Miha Kim PT, Acupuncture Physician, LLC

05/13/2025

Dr. Fritz Smith may have been my greatest teacher. He would have turned 96 on May 11. I’m grateful that I was hugged by him, encouraged by him and on his path on many occasions to be in his loving presence. I miss hearing from him. Happy Birthday Fritz!
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A birthday tribute to Dr Fritz Smith

Today we honor and celebrate the life and work of Dr Fritz Smith, the founder of Zero Balancing, on May 11, what would have been his 96th birthday.

Fritz often said to his students: "I developed Zero Balancing to relieve suffering and make the world a better place." All of us who teach, practice and benefit from Zero Balancing, and other skilled touch modalities, continue to keep this vital work alive in this increasingly turbulent world.

The Sacred Pyramid Meditation

To honor Dr Smith's birthday, we invite you to enjoy his original recording of the Sacred Pyramid Meditation which is free to stream until 31 December 2025. You can also purchase the recording to download from our shop for a small donation.

This guided meditation establishes a powerful energetic container that supports the re-integration with self by re-organizing our internal and external worlds. It is particularly useful for creating ease, harmony and clarity, and to promote self-awareness, presence and healing, even in stressful situations.

We also invite you to re-visit the recording of Dr Smith's last on-line talk here where he shared his personal insights of his journey with Zero Balancing as it evolved under his guidance.

Thank you for your support!
Find the recordings at https://zbtouch.org

12/26/2024

May you rest in the calm and stillness of the season of water. Restore and renew your spirit. Happy solstice and Happy holidays to you and those you love! Thank you for caring for yourself in 2024. A silent and holy night it is in Gainesville Florida.
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09/17/2024

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05/11/2024

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05/11/2024

Dear Friends,

I am here in California taking a class, the Art of Zero Balancing, and looking forward to celebrating with Dr. Fritz Smith’s his 95th birthday this Friday at a celebratory dinner. We just found out at noon today that Fritz suddenly passed this morning from a massive heart attack.

We are all in shock and grieving. Yet we are equally relieved and grateful. He did not suffer in a prolonged way – even yesterday he did a zoom call with the 30 people in our class! He looked great, was very with it and with us!

I have known and studied Zero Balancing with Fritz since 1983, when I first met him at an AMTA convention in Washington, DC. He immediately impressed me with his gracious nature. He was not “one-up”, he was just another interested explorer of the body, mind and spirit realm. After becoming a Doctor of Osteopathy, he went on to become one of the first Certified Rolfers, then got his Master’s in Acupuncture with J.R. Worsley in England. He also studied with Swami Muktananda – from each teacher he was able to deepen his practice and theory until it manifested in the early 1970’s as “Zero Balancing.”

Our school hosted Fritz in every one of his Zero Balancing trainings in Texas beginning in our very first year, 1989. He was and has been my primary mentor. Through TLC and other trainings he has done world-wide, Fritz Smith has been a healing influence on many 1,000’s of people. He was one of the kindest, friendliest, and most inspiring teachers. We will miss him but even more will appreciate the positive impact he has had on the world of bodymind work through every one he touched and taught.

We will mourn him now and celebrate him for all our lives.

Adios, Dear Fritz!

David Lauterstein

(photo of Fritz and me at the Esalen Institute at a booksigning for his biography I wrote - Life in the Bones! What a life it was!!)

05/09/2024

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09/28/2023

A wonderful group of scholars in Chinese Medicine discussing “Why Chinese Medicine now?” Lorie Dechar, author of “Five Spirits”, was my first acupuncturist and one of the many earlier inspirations who led me to where I am now. Thank you Lorie! 🙏💕☯️

Scholar physicans Lorie Eve Dechar, Heiner Fruehauf, Lonny Jarrett, Randine Lewis, Alexander Love, William Morris, and Brandt Stickley discuss the relevance ...

05/29/2023

"When you receive or study Zero Balancing, you run the risk of being yourself." Fritz Smith, MD, Zero Balancing founder

05/29/2023

ZERO BALANCING IS 50! (1973 to 2023 and beyond)
A letter to the ZB community from Founder Dr. Fritz Smith

2023 is the 50th anniversary of Zero Balancing – our Golden Jubilee!!! It is a time of celebration and a time to give thanks to the hundreds of people who have made this possible – ZB Practitioners, ZB Teachers and Students, Committee Members, ZB Staff, Authors, Clients, and, of course, The Zero Balancing Touch Foundation, and our International ZB Associations. It is a time to give extra special recognition to those folks who have worn multiple hats during this time. ZB continues to prove its healing effectiveness and remains a springboard of creativity. With this 50-year history, the future of Zero Balancing looks very promising. I wish we could all be here for its 75th anniversary – the Sapphire Jubilee!!

11/19/2022

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/984171?src=soc_tw_share&fbclid=IwAR33pmUEPDl6sd-lxREO1kt1qk8Q7byCOphT1_jg43mQq_MawoXju8wwpnY

Acupuncture has previously been shown to have short-term efficacy for aromatase inhibitor–related pain for patients with breast cancer. New research suggests this benefit can last up to a year.

11/09/2022

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=559346839529601&id=100063628686937

In this exciting podcast, longtime ZB teacher Michael Oruch talks about how Zero Balancing and conscious touch at the level of bones helps us connect in a deep way to ourselves. (Oct. 7 podcast).

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-field-dynamics-podcast-99452044/episode/connecting-to-who-you-are-with-102955484/

06/27/2022

Acupuncture helps pain control post cesarean delivery.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/article-abstract/2789447?fbclid=IwAR3ATkaunDJA0dd1zaA2kuz2Ai6X-ZbBmeDm2WH0XRUDdQFXywlKzsJzPrw&fs=e&s=cl

This randomized clinical trial examines the safety and efficacy of acupuncture as a supplemental preoperative treatment for pain in women who will undergo cesarean birth.