“Energy is the real substance behind the appearance of matter and forms.”

        -Randolph Stone, DO, DC, ND: Founder of Polarity Therapy

"The medicine of the future will be energy medicine, and chemical medicine will be a subset of medicine as a whole. Probably 80 percent of medicine will be energy medicine, and 20 percent chemical medicine."

-Robert Jacobs, N.M.D., D.Hom. (Med), of London, England

Polarity Therapy is a path for people who are committed to working with advanced, integrative healing techniques that are based on harmony with the body, mind and spirit.

Whether you are already an energy worker who is looking for a more clearly defined model, a massage therapist who keeps sensing that there is more going on than the rubbing of muscles, or you are intuitive, sensitive to energy and tuned in to vibrational healing, Polarity Therapy offers a path of knowledge that strengthens you as you learn and do the work.

As you learn the Polarity, you may feel like you were born knowing polarity or discovered it on your own personal journey as a healer. Learning polarity therapy is more like remembering than it is like learning something new. As a polarity therapist you unlock your own potential as you perform the work on others.

Polarity therapy is particularly powerful for people who meditate or are committed to their spiritual path. It is impossible to work with high energy without being transformed to new levels of understanding and awareness. 

The following statements by our polarity therapy graduates says it best.

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Polarity Student and Graduate Testimonials

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Note: Important Polarity Therapy News

 

What is Polarity Therapy?

Polarity Therapy is the application of how energy manifests in the human form and the ways that it can become blocked, causing illness, or cleared to create health. It was developed in 1940-1980 by Doctor Randolph Stone, a Chiropractor and Osteopath who searched the world over to find what prevented people from healing.

With concepts from the new field of Quantum Physics that recognized energy as the building blocks of matter and finding the energy based healing modalities including Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic from India, he created the break through model known as Polarity Therapy. Polarity Therapy includes energetically based bodywork, thoughts/beliefs, exercises, and nutritional understanding.

The 660 clock hour Polarity Therapy program offered at Spa Tech is based on decades of work by author, developer and teacher Nancy Risley, RPE, BCPP, who is also the Chair of the American Polarity Therapy Association, Board of Certification for Polarity Practitioners. Her unique understanding of transformational healing work uses a powerful combination of Polarity Therapy and energy techniques developed in Realizing Your Sublime Energies (RYSE) which was developed by Nancy. The synthesis of these two techniques creates a training that teaches self clearing as the core of being able to clear others.

RYSE is the study and application of how to manifest your highest potential through energy awareness and intention. Using this energy as a tool for self-transformation through self-realization, you learn to become an energetically aware being who is able to heal yourself on the most profound levels. This work is present in the form of advanced energy clearing techniques, energetically based channeling and communications, and client empowerment techniques.

The benefits of these combined modalities is that you move into a state of realization that allows for deep healing and the creation of new patterns of living that are consciously aligned with realizing your highest potential in all areas of your life. What you experience you can then teach to others through a combination of polarity bodywork, energy clearning, energetic nutrition and energy exercises.

There are both introductory programs available for CEUs or for professional or personal development as well as the full RPP/BCPP training and advanced energy studies. 

We look forward to working with you as you learn this exciting new field.

 

Program Content and Course Descriptions

660-clock-hour Polarity Therapy career program (Preparation for the APTA (RPP) Registered Polarity Practitioner level of registration)

• Associate Polarity Practitioner Training (APP) - Complete introduction to polarity therapy including basic theory, five elemental theory, spinal energy release, aura and chakra work, yoga and nutrition, cranial work, and how to establish a complete session. Includes focus on the relationship of client and practitioner in the energetic environment.
  
  
• RYSE 1-4 (included in the Associate Polarity Practitioner Program) - RYSE is a 16-hour in-depth sophisticated awareness program for burnout prevention, alignment and clarity. The content of RYSE also gives the student an added business skills knowledge base for the creation of a successful practice.
  
  
• Basic Anatomy & Physiology - Foundational orientation in western anatomy and physiology taught in a highly experiential format to ensure maximum learning. The classes cover basic terminology and movement terms with an introduction to the skeletal and muscular systems.
  
