being quiethimself!”

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The Power of the Now and

The Power of Thought

by Bill Close, RPP (Registered Polarity Practitioner), RCST

Reinventing Medicine, Beyond Mind-Body toa new Era of Healingby Dr. Larry Dossey, M.D. (ISBN 0-06-251622-1)

The Power of the Nowby Eckhart Tolle (ISBN 1-57731-152-3)

The following is a brief review of two books which I suggestas reading for Polarity Therapists.

Franklyn Sills, in his book, The Polarity Process, refers tocomments made by Dr. Larry Dossey, M.D., in that thelength of life is meaningless for the reason that the passageof linear time does not occur in nature. Sills goes on to saythat it is the quality of the present moment that is important.In following the way of the Tao in the present moment,health on many levels results. Sills says that this outlook hasprofoundly affected his practice of Polarity, where he tries tofacilitate a better quality of life in the present and leave thequestion of “time” to a higher Source.

To further appreciate this approach, I encourage PolarityPractitioners to read Dr. Larry Dossey’s latest bookReinventing Medicine, Beyond Mind-Body to a new Era ofHealing. In this treatise Dossey reviews the scientificevidence for the positive effects of prayer and he explainsthe “nonlocal” nature of our minds.

The second book I recommend is The Power of the Now byEckhart Tolle. Together these two books stress theimportance of our attitude and presence as therapistsduring and after sessions with our clients.

Book ReviewDr. Stone in his writings asked

"who will succeed and why?"

Sher Smith RN, RPP, RCST

will be presenting the answer Dr. Stone gaveand how it relates to the life of a successfulRegistered Polarity Practitioner at the nextOPTA General Meeting:

June 11, 2001North York Central Library • 5120 Yonge StreetDoors open 6:30 pm. Meeting to commence 7p.m.

What law was Dr. Stone referring to andwhat did Dr. Stone say success is?

This is of benefit to anyone who wants to furtherunderstand Dr. Stone's work, or who wants to incorporateit further into their life and move forward in growth.

This will be a fun time with some theory, someexperiential and lots of discussion. Also hear from thosewho are being in their process and manifesting success.What that would look like for you, you get to decide. Thesteps along the path we can all share.

Sher Smith RN, RPP, RCST has been involved in the Holistichealing field since 1979. Her professional training is variedand comprehensive including studies in Cranial SacralTherapy with Franklyn Sills and the Upledger Institute andcertification in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, EducationalKinesiology, Reiki and Touch for Health. Sher is the foundingPresident of the Ontario Polarity Therapy Association, amember of the American Polarity Therapy Association, amember of the Cranial therapy Association of the UnitedKingdom, and is a Co-director with the RYP school ofPolarity Therapy teaching an approved APP & RPP course.

For more information you can contact Sher by email [email protected]. Or check out the schoolwebsite at www.reachingyourpotential.com.

The Liver, Master Organ Extraordinaire!!!by Victoria Lorient-Faibish, B.A., RPP (Registered Polarity Practitioner)

More and more I am discovering,both on a personal level and with myclients, that in order to deal with anychronic ailment, there is no choicebut to enter into a process of liverpurging and cleansing. The liver andthe gall bladder, are so intimatelylinked, that a cleanse of one,becomes the precursor to thepurging and cleansing of the other.Stagnation in this area has such a richvolume of repercussions, physically,emotionally and spiritually. As I workwith various modalities to hold thespace for a client coming intobalance, the point at which theprogress becomes delayed is whenwe discover that the liver cannoteffectively process the physical andemotional toxins any longer. It beginsto send clear signals that come in theform of related symptoms so that theperson will take notice and respondappropriately. So proceeding forwardwithout doing anything, is like addingclothing to a drawer that is bursting atthe seams already. The higherwisdom begins to scream, “No moreuntil you make room to renew!! Cleanup your closets. Purge your toxins!!”

