foundational polarity therapy training (fptt) - certificate course

(Classroom Course)

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earn your fptt certificate in 8 months

Classes meet one weekend a month for eight months

Registration Fee: $75

Tuition: $3200 (Weekly and Monthly Payment Plans available)

Manuals: $250

Personal Sessions: $375

Massage Table: $200

Clock Hours: 160 (116 in the Classroom, 44 Home Study)

Overview: Polarity Therapy is an integrative hands-on approach to restoring balance to the mind and body.

As a fully comprehensive Wellness System, it restores harmony through complementary therapeutic methods including: bodywork techniques, guidance in Polarity exercises and stretches, energetic foods, preventative and self-help techniques, and energy balancing.

Click here to access a “Polarity Therapy Overview” Presentation

Course Schedule:

Weekend One:

  • Foundational Information

  • History & Origins of Polarity Therapy

  • Dr. Randolph Stone

  • Intro to Energy & Vibration

  • Theories & Basic Principles of Polarity Therapy

  • Foundational Polarity Exercises

  • Basic Session Bodywork Protocol

Weekend Two:

  • Foundation Manual Exam

  • The Earth Element

  • The Root Chakra

  • Oval Fields

  • Earth Element Triad Bodywork Protocol

  • Polarity Exercises for the Earth Element

  • Earth Element Foods (shared lunch)

  • Earth Element Bodywork Protocol

Weekend Three:

  • Earth Element Manual Exam

  • The Water Element

  • The Sacral Chakra

  • The Wireless Anatomy of Man

  • Water Element Triad Bodywork Protocol

  • Polarity Exercises for the Water Element

  • Water Element Foods (shared lunch)

  • Water Element Bodywork Protocols

Weekend Four:

  • Water Element Manual Exam

  • The Fire Element

  • The Solar Plexus Chakra

  • The Spiral Current

  • Fire Element Triad Bodywork Protocol

  • Polarity Exercises for the Fire Element

  • Fire Element Foods (shared lunch)

  • Fire Element Bodywork Protocols

Weekend Five:

  • Fire Element Manual Exam

  • The Air Element

  • The Heart Chakra

  • Transverse Currents

  • Air Element Triad Bodywork Protocol

  • Polarity Exercises for the Air Element

  • Air Element Foods (shared lunch)

  • Air Element Bodywork Protocols

Weekend Six:

  • Air Element Manual Exam

  • The Ether Element

  • The Throat Chakra

  • The Sattvic Principle

  • Sympathetic & Parasympathetic Nervous Systems

  • Polarity Exercises for the Ether Element

  • Ether Element Foods (shared lunch)

  • Ether Element Bodywork Protocols

Weekend Seven:

  • Ether Element Manual Exam

  • Review and Ethics

  • Polarity Exercises for all Five Elements (Student led)

  • Bodywork Protocol: All Triads Together

  • Setting up a Polarity Practice

  • Preparing for Clinicals

Weekend Eight:

  • Final Exam

  • Clinicals

Students are required to complete FOUR Clinical Sessions for this Course

Clinicals are held on Weekend Eight

Students will see two clients on that Saturday

Students will see two clients on that Sunday

•GAFEE will provide the clients who come in to see students for Clinicals

•These “clients” will be Board Certified Polarity Practitioners (BCPPs), or when necessary, other bodywork professionals who have years of practical experience in the field

•These “clients” will be staying after their session in order to discuss the techniques and competencies of the student with the Instructors

•Specific details for Clinicals will be given on the first day of FPTT class

Requirements:

* Students must attend all eight weekends to fulfill requirements

* Any time missed (late/tardy/hours or days missed) must be made up with the Instructor. Instructor will directly charge the student an hourly rate for make-up time (typically $35-$45/hour)

* Practice Sessions: Students are required to perform thirty (30) documented home practice sessions which must be completed to obtain course certificate

* Personal Sessions: Students are required to receive five (5) one-hour sessions from Board Certified Polarity Practitioners (BCPPs). Payment for these sessions will go directly to the BCPP

* Additional Home Study Assignments (reading, anatomy, Polarity Exercises, etc.)

* Evaluations: Exams at the beginning of each class (Weekends 2 - 7) and a final examination on Weekend 8

(Students are required to successfully pass seven separate exams which cover: Foundation Manual, Earth Element Manual, Water Element Manual, Fire Element Manual, Air Element Manual, Ether Element Manual, Final Exam Charts)

* Student must fulfill ALL requirements and be current in their payment plan to obtain Course Certificate

Required Books:

  • Human Anatomy Coloring Book (ISBN-10: 0-486-24138-6)

  • Foundation Manual, Earth Element Manual, Water Element Manual, Fire Element Manual, Air Element Manual, and Ether Element Manual (All provided by GAFEE and purchased one at a time on Weekends 1 - 6)

Additional Information:

Massage Tables: Students are required to purchase their own massage table and bring it each month to class

Polarity Exercises: During each class we will be practicing Polarity Exercises which help to balance each of the Five Elements. Students may wish to bring a yoga mat to use during these exercises