  
• Heart Resonance - Heart work brings the soul energy into the body. Includes resonance of heart center, heart work, circulation problems, hypertension/hypotension, and cerebral-spinal fluid release.
  
  
• Intuitive Symbolic Interpretation - Conscious channeling with an emphasis on learning to interpret the symbols of the subconscious in the communication process.
  
  
• Advanced Vitality Balancing - Opening vitality pathways to release vital energy, freeing pent up fire energy. Includes umbilical, motor, and diaphragm release and energetic anatomy.
  
  
• Advanced Nervous System - Balancing of parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems. Brings life force into body. Used to correct deep water imbalances, chronic lumbar and leg problems.
  
  
• Craniosacral - Understanding and recognizing three body rhythms, principles of craniosacral therapy, diaphragm release and CSF pump.
  
  
• Advanced Fire Work - Diaphragm work, correcting low vitality, including energetic anatomy and fire releasing techniques.
  
  
• Psychosynthesis Body Awareness - Client-centered approach to communications including how to give clients tools to hear, understand and heal what their bodies and nervous systems are telling them.
  
  
• Advanced Cranial - Includes occipito-temporal region contact, stretching and opening the foramen magnum, techniques for cranial sore spots, gas related headaches, eyestrain, hearing and balancing energy currents of the body.
  
  
• Transitions & Empowerment - Bringing to completion disempowered/unhealed aspects of ourselves. Look at mythology and use of inner child work to facilitate highest healing.
  
  
• Color Therapy - Study of color and light as powerful healing tools, deepening understanding of vibrational healing and polarity.
  
  
• Sacral & Sacroiliac - All vital impulses of motor energy that the soul brings are lodged in the sacrum. The sacrum is called “the sacred bone” and is an important area to work on in a polarity session.
  
  
• Advanced Chakra & Energetic Anatomy - Next level of chakra system repair including closed, congested, torn, blown out, ripped or damaged chakras, the root and screens.
  
  
• Advanced Spinal & Client Evaluation - Includes “the Countryside Technique”, to open the spine and back, assessing client’s vitality through pulse, tongue and fascial diagnosis.
  
  
• Sound Therapy - Learn to listen with an intuitive ear and how to use voice and other sounds to move energy. Includes attunement exercises for learning to hear blocks and find most appropriate tone for clearing client, yourself or your space.
  
  
• Cycles of Transformation - Explore models of cycles used to guide transformation process.
  
  
• Advanced Aura & Energetic Anatomy - Clear numerous auric problems including spikes, protrusions, chelation, Ida & Pingala, air and water patterns.
  
  
• Energy Field Reading - Learn to read signals of client’s life force or consciousness through physical body.
  
  
• Advanced Polarity Bodywork - Quick reflexes to release pains in legs, muscles in back, stomach and abdominal problems.
  
  
• Polarity Realization Distance Healing - Use between sessions and to increase own energetic skills; based on advanced energetic concepts taught in RYSE.
  
  
• Hips & Pelvic Alignment & Polarity Bodywork - Hips and pelvis form base of body’s geometry and play a major role in overall alignment.
  
  
• Polarity Yoga Teacher Training & Nutrition - Simple exercises based on subtle energetic/structural need of healthy body. Learn to teach polarity yoga classes. Nutrition used as path for healing or as tool for reaching high levels of clarity/vitality.
  
  
• Advanced Anatomy & Physiology (Muscles) - Covers the musculoskeletal system in greater detail along with pathologies of these systems. Learning the structure of the body in detail assists in more effective technique, as well as more confidence and understanding of massage. Prepares students for the anatomy and physiology component of the National Certification Exam.
  
  
• Advanced Anatomy & Physiology (Systems) - Covers the systems of the body and their pathologies excluding the skeletal and muscular systems. Prepares students for the anatomy and physiology component of the National Certification Exam.
  
  
• Business Skills- The overall goal is to help students establish the business container that will support a successful professional bodyworker long-term. The specific goal is to help students define and set up a basic business plan, go over marketing and quality control.
  