Sluggish Liver Symptoms

When the liver is congested andsluggish, this can be responsible forsuch symptoms as: insomnia,constipation, gas, watery stools,painful and inflamed joints, painfulfeet, depression, moodiness, angryoutbursts, painful periods, musclespasms, restless legs syndrome,

fibroids, endometriosis, low energy,low vitality, blood sugar issues (thepancreas begins to act up too), poorcirculation, hardening of the arteries,high cholesterol, PMS and more.Also, the liver is the most emotionalorgan and its weakness is oftenconnected to emotional sensitivity.Individuals who are emotionallyreactive are more prone to a weakliver even if they do not have a poordiet or are not taking medicationregularly. So it becomes crucial tostay emotionally focused andbalanced to maintain a healthy liver.

Environmental Contributors

Another great contributor to asluggish and inefficient liver are theenvironmental pollutants, chemicalestrogens in our foods and plastics,over use of drugs, chemicals, poorfood quality and of course asedentary lifestyle (which deprivesthe body of regular sweating and thecardiovascular, detoxifying benefits ofthat.) Even among people who do notexperience many symptoms or arenot dependent on heavy drugs, theliver has been faithfully doing it’sprimary job of filtering blood day inand day out without being“cleansed” or oxygenated. Over theyears, the circulating blooddeteriorates in quality. Oftensymptoms are missed because thebody is in such a state of stress that itignores the symptoms. The personsimply adapts to the symptoms bynumbing out, not paying attention, or

simply finding a way to live with aweakened liver (herbal laxatives,headache remedies, musclerelaxants, anti-inflammatories etc..) asa matter of course.

It has been found that children todayare born with larger livers as a way toadapt to the to the environment. I amalways amazed at how the humanbody triumphs over the tremendousodds!! Yet on the other side of thatanalogy is that it has been found thatgirls are having their periods earlierand earlier due to the environmentalestrogens they are consuming. Menare having breast cancers more thanbefore, and sperm counts have beenfound to be lower in men today dueto the estrogens as well.

The Liver and The Hormones

As the main organ that is responsiblefor processing and metabolizinghormones, the liver becomes overworked and inefficient in ridding thebody of these excess estrogens. Thebody, which has estrogen receptors inevery corner, gradually becomes thestorehouse for these havoc reekinghormones. They attach on to fat andon to reproductive tissue creating acomplete stagnation of so manyareas. Weight gain ensues and a non-cancerous tumor begins to form.Fibroids, ovarian cysts, hormoneimbalances, PMS, and endometriosiscan be just some of the debilitatingresults.

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With all of this evidence, is it awonder why as a holistic practitioner,I have endeavored to educate peopleabout the benefits of liver cleansing.Cleansing the liver can be a rigorousexperience which at times scarespeople away from proceeding due toa fear that the process will be a toomuch of a deprivation. It does nothave to be that scary.

Chinese Herbs to the Rescue!

The use of appropriate the Chineseherbs is what I have found to beextremely effective and user friendly. Iencourage you to visit an excellentwebsite called www. Sensiblehealth.com,for you to get to know Julia Chang, aChinese herbalist who trained as achemist here at the University ofToronto. She combines her westernknowledge of chemistry and hereastern knowledge of herbs to effectan impressive group of detoxifyingtinctures. You could go down toChina town for these same herbs, butI have found in doing that, someclients have experienced reactions tothe mold and mildews in the herbsfrom China town. So this, to me, is thebest, most cost effective, andpractical way to get these herbs easilyand effortlessly.

Julia Chang M.Sc., who is a qualifiedorganic chemist, follows in her familytradition in the use of Chinese herbs.She has more than ten years ofexperience in the natural health worldand six years of experience working inthe medical laboratory of North YorkGeneral Hospital in Toronto, Canada.She has created a unique collectionof herbal tinctures for gallstoneremoval, gallbladder diseases, liver

congestion and stagnation, estrogendominance, menopause, PMS,endometriosis, insomnia, arthritis,thyroid disorders, and allergies. Hertelephone number is Tel: 416-248-2930. You can contact her [email protected], Formore details about her personalexperience and treatment methods,please visit her website atwww.sensiblehealth.com.

