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South Africa

2010-06-14T10:25:00-04:00

Whilst everyone is heading to South Africa for the World cup our South African Student, Ritesh, came over to Ireland to complete his Open Learning Course in Polarity. He only has his exam to go now and we are sure that he will pass with flying colours.

By the way did you know that South Africa is the only country we know of that sells Polaritea in the supermarkets.? What about that?!

If you can't get to SA then why not try making the tea yourself. The base is ginger root in water to which you add, peppermint, fenugreek seeds and fennel seeds and liquorice root to taste. Bring it all to the boil and then shut off the heat and let it steep for 5 minutes, then you are ready to go. It is a great digestive aid and what's more, it tastes wonderful!

End of an Era

2010-05-05T06:52:00-04:00

After twenty odd years Phil has decided that he will no longer be offering the Apprentice training in Huna.

Any one who has contacted him to date and who wishes to go through the process should get in touch but anyone else.,, Sorry.

Some of his former apprentices who are now Kahunas in their right may offer the work in the future so if you are interested then keep checking the Huna pages.

Mahalo

The International Polarity Educational Alliance

2010-05-30T07:53:00-04:00

www.polarityeducation.org

This month sees the launch of the International Polarity Educational Alliance an initiative which grew out of discussions on the Polarity Council Group, which was formed in 2000. The Polarity Council is a group of over 30 Polarity Educators from the USA, Canada and Europe who regularly explore all aspects of the future of Polarity.The International Polarity Educational Alliance

This month sees the launch of the International Polarity Educational Alliance an initiative which grew out of discussions on the Polarity Council Group, which was formed in 2000. The Polarity Council is a group of over 30 Polarity Educators from the USA, Canada and Europe who regularly explore all aspects of the future of Polarity.

The International Polarity Education Alliance offers a public listing of trainings worldwide with a focus on "Polarity Education," in its broadest meaning and offers graduates of any Polarity Training programme the opportunity to use the initials EPP or PTP.

These initials recognize the wealth of people who have taken some training in Polarity, maybe as part of massage training, or as short courses for CPD or for personal growth yet have no recognition of the fact that they have undertaken this education. There are also many Polarity practitioners who have elected not to belong to a practitioner association and are therefore not entitled to use the relevant initials associated with those associations, yet they are qualified. The IPEA grants the right to use a set of initials that is not dependant on being a member of any National or International Polarity Therapy Association.

For a fully qualified Polarity Therapist who is trained in all aspects of Polarity Therapy the right to use the initials PTP will be granted. PTP stands for Polarity Therapy Professional. You will receive a diploma to this effect from organisational affiliate "The Polarity Network." This diploma and the usage of the initials is granted in perpetuity and is not dependent on membership of the Polarity Network even though such membership may be valuable for your ongoing practice as well as you personal and professional development.

If you have trained in only some aspects of the Polarity Principles or of the full Polarity Therapy model you can apply for the usage of the initials EPP which stand for Energy Principles Practitioner. This option is ideally suited to graduates of all trainings that focus on personal growth through Polarity Principles or just aspects of the Polarity Therapy model such as bodywork or energy exercise.

Application to the IPEA for trainings is currently FREE.
There is a small, one time administration fee of $30/23 euros/Â£19 for the issuing of the initials PTP or EPP with printed certificate.
For more information www.polarityeducation.org

Sun sea and history

2010-03-29T13:14:00-04:00

We have now returned from our short trip to the island of Malta, rested and keen to get on with things.There is nothing like getting away from everything for a while to really give you new insights and rest the old brain cells. Although not as sunny and hot as we would have liked Malta still charmed. I am very familiar with the island as I spent some of my childhood there. Of course some of it has changed considerably since then, as have I, but alot of the really good stuff remains as it always was. I'd like to think this is also true for me! For Phil it was his first visit. We both revelled in the old 5000 year old temples, the gold encrusted cathedrals, the Knight's tales and the amazing coffee house that is Cordina in the heart of Valletta. Not so exciting were the pot holes in the road and the manic driving of the locals and the mosquitos. I enjoyed retracing my childhood steps. I remember my time there as extremely happy and the life style as laid back. In some ways the quality of life is not unlike what we have here in Ireland. In both places the people are friendly, the pace mostly unhurried, the behaviours slightly anarchic - only the weather makes the difference. Ahhhhh...........

Spring time

2010-03-18T12:20:00-04:00

The end of February saw us working with Marleen and Bart from Belgium which was great fun and then our Irish student Emer arrived from Dublin. She has only a few more days to go to finish her training.

As well as teaching we have been busy as usual working on the Polarity Network and getting out the latest edition of the magazine The Magnet to all its members. If you haven't been to the Network yet then you should immediately go to www.polaritynetwork.com and check it out. You don't know what you missing!

Stocks have arrived of my new book and despite the title, Sink the Relation Ship, it contains many handy tips and exercises for keeping you relating well, as well as some cool cartoons from Michael Nolan. The muse is upon me and I am already two thirds of the way through a companion book. Watch this space!

Have a great Easter. We are off for a well earned holiday.

European visitors

2010-01-21T10:54:00-04:00

On Tuesday we said goodbye to Miguel who was here from Spain and went home thorougly polarised and tomorrow Anna arrives from Italy. She has been here many times to study and we welcome her back.

My new book on Relationships is almost complete. Watch out for it on our websites and make sure you get a copy and some for all your friends too!!

Masterworks International Publishing is growing steadily having published Resistance by Celia Jennings last year and now my new title. We also have plans to publish a new book by Tony Caves and a new TAi Chi book, plus a Chi Kung .dvd. If any of you have aspirations to get yourself in print then check out www.mwipublishing.com and www.mywizarddesign.com. We can make it happen.

Courses for 2010

2010-01-07T07:13:00-04:00

Our list of short courses for the first half of 2010 is now online. go to Click to see Course details

New offer for 2010

2010-01-03T08:03:00-04:00

Well 2010 is here and the tide has turned and things are on the up and up, for so we are told. Even so we reckon that we could all do with a little help to get things moving so that we can create the life we want.

To that end we are offering a new, no deposit, no interest, low cost monthly payment plan for our Open Leaning Course in Polarity. So, no big deposit to find, easy to budget for monthly payments and absolutely no sneaky interest charges. All this and a low carbon footprint (you only have to do 2 face to face modules during the course) and you can feel good about doing your bit to help the planet as well. So it has never been easier to begin your training in Polarity and begin learning skills that will benefit you for life. Happy New Year to everyone!

http://www.masterworksinternational.com/propsectus.asp