  
• Professional Development and Empowerment Training - Bringing professionalism to the next level, the goal is to define the student’s mission and vision, create brochures and offer the student in-depth client empowerment through upholding clear, professional ethics.
  
  
• In Class Clinics / Integration / Supervision - Evaluation of professional skills in a clinical setting are invaluable for learning to hone skills as a therapist.
  
  
• Advanced Integration & Evaluation - Detailed evaluation of technique, communications skills and professional demeanor designed to give you the highest levels of success.
  
  
• Student Clinic Experience - Provides an optimal experience for the practice of bodywork, communication, and business skills under supervision at the School clinic. The clinic is open to the public and will provide the student with a diverse practice base.

Consumer Information

Consumer Information Required by the US Department of Education

Final regulations published in the Federal Register on October 29, 2010, [75 FR 66665 and FR 66832], by the U.S. Department of Education (the Department), require institutions that participate in the student financial assistance programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (the HEA), to report certain information about students who enrolled in Title IV-eligible educational programs that lead to gainful employment in a recognized occupation (GE Programs). Those regulations also provide that institutions must disclose to prospective students certain information about their GE Programs. Finally, the new regulations require an institution to notify the U.S. Secretary of Education (the Secretary) if it wishes to add additional GE Programs to its list of Title IV-eligible programs. All of these requirements are effective July 1, 2011.

In order to be eligible for funding under the Title IV programs, an educational program must lead to a degree (associate, bachelor's, graduate, or professional) or prepare students for "gainful employment in a recognized occupation." In addition, virtually all programs - degree and nondegree - offered by proprietary institutions must prepare students for "gainful employment in a recognized occupation."

CIP and SOC Codes and Links

Program Group	CIP	Training Description Link	SOC Code	Occupational Description Link
Polarity	51.3703	Polarity Therapy.	31-9011.00	Massage Therapists

The CIP Code Descriptions can be found at http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/search.aspx?y=55 and the SOC Code Descriptions can be found at http://www.bls.gov/SOC/ if you would like to do additional research into the training and occupational outlook.

Employment Related Links

It’s important as you review the employment information to remember that these occupations have a lot of self-employed individuals and that they are cash businesses that include tips and product sales. The information from the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics may not properly account for the actual income and employment outlook due to these issues. It’s recommended that you talk to people who have been successful in the profession to find out more about these careers.

The following links and information are used as a reference to aid you in your decision around your educational choices. It is grouped by occupational category to assist you in learning more. Go to http://www.bls.gov/oco/  and http://www.onetonline.org/ for additional information on employment and enter the codes listed above.

Completion Rate Information

The completion rate information gives the student an opportunity to understand the expected time for completion of a program. The department of education guidance on completion information includes “On-Time Completion”. The definition of On-Time Completion is not clearly defined by the US DE. In a Dear Colleague Letter http://ifap.ed.gov/fregisters/FR102910Final.html it’s states as follows:

Therefore, to minimize burden on institutions while providing

meaningful information to prospective students, an institution must

calculate an on-time completion rate for each program subject to the

gainful employment provisions by:

    (1) Determining the number of students who completed the program

during the most recently completed award year.

    (2) Determining the number of students in step (1) who completed

the program within normal time, regardless of whether the students

transferred into the program or changed programs at the institution.

For example, the normal time to complete an associate degree is two

years. The two-year time frame would apply to all students who enroll in

the program. In other words, if a student transfers into the program,

regardless of the number of credits the institution accepts from the

student's attendance at the prior institution, the transfer credits

have no bearing on the two-year time frame. This student would still

have two years to complete from the date he or she began attending the

two-year program. To be counted as completing on time, a student who

enrolls in the two-year program from another program at the institution

would have to complete the two-year program in normal time beginning

from the date the student started attending the prior program.

    (3) Dividing the number of students who completed within normal

time in step (2) by the total number of completers in step (1) and

multiplying by 100.