The herbal tinctures are prepared insmall batches using a cold extractionmethod. They have been prepared inliquid form using water-alcohol as thesolvent for extraction and as a carrierto facilitate the assimilation of theherbs. Julia feels that water is a poorsolvent for many organic substancesand does not go through the liverreadily.*

While on the Cleanse…..

While on the cleanse it would bewonderful if, for a time, foods thatweaken the liver, gall, kidneys andspleen could be avoided orminimized. These include, dairyproducts, deep fried foods, refinedflour or sugar and ice cold foods ordrinks. Nothing that creates mucousand thus a harder time for the liverwhile on the cleanse. Regular exercisewhich physically stimulates bloodcirculation and metabolism is alsovery helpful.* Moderation ought tobe the rule of thumb after a month ofa more rigorous regimen.

Chinese Bitters contains the herbs:Chinese Gentian and Bupleurum. TheGentian purges the liver of fire anddamp heat. Bupeurum is a “Chi”regulating herb that is usedcommonly in the stagnation of liver.Together they are an effective liver

purger, that have been found to helpalleviate the toxic effects from overuse of medication such as painkillersor hormone therapies. They help indigestive juice production, alleviatemenstrual cramps, reduce uterinefibroids and ovarian cysts due to theliver’s improved efficiency ineliminating estrogens. This type ofliver purge can assist the body indredging and purging old emotionsof trauma and anger that may bestored in the tissues of the organs.*So this cleanse is wonderful incombination with receiving PolarityTherapy. The Bitters are phenomenal!And In conjunction with Coptis*another excellent Chinese herb theBitters are also effective for alleviatinghormone related insomnia and hotflashes experienced in menopause(especially if the symptoms are worseat night). It has also been found topromote pregnancy. It has naturalanti-inflammatory properties and hasbeen found to help alleviate joint orarthritic pains.*

As I go on about the wonders ofChines Bitters and the purging of theliver, I say to many clients who aresuffering with years of symptoms,“Don’t take my word for it. Try ityourself!”. One thing that I know forsure though, is that a clean liver is anopportunity to renew life.

I look forward to hearing how you aredoing on the cleanse. I welcome yourexperiences. Drop me a line at mywebsite, www.visualizationworks.com.

Blessings to you!!!

* References from www.sensiblehealth.com

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Asthma AdviceFollowing is a letter I wrote to a veryconcerned mother about her child andAsthma. I would like to share it with you:

Hello, I am sorry to hear about your son’shealth concerns. Good he’s off cows milk.Sometimes you need to experiment witha lot of things. Sometimes doctors, evena Naturopath, isn’t the answer. Althoughsometimes, it is. My suggestion is try anumber of things:

1. If he is off cow’s milk and it is helpingmarginally, then up the anti and take himoff all dairy for a period of a month or soand then introduce it slowly and watchthe reactions.

2. Same goes for wheat products. Thereis a high preponderance of wheatallergies among humans

3. Watch all sugar intake even fruit. Itcompromises the immune system.Again try this for a period and thenintroduce slowly with monitoring.

4. Buy the book “Prescription forNutritional Healing” By Balch and Balch.It is an excellent resource for parents andanyone. It will give you an allergyprocess. It does require some work onyour part, but you seem ready.

5. There are certain herbs that can assist.Small doses for children mind you.Elacampane clears up wheezing quickly.Colloidal Silver is wonderful as a naturalimmune booster, anti viral, anti bacterialwith out any side effects. (look up

colloidal silver on the internet throughthe search engine “www.askjeeves.com”)

6. This could be a food absorption issue.Your son may have something going onwith his digestion in that he is notproducing enough hydrochloric acid anddigestive enzymes to absorb thenutrients hence creating a weakenedimmune system hence the mucosity. Aliver cleanse would definitely be in order.Check out www.sensiblehealth.com forextensive information on this.

7. Get rid of all sodium table salt. Try onlyusing Celtic Sea Salt. Can be bought atNoah’s. Get the most expensive kind.Fleur De Sel. About $10 a bag. Celtic SeaSalt helps create a more friendlyenvironment for digestion. Check outwww.reachingyourpotential.com formore info on that.

