Zero Balancing Seattle

07/09/2025

Looking for a smarter approach to wellness? 🌿 Visit Zero Balancing ~ Seattle's website and explore how integrating energy and structure can help you achieve balance and vitality. Personalized support for managing stress tailored to your needs. 🌐

05/20/2025

Positive research findings show ZB helps reduce anxiety.

An exciting new study by Dr. Misty Rhoads and Mary Murphy and others, supports what Zero Balancing practitioners find in their clinical practice: Zero Balancing is very effective for reducing multiple symptoms associated with anxiety disorders.

This national study, conducted from August 2023 to April 2024, involved 80 participants who received 320 Zero Balancing (ZB) sessions facilitated by 12 certified ZB practitioners trained in research methods.

Thanks to Deanna Waggy for the graphic.

Find more information here: https://www.zerobalancing.com/research

05/07/2025

Remembering Dr. Fritz Smith today on the anniversary of his passing one year ago. Thank you, Fritz for sharing yourself and the gift of ZB with the world!

04/02/2025

Positive research confirming the value of ZB for stress management.

*Newly published research*

Grounded in Touch: The Science Behind Anxiety Relief and Human Connection
by Misty Rhoads, Mary Murphy, et al.

Anxiety disorders are among the most pervasive mental health challenges worldwide, affecting individuals across all demographics and socioeconomic backgrounds. As a leading contributor to disability and diminished quality of life, anxiety continues to rise in prevalence, exacerbated by global crises and societal stressors. This study explored how Zero Balancing (ZB) supports individuals with anxiety. Researchers hypothesized that ZB would lower the perceived severity of general anxiety and reduce perceived anxiety symptoms. This national study, conducted from August 2023 to April 2024, involved 80 participants who received 320 Zero Balancing (ZB) sessions facilitated by 12 certified ZB practitioners trained in research methods.

In conclusion, Zero Balancing effectively reduced anxiety severity and symptoms, highlighting the critical role of somatic awareness in anxiety management.

Read the full study here: https://thekeep.eiu.edu/ijzbtt/vol4/iss1/1/

01/17/2025

Zero Balancing is a system of bodywork for wellness and personal transformation.

Zero Balancing teaches a form of skilled, conscious touch to the deepest part of us, our bones. It was first described by founder Dr. Fritz Smith as a structural acupressure system of healing. Over the past 50 years, as an understanding of the healing potential of ZB has deepened, with many thousands of people around the world across all age groups receiving sessions, Zero Balancing has been shown again and again to serve as a profound tool in support of wellness and personal transformation.
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"With ZB we have the opportunity to introduce a person to a deeper level of who they are.”
-Fritz Smith, MD

Find a practitioner or a class at www.zerobalancing.com

12/13/2024

This principle is true in the practice of Zero Balancing - and also in life.

"If you can balance something to neutral without judgment or comparison by holding it in its own space, it will naturally move to its highest possible benefit."
Fritz Smith, MD, Zero Balancing founder

11/24/2024

"In a Zero Balancing session, I'm simply providing a base of support which might allow you to feel safe, and thereby to let go. The more you let go, the more I know that's the case." - Fritz Smith, MD

11/15/2024

Here’s a nice, succinct description of a ZB session.

Find out more about Zero Balancing and find classes near you: http://www.zerobalancing.com/professional_training/course_calendar

10/28/2024

Zero Balancing is a form of manual therapy that focuses on releasing tension in the bones.

It’s a bit like adjusting the rigging on a sailboat - where the wind is your vital energy and the boat is your physical body. The more integrated these are the smoother the sailing and the more comfortable the ride.

Regular ZB sessions can help relieve the stresses and tension that so often get stuck in body and mind.

05/19/2024

"Beyond being a therapy, Zero Balancing is a community. Some of the most exciting and stimulating features of ZB are the people who have been attracted to study this approach, and the community and friendships we have made…I have been doubly blessed to be working alongside so many others..to create the Zero Balancing Community with its focus and frame to make the world a better, healthier, and more actualized place. We are all so blessed.” Dr. Fritz Smith, Borrego Springs, California, 2016 from Life In The Bones by David Lauterstein

photo by Todd Williams

05/17/2024

I’m sad to share that Dr. Fritz Smith, founder of Zero Balancing, passed away recently. Here is a nice tribute to him and his work. I feel very fortunate to have been able to study and spend time with him - and very grateful for the legacy of ZB that he brought to the world.

We are sad to share the news that Fritz Smith, MD, founder of Zero Balancing, passed away Tuesday, May 7, just days ahead of celebrating his 95th birthday 🕊️

Read more about Smith and his work on our blog at https://bit.ly/4abswpw

03/30/2024

Zero Balancing is an incredibly versatile bodymind therapy. When the body and mind are in balance, symptoms tend to fall away. Clients are also invited to ask and frame for the outcomes they want. Many people don't realize that ZB can help with:
• Balance issues
• Dizziness
• Creativity and self-confidence
• Embodiment
• Flexibility
• Creating healthy boundaries
• Anger management and mood
• And many other challenges

Read examples of how ZB has addressed the issues above and changed lives in Experiencing the Power of Zero Balancing: Case Studies of Journeys to Heath and Wholeness, edited by Veronica Quarry and Amanda King. All proceeds benefit the ZBHA. Order from IAHE/Upledger Institute International: https://shop.iahe.com/Patient-Info/Experiencing-the-Power-of-Zero-Balancing