    With regard to the commenter who believed that a student could not

miss a single day of classes to complete a program on time, we note

that under Sec.  668.4(e) a student can be excused from attending

classes. Under this section, a student may be excused for an amount of

time that does not exceed the lesser of (1) any thresholds established

by the institution's accrediting agency or State agency, or (2) 10

percent of the clock hours in a payment period. Absent any State or

accrediting agency requirements, for a typical payment period of 450

clock hours a student could miss 45 hours. In the commenter's example

of a 1,500 clock hour program, the student could miss 150 hours and

still complete on time for this requirement. Also, under Sec. 

668.41(a), normal time for a certificate program is the time published

in the institution's catalog and that time may include make-up days.

So, an institution could schedule make-up days, as part of normal time,

to enable students who missed classes to complete the number of hours

required for State licensing purposes.

 

 Institutional Completion, License and Placement Rates

It’s very important to the school that you fully understand the institutional completion, license and placement rates for the school as reported to the US DOE. These figures are updated on an ongoing basis as part of the school’s reporting process so the rates may change depending on the time of the year you look at the rates.

The individual school rates can be found at the following online resource.

Maine

Westbrook Campus: http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=spa+tech&;;s=ME&id=445629

Please Note: The Westbrook, Maine massage, polarity and aesthetics program information was lost by NCES when the Portland campus was moved to Westbrook and the two entities were combined. We are in the process of getting the combined information restored.

Massachusetts

Ipswich Campus: http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=spa+tech&;;s=MA&id=445638

Plymouth Campus: http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=spa+tech&;;s=MA&id=445656

Westboro Campus: http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=spa+tech&;;s=MA&id=445647

Consolidated from NACCAS Annual Report

The following information is part of a specific group of Spa Tech Institute Schools with a Main Campus in Westbrook, ME and Additional Locations in Ipswich, Plymouth and Westboro, MA. Differences in tuition are noted by campus and program where applicable. The completion and placement rates are based on the NACCAS annual report.

Completion, License and Placement Rates for 1/1/09-12/31/09 taken from NACCAS annual report calculation:
Completion Rate: 79.07,    Licensure Rate: 98.45        Placement Rate: 83.25

 

Listed below is the Tuition and Fee Schedule as of 6/1/2012. Changes in tuition, fees, books and supplies will be posted as they occur. The changes will only apply to programs that start after the effective date of the new pricing and will not affect currently enrolled students. These charts reflect all approved Title IV eligible programs offered by Spa Tech Institute campuses in the states of Maine and Massachusetts.

 

Program	Clock Hours	Tuition	Fees*	Books & Supplies Kit	Total
Maine Prices
Polarity Therapy Career Program	660	$12,550	$50	$1,000	$13,600
Massachusetts Additional Location Prices
Polarity Therapy Career Program	660	$11,950	$50	$     1000	$13,000

 

*Fees: The only fee is the non-refundable application fee which covers the administrative costs of processing an application and doing preliminary Financial Aid processing.

Median Debt by Program

"Median Loan Debt" reflects the median loan debt incurred by students who completed the program, between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010, including Title IV program loans, private educational loans and institutional financing plans.

Program	Title IV Loans	Private Loans	Institutional Financing
Maine
Polarity Therapy Career Program	$4,707	$0	$0
Massachusetts Additional Location
Polarity Therapy Career Program	$2,008	$0	$0

Net Price Calculators for various campuses.

The Net Price Calculators are rough calculations of the total cost of your education, including factors such as if you are living at home or on your own, cost of transportation and other expenses. These calculations are based on a computation supplied by the Department of Education. These calculations are based on the largest program at the campus. Your actual cost may vary depending on the program you attend as well as the schedule you choose. The calculators can be found by going to the following links:

Ipswich Net Price Calculator

Plymouth Net Price Calculator

Westboro Net Price Calculator

Westbrook Net Price Calculator

Employment Related Links

The following links and information is used as a reference to aid you in your decision around your educational choices. It is grouped by occupational category to assist you in learning more. Go to http://www.bls.gov/oco/  and http://www.onetonline.org/ for additional information on employment and enter the codes listed above. This information is provided as an general resource, not as a representation of how much you will make. Your income will be the result of your ability to attract and retain clients, the community where you are working and the setting.