8. Acidophilus, friendly bacteria wouldalso help with immune boosting anddigestive flora.

9. Quercetin a bioflavanoid is alsoexcellent to combat chronic mucous innose and sinuses and lungs. Alsoexcellent immune booster. As you cantell I think your son needs to boost hisimmune system. Why is it depleted youask. Many reasons, could be chemicals inhis environment that are fine for someand not for him. So the system says,bring in the mucous to rid the system ofthe chemicals. Could be at daycare orhome or in sheets, or who knows. It ‘s adiscovery process. Could be he missesyou which could be he’s experiencingstress and trauma which could bedepleting his thymus gland and thus

compromising his immune system (OurThymus is what produces our T cells, andis the main gland in charge of theimmune system) The Thymus gland isproven to deplete it’s energy withemotional trauma/sadness. Check outwww.visualizationworks.com forinformation on the physical effects ofstress.

10. And finally you need to follow yourintuition with your child. Doctors aregreat but you need to take the reigns.There may be some thing emotionalgoing on with him as the lungs representtaking in life. Feeling secure with life.And no he is not too young to beexperiencing latent emotional traumathat is manifested in his physicality sincehe cannot fully express himself.

Hope this helps. What I can say is thatyou will enter a journey as you seek out asolution for this. I can say having seenthe effects of chronic use of steroidalinhalers, that going natural is probablythe safest way to go.

Buy the book to get you started on beingself informed on natural ways of dealingwith things. Oh, Dr. Lendon Smith wrotea good book that I highly recommend(he covers allergies often in the text) it’scalled “How to Feed Your Kids Right”.

Good Luck.

Regards,

Victoria Lorient-Faibish, B.A., RPP(Registered Polarity Practitioner)


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Because the term RPP is exclusive under Ontario law toanother organization, it was decided by a previous PolarityBoard to use the designation RCPP, the “C” standing forCanada. I object to this designation because Ontario is notCanada. Practitioners in other provinces can and do use RPP.I am suggesting we use the designation RPPO which can bewritten as Registered Polarity Practitioner (Ontario) or simplyRegistered Polarity Practitioner.

For your consideration.

Bill Close, RPPO, RCST Registered Polarity Practitioner (Ontario)

This is a request to the board. I would like to share my viewson the use of RPP. I have spoken with others with similarfeelings.

For myself, I never adopted the RCPP. I use RPP. It is aninternational designation and I am looking to be a part of theAPTA community and the larger International one. I simplywrite in small print under my name - Registered PolarityPractitioner. For me having the “C” in the middle of RPP isvery misleading as people would think that the registration isheld in Canada and it is not. I do not foresee this happeningas APTA is doing this internationally so that there will be oneregistering body. We live in an age where global activity andthought is becoming the norm. I know that each of the statesin the USA all use RPP and it is not altered by each state. As Imentioned earlier it is the international body and I would liketo see us to continue to use the RPP.

Victoria could you put this before the board please? I amasking that the subject be reviewed.

Health & prosperity,

Sher Smith RN, RPP, RCSTRegistered Polarity Practitioner

Co-director of Reaching Your Potential - School of Polarity Therapy

Designation Dilemma

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I give you my peace. (hands open in peace)

I give you my love. (hands over heart)

I give you my friendship. (hands clasped)

I hear your needs. (right hand cupped moving away from ear)

I see your beauty. (hands moving outward from open eyes)

I feel your feelings. (hands in fists, showing emotion)

My wisdom comes from a higher source. (one hand sweeping up over back of head to upper lip, one hand upfront to upper lip, one hand up front to lower lip, forming handsin prayer)

I salute that source within you. (prayer hands, bowing to people)

May we work together. (hands clasped)

Submitted by Sher Smith RN, RPP, RCST(Registered Polarity Practitioner)

Shown at an Edu-k seminar.

GHANDI PRAYERTo be read by word and motion.

Stone Quote“The ENERGY PRINCIPLE is atomic in its concept and is a science of thefuture. If we do not try to understand it now, we may have to learn to doso out of sheer necessity later on. The mechanical approach is totallyobsolete in comparison with it. If we want to be up to date we must followthe trend of the time and go beyond mechanics and chemistry foreffectiveness in our therapeutic research.”

