Zero Balancing Health Association

04/25/2026

Freely Movable Joints:
Expand Your ZB Knowledge Beyond the Core Protocol

Have you taken Freely Movable Joints recently? In 2025, the class, developed by Dr. Fritz Smith, received an infusion of new energy. Teachers Lisa Berger and Megan Lavery revisited, reviewed and provided excellent updates to the Freely Movable Joints (FMJ) study guide to ease learning, highlight FMJ principles and to give students the confidence to create their own fulcrums for ankles, knees, wrists, shoulders and more. This year, ZB teachers are excited to be teaching this wonderful class, so 2026 is a great time to take this class near you. FMJ is a 25-hour program that counts toward the 100 hours of courses required for ZB certification.

June 22 - 25 in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania - Jim McCormick
June 26 - 29 in Mill Valley, California - Linda Wobeskya
September 10 - 13 in Rochester, New York - Lisa Berger
November 5 - 8 in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii - Rebekah Harbour

Find a class: www.zerobalancing.com

04/24/2026

EXCITING ZB EVENTS

3 May - First Sunday Virtual ZB - M. Oruch

17 May - Third Sunday: When Our Clients Face Cancer - E. Livny & A. King

20 May - ZB I & II Online Study Group

7 June - The Fulcrum & The Vector Online - M. Oruch

19-21 June - ZBHA Community Benefit - In-Person (PA)

5-10 July - ZB I at The Omega Institute - M. Doucette (NY)

2-7 August - The Art of ZB - J. McCormick & M. Oruch (AZ)

And many other exciting foundational and advanced classes!
Find a class: www.zerobalancing.com

04/23/2026

Experiencing the Power of Zero Balancing is now 10 years old!

This important book of 25 case studies, edited by Veronica Quarry and Amanda King, shares many ways that people have used Zero Balancing to improve their lives. Movement, mood, balance, integration and embodiment can be positively impacted by one or more Zero Balancing sessions.

As one client states: "[my ZB practitioner] and I are still working on my ribs, but my pain has gone from a roar to a whisper, which is the most wonderful and liberating outcome I could ever hope for!"

Order your copy from Upledger Productions. Each purchase benefits the ZBHA!
https://shop.iahe.com/Patient-Info/Experiencing-the-Power-of-Zero-Balancing

04/22/2026

"We can use touch to help a person move from the experience of duality to one of unity or into a meditative state."

- Fritz Smith, MD, Zero Balancing founder

Find a class: www.zerobalancing.com

04/22/2026

Spaces are filling up!

Join us for the 2026 Zero Balancing Community Benefit
June 19-21 - Summer Solstice Time

Sourcing the Light Within:
The Power to Heal Ourselves and Community

Fine-tune your touch skills. Make new friends. Find inspiration and connection.
Program details are now online!
https://www.zerobalancing.com/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=6/19/2026&eventid=737

Where:
Pendle Hill Retreat Center
338 Plush Mill Road
Wallingford, Pennsylvania
15 minutes from Philadelphia Int'l Airport

Cost:
Cost includes Friday and Saturday night lodging; meals from dinner Friday through lunch Sunday; and all Benefit programming.
$450 for a shared room; $550 for a single room

04/06/2026

It's with great sadness that we celebrate and honor the life of Tom Gentile who passed on Saturday April 4.
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Tom Gentile, a lifelong friend, father, ZB practitioner and teacher, Rolfer and Five-Element Acupuncturist, passed away on April 4. Tom was a creative spirit who was passionate about Zero Balancing and who loved sharing ZB. Since training to teach ZB with Dr. Fritz Smith in 2004, he generously offered his time, skill, wisdom and good humor in classes and trainings around the country. So many of us were touched and transformed by Tom's fulcrums.

At the request of Tom family, the Zero Balancing Health Association has created a Tom Gentile Scholarship Fund.

May this fund continue Tom’s wonderful contributions to ZB over the years and spread and amplify the light of ZB throughout the world. We miss him so deeply, yet his light shines on in our hearts.

Ways to contribute:
1) By credit card: https://donate.stripe.com/00w7sMdWmdhD55VaEj8so0c
2) By check: Make your check out to the ZBHA and send to ZBHA Scholarship Fund c/o Megan Lavery, 2762 Forest Ridge Rd., Fernandina Beach, FL 32034. Please note as donation in Tom’s name.

Please share your stories and memories of Tom in the comments below.
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What you don't know is

infinite

What you don't know

will always be infinite.

Stand in what you know,

open to what you don't know.

--Tom Gentile

03/04/2026

Join this and other Zero Balancing classes around the US and Canada. CEUs for massage therapists and acupuncturists in the US. Learn more at www.zerobalancing.com

****COMING SOON****
Zero Balancing I
March 27-30, 2026
Berkeley, CA

REGISTER NOW!!
https://www.zerobalancing.com/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=3/27/2026&eventid=699

02/21/2026

Don't miss the ZB Community Benefit - a first in-person gathering since 2019. Early bird discount extended to March 1!

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN 
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT EXTENDED TO March 1, 2026

ZB COMMUNITY BENEFIT
Friday June 19 - Sunday June 21, 2026

Register: https://www.zerobalancing.com/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=6/19/2026&eventid=737
Pendle Hill Retreat Center, Wallingford, PA
(15 minutes from Philadephia airport)

Join us for a meaningful and dynamic Solstice weekend celebrating the Zero Balancing community. Take advantage of the EarlyBird discount until February 15. Registering early not only saves you money, it also helps the ZBHA plan and prepare for a wonderful, enriching weekend together. Space is limited so please register soon!

02/14/2026

We love our community!

01/30/2026

SUNDAY FEB 1: Journaling to Deepen Presence & Practice
with Amanda King, ZBHA faculty

Details and register:
https://www.zerobalancing.com/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=2%2F1%2F26&eventid=680

By writing or drawing in a journal, we can consciously identify and explore our edges, experiment with new approaches, and build confidence in ourselves and our work. The journaling process can help us to celebrate our strengths, have more compassion for ourselves, trust what we feel, and amplify our presence, ease, and embodiment – which makes our work more rewarding for us and our clients.

In this 2-hour class, through a combination of discussions and embodied writing exercises, students will learn:
• The benefits of journaling for Zero Balancers
• Ways to connect to your inner wisdom
• Ideas to make journaling a joyful and sustainable practice
• Mining the wealth of insights found in your journal
• Resources and support to keep you writing and engaged