BELIEFS
Polarity therapy is a synthesis of ancient Eastern and alternative medicine health care ideas, centered on the concept of a human energy field.[4] Using touch, verbal interaction, exercise, nutrition and other methods,[5] practitioners of polarity therapy seek to balance and restore the natural flow of energy which, it is claimed,[who?] flows from the universe and into the body through the chakras. The aim is to re-establish "balance". In addition to polarity bodywork, specific polarity yoga exercises, counseling/positive thinking, and nutritional recommendations are claimed to enhance vitality.
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Bowen Therapy

Tom Bowen′s work consisted, for a large part, of rolling or flicking moves over muscles, tendons and ligaments. Mr. Bowen was very holistic in his work, often treating the whole body and not just the immediate area of a problem. He referred to himself as an Osteopath prior to the term becoming a protected title in the state of Victoria in the 1970′s.

HISTORY
The Early Years
Tom Bowen was a manual labourer, working and living in Geelong, Australia. In the 1940′s, Mr. Bowen′s wife suffered from asthma, and he was determined to help her. Tom Bowen began to develop ways of treating his wife using hands-on therapy. He also changed her diet, and ordered "medicine" from a pharmacist in Queensland. His wife′s condition improved dramatically and her family believe this was due the ″medicine″, diet and hands-on work that Tom Bowen provided.

In the 1950′s Tom Bowen began visiting a renowned "physical manipulator" by the name of Ernie Saunders. It is from Ernie that Tom learnt the basis of his work. Others, including Bill Mitchell, also studied with Ernie around that time. There is a striking similarity between the work of Tom Bowen and Bill Mitchell.

In the late 1950′s, Tom Bowen began a part-time practice from a friend's home. He did this in the evenings while working full time at the Geelong Cement Works. Through word-of-mouth, his practice grew quickly. Eventually he opened a full-time practice in Geelong.
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Yin Yoga

COMMUNITY
Yin Yoga is the first level of Taoist yoga, taught by Master Paulie Zink. Yin yoga has been popularized in Western Culture by teachers Paul Grilley and Sarah Powers. The teachings of Paul Grilley incorporate ideas related to traditional Chinese medicine and qigong, such as Taoist yoga and meridians. The practice is called yin, as opposed to yang, because it corresponds with yin attributes such as substance (as opposed to activity), passive posturing (as opposed to active movement), cold (as opposed to hot) and other such qualities. It has been differentiated from "yang" yoga just as many physical practices in China are divided into yin and yang schools, the yin schools being softer and less aggressive. Yin yoga, as it is commonly taught in the West, is now associated with these Chinese practices. Yin yoga is often used to improve the flow of qi through the body.

Yin yoga is often prescribed as a method of preparing for meditation postures, specifically lotus position(called the butterfly, in Taoist yoga), which require flexibility in the connective tissue.

The Yin yoga community continues to grow, it has become very popular in the big cities in China like Shanghai, Beijing, and others.

PRACTICE
Yin yoga targets connective tissue, specifically ligaments and tendons in the joints and spine. Over time, practice of yin yoga can lengthen these tissues, increasing range of motion. To convey the role that connective tissue plays in determining range of motion, muscles account for about forty percent of the resistance against the body's flexibility, while connective tissue accounts for about fifty percent [1]. The intensity and physical benefits of the practice depend on two variables, duration of the asana and the temperature of the muscle. Learn more here...

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