Volume One. Book 1: page 5.

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Unresolved grief remains as an energyrestriction in our body. When thisenergy is not discharged it can buildup to a state of chronic distress. It maymanifest as anxiety, fear, tension,anger, resentment, physical aches orpains and difficulty sleeping.

As a Polarity Practitioner, I have beenwith clients who have had the memoryof a loss, ten, fifteen, twenty or moreyears ago, come to consciousnessduring the session.

Noticing changes in their breathingand/or restrictions around their heartor throat or facial changes, I would askthem what they were feeling. As theyspoke of their memories of theirsadness, I would assure them that it iso.k. to feel these feelings and allowthem to be expressed in whatever waythey need to express them. I would askif I may place one hand - my left hand- under their heart or neck, wherever I

felt the greatest energetic congestion,and the other hand over the heart oroff the front of the neck. I remain herein a supportive presence as they cryand/or talk about the pain of theirexperience. A client may need toexpress something to someone who isstill alive or has passed on, or around asituation they are grieving. Iencourage them to say whatever theywish to say and in the language theyfirst learned to speak, or werespeaking when the loss occurred. Iaffirm them for allowing themselves toexpress their grief.

Once they have moved through it andreleased it, I ask if they would like to fillthe space where the grief was with theDivine Light of God. (I have never hadanyone say “No”) I have them imaginea beam of Golden Light going intothat area of their body filling it withpeace and love. As they imagine this I

have them place their hands over theirheart or one hand over their heart andthe other over their throat. I then do abalancing to allow their body tointegrate the experience. It may be anether balancing, a long line currentbalancing through holding individualfingers and toes in a cross-over, achakra balancing, oval balancing,parasympathetic balancing. There aremany balances that are appropriate.

I have had the experience many timesof a client crying as soon as she/hecame into my Polarity room. Again,when this happens, be there in asupportive, caring, compassionatepresence. You may be the first personshe/he felt safe enough to bevulnerable with and allow their pain tobe expressed. In their crying they arereleasing the built up congestedenergy and your session has alreadybegun.

Ask an RPP"""

One Practitioner’s Way of Being Present to a Client Who is Experiencing Griefby Mary MacDonald, M.A., RCPP

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Until August of 2000, I enjoyed an 18year career as a chef, so asking thisquestion comes quite naturally to me.From a culinary perspective Irecognized peoples choices as theirlikes and dislikes. From a PolarityTherapy perspective of elements, weare able to recognize how these likesand dislikes bring about a balance.

During my career, I have had theoccasion to observe a variety oftastes. How a person experiencestheir food has always held thegreatest fascination for me. Ourrelationship with food is an extremelyintimate one. Some of our most basicneeds are met in our food choices, beit physical, mental, emotional or inthe case of many dessert lovers, ourspiritual need.

When it comes to food, most of usknow what we do and do not like. Iremember when my mother would fryliver for dinner, and as a kid I wouldrevolt, moaning and twisting my bodyback and forth, rejecting the merenotion of liver passing my lips. Mymom would say it was good for meand I would respond with great clarityand unquestionable knowing, “no it’snot, I don’t like it”. Mom tried todisguise the liver with BBQ sauce andlater moved onto fried onions. Therewas no fooling these taste buds, itwas still liver and I still didn’t like it.My mothers big disappointment, wasthat she loved liver and onions andwanted us to enjoy it as much as shedid. It was unmistakable, liver was apunishment to eat. I appealed to my

mothers good sense and asked, “howcan anything that tastes so bad be sogood for me”? Thank God, herinfinite wisdom prevailed and friedliver was taken off the menu. It waslater in my life when my motherrevealed she gave into my requestbecause she knew I was getting allthe nourishing I needed and it wasn’tworth the battle. I like to think that mymom had better ways to nourish. I’msure we can all tell stories like this.

