ZB Touch Foundation Main Board

Karli Beare

Born and educated in north-west London, Karli graduated with a degree in geology in 1982. After marrying in 1983, she worked in the City of London before setting up her own marketing agency from 1989 – 2001.

Along the way, her personal journey drew her to explore a wider definition of wellness, believing that the principles of Western allopathic medicine could (and should) take account of the wisdom of ancient Eastern models of energy. She firmly believes that a respect for both approaches offers a more complete understanding of our own body-mind-spirit relationships, leading to a deeper sense of ease in our daily lives.

Over the past 30 years she has trained in a variety of disciplines including Massage, NLP, Chakra Balancing, Reiki (Master) and Zero Balancing, which she has been teaching since 2004. As a hands-on ZB Life Coach, no two sessions are the same each being determined by the needs of her client in that moment. However, her experience of using ZB in each session is that working with body-memory alongside left-brain techniques, offers clients a unique way to integrate challenging life experiences in a more resourceful way.

Karli has been a Director of the ZB Touch Foundation since 2005.

Amanda King

Amanda Brauman King, MA, LMT, CZB, is a practitioner, bodywork educator, and writer based in Salem, Massachusetts. She specializes in pain management and trauma work in her massage therapy and Zero Balancing practice and has been teaching Zero Balancing since 2012. She served on the ZBHA Board 2009-2016 and joined the ZB Touch Foundation Board in 2020. With Veronica Quarry, she co-edited and was a contributor to the book Experiencing the Power of Zero Balancing: Case Studies of Journeys to Health and Wholeness. Amanda holds a M.A. degree in English: Creative Writing from Boston University, a B.A. in English and French Literature from Tufts University and a certificate from the Muscular Therapy Institute (Cambridge, Mass.)

Her blog, “Trust in Touch” can be found at https://amandamtzb.wordpress.com/

Jeff Lennard

An early interest in encounter groups led Jeff to believe there was a truth in the body beyond words and to embark on a life-long exploration of movement and touch. His work over the years since has been influenced by many wonderful pioneering teachers in the fields of Somatics, Massage, Feldenkrais and Tai-Chi.

Having always been inspired by graceful movement and the point where body, mind and spirit co-exist in harmony, Jeff felt he had “come home” when he took his first Zero Balancing course. The experience gave him a deeper understanding of himself and his work and provided an integrated and transformational approach for supporting his clients.

Jeff has since been a long-time supporter of Zero Balancing, becoming a ZB Teacher in 1996 and since then teaching and mentoring countless ZB students. He is a Trustee of ZB UK Ltd and has coordinated the UK Certification Programme for over 20 years. At the invitation of Fritz Smith MD, he joined the ZB Touch Foundation as a founding member of its Education Committee which he now chairs. This was set up to hold “Middle C” for Zero Balancing worldwide. He is currently also a Director of the ZBTF Board, having been appointed in 2017.

Jeff lives in North London with Catherine and their two sons Seán and Luke. He has had a practice in Central London since 1992.

Deborah K. Rosene

Deb Rosene, PhD, is a licensed psychologist in the state of Massachusetts and works as a therapist, mind/body educator, consultant, and bodyworker. She incorporates body and energetic work into her psychotherapy practice, recognizing that working with the whole person, including their body and all modes of self-expression, are essential to identifying, understanding, and healing all levels of trauma. She currently works with individuals and couples suffering from anxiety, depression, unresolved grief, attachment disorders and/or the effects of chronic illness and trauma.

Having a background in dance, music, and song, Deb has used movement, touch, and voice to develop her unique approach to psychotherapy which now draws upon years of training in multiple therapeutic modalities, including Zero Balancing, therapeutic touch, Cranialsacral therapy, chakra balancing, and Bodytalk.  She began this intriguing professional journey with her first half moon vector from Dr. Fritz Smith at a public talk which motivated her to begin taking classes and eventually become a certified practitioner.

Deb is also a certified taijiquan qigong teacher and shares the benefits of this practice with her clients, colleagues and friends.  She is delighted to join the Zero Balancing Touch Foundation as an expression of her devotion to educating the public on the transformative nature of touch.

Fritz Smith

In 1955, Fritz graduated from the College of Oestopathic Physicians and Surgeons, becoming a Doctor of Oesteopathy, and 6 years later, went on to graduate from the California College of Medicine in 1961 as a medical doctor.

In the mid 1960s, under the tutelage of Ida Rolf, he was one of the first medical doctors to be certified as a Rolfer and during the late 1960s, he regularly studied at the Esalen Institute in northern California, which hosted many of the forerunners of the body-mind therapy movement.

He studied in the UK with J R Worsley from 1971-78, receiving a BA and MA in Acupuncture. At that time, he also qualified as a California Certified Acupuncturist, and continued to integrate his Western medical knowledge with the Chinese medical model.

In 1973 he formulated Zero Balancing and dissolved his successful general medical practice to specialise in the broader fields of health, wellness and human potential. He has taught Zero Balancing to thousands of students over the past 50 years, and continues to teach and develop Zero Balancing.

Peter Woodgate

Peter Woodgate, LMT, CZB, is a practitioner and bodywork educator based in Motueka, South Island of New Zealand. He has a busy practice working with people from 6 months to 90+ years old, using mostly Zero Balancing. Having had a 16-year career in the UK Film & TV industry, he brings a wealth of knowledge and insight into his bodywork to ‘Help People Help Themselves’. With a ‘cross over period’ in careers, he trained in energy and bodywork, then after several years in practice in the UK, he moved to New Zealand with his late wife in 2003, where they owned and ran a small organic shop and café for 9½ years, after which they both focused fully on their clinical careers.

Peter became a Zero Balancing Teacher in 2018 after completing a Pilot Teacher Training Apprenticeship Programme. He is the president of the New Zealand Zero Balancing Association and a member of the ZBHA Faculty. Peter joined the ZB Touch Foundation Board in 2019. Contact Peter at www.peterwoodgate.com