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{{Energy therapy}}
'''Polarity therapy''' is an [[alternative medicine|alternative ]] [[energy medicine]] system developed in the 1940s by Doctor [[Randolph Stone]].<ref name=InteliHealth>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8513/34968/358862.html |title=Polarity |accessdate=2008-12-27 |date=2008-04-29 |publisher=Natural Standard }}</ref> It proposes that health benefits can be achieved through manipulation of complementary (or polarized) fo(contracted; show full)hakras]]. While an electromagnetic metaphor is often used, Stone emphasized that the energy concept had a larger context; he referred to it as the "Breath of Life"<ref>Stone, R.: "Polarity Therapy Vol. I", page 2. CRCS, 1986.</ref> and used [[esotericism|esoteric language]] (such as ''ki'', ''ch'i'', ''prana'' and ''life force'') from spiritual traditions (especially mystic [[Christianity]],
<ref>Stone, R.: "The Mystic Bible." RSSB, 1956.{{pn|date=November 2011}} Initially trained to be a Lutheran priest, Stone has Biblical references throughout all of his books.{{fact|date=November 2011}}</ref> [[Ayurveda]],<ref>Morningstar, A,: The Ayurvedic Guide to Polarity Therapy. Lotus Press, 2002.{{pn|date=November 2011}} This presents Polarity concepts from the perspective of the Ayurvedic health care system{{fact|date=November 2011}}</ref> [[Taoism]], [[Hinduism]],<ref>Burger, B.: Esoteric Anatomy. North Atlantic Books, 1998.{{pn|date=November 2011}}</ref> [[Buddhism]],<ref name="sills" >Sills, F.: The Polarity Process. North Atlantic, 2002.{{pn|date=November 2011}}</ref> [[Sufism]] and [[Yoga]]<ref>Wehrli, K.: The Why in the Road. Earthlit Press, 2005.{{pn|date=November 2011}}</ref>) to describe polarity therapy.

According to proponents, blockages in the flow of energy lead to pain and [[disease]] or may be experienced as stuck emotions and lack of vitality. The aim is to re-establish "balance" or "correct" the energetic flow. In addition to polarity bodywork,{{clarify|date=November 2011}} specific polarity [[yoga]] exercises, counseling/positive thinking, and nutritional recommendations are claimed to enhance vitality.employed.<ref name="sills" >Sills, F.: The Polarity Process. North Atlantic, 2002. p.xii-xiii</ref>

==Practice==

Polarity therapists claim to work with the reciprocal, complementary or "polarized" forces, which they describe with the traditional Chinese words yin and yang.{{fact|date=November 2011}} Although the concept of polarity implies two forces in opposition, these dualities are said by some{{who|date=November 2011}} to be mediated by a subtle third neutral factor, leading to the idea that phenomena are essentially triune in nature.{{fact|date=November 2011}} In Ayurveda, the three fact(contracted; show full)
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