Fortunately my mother was awonderful cook and I adored many ofthe culinary journeys she took me on.It was on these journeys with mymother, that I learned how food couldnourish more than those parts of methat were to grow big and strong.Fried bologna, known as a “Mexicanhat”, was a big hit. It would transportme to Mexico and have me stampingout a mexican dance, and birthdaycake with buried treasure which I ateveraciously to find my foil wrappedriches. That fried meat delicacy andpiece of cake, nourished every partof my being. Imagine from thatchildish perspective, I went to Mexicoand found buried treasure, all in oneday!

As Polarity Practitioners, and aspiringRPP’s like myself, we may view ournutritional journey and that of ourclients, from both an elementalperspective and the ayurvedicprinciples of doshas. Together withour clients we look at what is theoptimum balance for them; by meansof ether, air, fire, water and earth. The

types of questions we ask ourselvesand our clients are; “How have younourished yourself in the past?”,“What is it that you seek to nourish inyour life?”, “What would that looklike?”.

As an awareness building tool, I askmy clients, what they are having fordinner? The responses are anythingfrom, “I’m making comfort foodtonight”, “My Mom sent over ourfavourite stew”, “I don’t know, I guessI’ll have take out again” or “We like tohave a theme, tonight is Thai”. Theytake me on their personal journey ofdinner that evening. Their nutritionalchoices are important, but what isequally important is how they nourishtheir emotional, mental and physicalneeds/wants/desires. They may ormay not be aware of what it is theywant nourished. Their response morethan anything is an opportunity forthem to build their awareness aroundwhat there needs/wants/desires areand then to provide for them.

I invite you to ask yourself what it isyou are having for dinner tonight?Are some of the menu items, comfort,fun, adventure, or pleasure. Whatwould it be like to create your culinaryjourney with the consciousness of anadult and the whimsy of a child?

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One aspect of nourishment is food by the element and it’s qualities. In the Certification Training Manual 3 from ReachingYour Potential there is a great deal of information on food and the elements. (Thanks for the great notes Bill and Sher.)The following is a general guide:

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Ether(Bland) • sprouts

Represented by its artistic appearance including aroma, taste and texture.Freshness of food is an aspect of ether.

Air(Sour) • fruits, nuts, fermented foods, yeast and yogurt/dairy

Effect: Digestive foods -tomatoes, pineapple Cleansing food - strawberries. Supports fire - rhubarb

Fire(Bitter) • cereals, grains, legumes, pulses, ginger, garlic, onions, leeks,watercress, seeds and dandelion.

Effect: Stimulates appetite, digestion, circulation, cleansing, increases vitality,tonifies liver, gallbladder, duodenum

Water(Salty) • leafy greens, celery, squash, cucumber, melons, milk/dairy.

Effect: Elimination - builds new tissue, purgative - flushes kidneys, mineral rich

Earth(Sweet) • root vegetables, potatoes, honey, cheese products, hard cheeses.

Effect: High mineral content, easily assimilated, slow to eliminate, satisfieshunger, grounding

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Let’s say it’s 6:15 p.m. and you’re driving home (alone of course), after an unusually hard day on the job. You’re really tired,upset and frustrated. Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to radiate out into your armand up into your jaw. You are only about five miles from the hospital nearest your home, unfortunately you don’t know ifyou’ll be able to make it that far. What can you do? You’ve been trained in CPR but the guy that taught the courseneglected to tell you how to perform it on yourself.

HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE

Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, this article seemed in order. Without help, the personwhose heart stops beating properly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losingconsciousness. However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breathshould be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deepinside the chest. A breath and a cough must berepeated about every two seconds without let-up untilhelp arrives, or until the heart is beating normally again.Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughingmovements squeeze the heart and keep the bloodcirculating. The squeezing pressure on the heart alsohelps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attackvictims can get to a hospital.

Tell as many other people as possible about this, it couldsave their lives!

When the Heart AttacksSubmitted by Peggy BarrettReferenced from Health Cares, Rochester General Hospital Via Chapter 240’s Newsletter AND THE BEAT GOES ON ...(reprint from The Mended Hearts, Inc. publication, Heart Response)

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Stone Quote“Breathing rules Life and the heart beats. Wherethere is no breath there is no life. The heart maystop, but the Life is in the breath and it can returnand start the heart again. This has happened manytimes. That is why there is a mirror test for thedetection of the faintest sign of breath, when thereis no evidence of life according to heart beat orpulse beat. Life is an inner, unkown, finer function ofthe soul.”

