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The Story of Realizing Your Potential
Realizing Your Potential (RYP) was established in 1984 by Sher Smith for the purpose of enhancing lifestyle wellness and health by training and educating people in numerous and various modalities.
In 1990, Sher became aware of Polarity Therapy and began her training as a Polarity Practitioner and Instructor. After six years of intensive training, practice and teaching, application was made and material and course outlines submitted to the American Polarity Therapy Association for approval of the RYP Course as a recognized training program for both Level 1 (Associate Polarity Practitioner/APP) and Level 2 (Registered Polarity Practitioner/RPP or Board Certified Polarity Practitioner/BCPP) status. Approval was received in March of 1996 and since that time, RYP has been conducting approved and recognized Polarity Therapy trainings.
Benefits of Training in RYP Level 1/2 Polarity Therapy Certification Programs
1) Purpose: The purpose of our certification training programs is to teach you the skills to build and maintain a successful practice. “Successful Practice” is defined as the ability to produce therapeutic results with clients and support yourself financially. Therefore, every aspect of the training programs is designed with this in mind.
2) Rejuvenation and Transformation: To give to others, you must give to yourself. During the complete certification training, you personally experience physical rejuvenation, mental and emotional transformation and the skills to continue and enhance this healthy state.
The rejuvenation and renewal is the inevitable result of:
Receiving regular private work.
Building new positive beliefs.
A change in life style habits.
Indeed, some people take the training only for this reason alone.
3) Effective Teaching Format: Concepts and skills are presented in an experiential, fun, stimulating and enjoyable manner using state of the art communication techniques to make them easily understood and assimilated. The program consists of three basic elements:
Guided Independent Study – preparatory work grounds the student in relevant theory from texts studied on their own. Texts include titles on Polarity Therapy, Anatomy, Physiology and the Elements. We are available for consultation during this period.
Class Room Training – Experiential, hands on learning with plenty of personal attention. A combination of lecture, discussion, demonstration, practice and structured learning experiences are used. Comprehensive and illustrated manuals are provided for your reference and use in all 3 steps of the journey to certification.
Practicum – Independent practice and special assignments which lead to mastery of the material. We are available for consultation during this period.
4) APTA Registered Courses: successful course completion allows you to apply to the American Polarity Therapy Association for certification.
Your Presenter
Sher Smith
RN, BCPP, RPE
Board Certified Polarity Practitioner
Brain Gym®
Keynote Speaker & Conference Presenter
Over the years, Sher Smith has been a very popular presenter, both as a Keynote Speaker and as a Conference Presenter. Whether it is for an hour or several days, Sher has information to share on many topics that are current, useful and brings results.
Sher draws material for her presentations from the wide variety of courses she teaches. All courses work in different ways to bring the body back to health, and each person might resonate with one modality more than another, which is sometimes why students choose to attend a variety of classes, in order to build for themselves a more comprehensive “tool box” to use with clients.
Sher is the Director of Realizing Your Potential Centre for Holistic, Educational studies in Richmond Hill, Ontario, and courses are listed on this website.
The following are a few of the more currently popular topics.
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The Brain is a popular theme at the moment – especially with the expansion going on in the fields of “Neuroplasticity”, “Epigenetics” and “How to Keep the Brain Young”. What can one do as they age to diminish, slow down or reverse the effects of aging, dementia and Alzheimer’s? Knowing how the brain actually works, especially under stress and with aging, is a very fascinating subject. There is a lot that a person can do to keep brain cells healthy and to rejuvenate the ones that have become inactive.
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Stress, in general, is a very widespread topic. There are a lot of people under stress in today’s world. People want to understand what happens in their body and in their brain when they are under so much stress. Then, they want to know what simple steps they can take so the impact of stress is less and of shorter duration. What can a person easily work into their everyday life to relieve stress?
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Polarity Therapy is another area of interest. People want to know what it is and the benefits it offers to those who receive a session. Polarity Therapy supports one’s system to move out of stress through relaxation and balancing of the natural magnetic energies of the body. The work is done using bodywork, nutrition, movement, communication and examining one’s thought processes. This is a system that focuses on Health Building, the results of which have been very pronounced for many people.
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Brain Gym® is another subject people are becoming aware of. They are discovering what it is and learning about its valuable benefits. There are 26 movements in the basic Brain Gym course, which was developed by Paul Dennison, Ph.D. These movements are used in specific sequences to enhance learning and assist with development of many skills, in both the adult and the child; skills that are needed in school, the workplace and at home; skills used for math, writing, comprehension, learning in general and much more. People have been simply amazed with this work.
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Touch For Health works with the muscles of the body to bring balance and re-establish energy flow. When energy is flowing, the body is healthy.
John Thie, DC, took some of the knowledge that George Goodheart was teaching in Applied Anatomy and developed a body of work for the lay person. The results have been outstanding.
Sher Smith RN, BCPP, RPE
Sher Smith is a retired Registered Nurse, Board Certified Polarity Practitioner, and Brain Gym(R) International Faculty who has been involved in the holistic health field since 1979. As a metaphysical graduate, the ancient rituals, esoteric teachings and healing practices of the ages continue to be ongoing areas of study and interest.
Her professional training is varied and comprehensive (including studies in Cranial Sacral Therapy with Franklyn Sills and the Upledger Institute), and certification in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Brain Gym(R)Touch for Health and more.
Sher was the founding President of the Ontario Polarity Therapy Association, now known as CPPA, is a member of the American Polarity Therapy Association (having served as Past-Vice-President on the Board of Directors), was a member of the Craniosacral Therapy Association of the United Kingdom and is the Director of the Realizing Your Potential School of Holistic and Energetic Studies.
Sher is one of two International Canadian Faculty for Brain Gym® with the Breakthroughs International Foundation in Ventura, California