Volume Two. Book IV: page 33.

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Business

June 11, 2001

Sher Smith, RN, RPP, RCST (Registered Polarity Practitioner)

Increasing your Polarity business potential. What does Dr.Stone say on this crucial topic? (see ad on page )(To include theory, experiential, & discussion.)

September 10, 2001

Kirsten Hildebrandt, APP, Yoga Instructor20-min. introductory easy yoga to elongate the shouldersand upper back and rib cage. “The Circle of Yoga”.(Experiential)

Victoria Lorient-Faibish BA, RPP (Registered Polarity Practitioner)

Integrating the Meridians with Polarity Therapy(Experiential: Please bring padding/pillow/blanket forconference tables, or bring your own massage table orsimply use a chair. Either way it will work!)

November 12, 2001

Iva Lloyd, BScH, RNC, RPP (Registered Polarity Practitioner)

This vivacious and informative speaker is going to fill yourplate talking about one of her specialties: How to interpretsigns, symptoms and diseases according to the fiveelements. (To include theory & discussion.)

January 14 2002

Annual General MeetingThis will include the elections.

Joanne Rutherford, RMTAn experiential presentation on integrating Massage withPolarity Therapy. (To include theory & experiential.)

The board is currently in the process of organizing futureevents. For example, in Summer 2002, OPTA will beoffering a workshop featuring Mary Jo Ruggieri PhD, RPP.Dr. Ruggieri practices and teaches Polarity TherapyCertification Courses in Columbus, Ohio where shefounded the Columbus Polarity Therapy Institute. We arein discussions to bring her here for a I or 2 day workshop.We will keep you posted!

I, along with the rest of the board members are very muchlooking forward to seeing you at these upcoming generalmeetings!!

Blessings to you all!!

Victoria Lorient-Faibish, BA, RPP, OPTA President

Plan Ahead"""

An Update From The President!I, along with the board, am so very over the moon about this new energetic list of events coming our way!

General Meetings • Exciting New AgendasOur general meetings are now in a new location. Many of the members have indicated how pleased they are with themeetings being held at the North York Central Library (5120 Yonge Street, tel. 416 395-5535). Not only is it right on topof the North York Centre Subway, but it is also excellent for those travelling from further away that need 401 access, as itis a few minutes away from that highway too!

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Business Membership $50 per annumOPTA has developed a new and exciting Business Membership Program. With this membership you will receive 5 guest admissionpasses to any of our general meetings (with the exception of the Annual General Meeting), 5 complimentary issues of “energy currents”to be delivered to you per publication, and a free business card advertisment in the “energy currents” issue of your choice. Thismembership also entitles your organization to one vote in the OPTA annual general elections.

General Membership $25 per annumEnjoy the same benefits as our Student Practitioners, without the homework!! With this membership you will receive member’s rateadmission to all general meetings, preferred rates for special events and workshops, and a complimentary issue of “energy currents”to be delivered to you per publication. This membership also entitles you to vote in the OPTA annual general elections.

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For Thought

“By understanding man and Nature, we can see clearly the principles involved upon which the ancients based their therapy whichwas so effective. Our own American Indians had many such cures, besides their herbal knowledge, much of which we copied. Forinstance, when a person was exhausted by starvation, cold, drowning, or other strains, the Indians would form a chain around thefire, join hands, having placed the sick person in the center of the circle, near the warmth. They realized that this person’s energyfield was at a low ebb and that he needed more than mere physical warmth. He needed his energy battery recharged, and theydid that by the currents that flowed through the group. The weak one came into rhythm with the rest, and so was revived andrestored to health. When we talk about batteries, we understand this clearly; but when we are told that our red brethern savedlives in this self-same manner, we doubt it.”*

* Dr. Randolph StonePolarity Therapy The Complete Collected Works

Volume One , Book I, page 74

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