The science behind anxiety relief and human connection
A newly published independent study highlights the effects of Zero Balancing to calm the autonomic nervous system and reduce anxiety symptoms. You can read the article here.
The Journal of Transformative Touch to cease publication June 2025
With a mix of gratitude and reflection, the editors announce the closure of the Journal of Transformative Touch. (Launched as the International Journal of Zero Balancing and Transformative Touch in 2020). The journal will publish its final issue in June 2025, welcoming your submissions through April 2025. While the Journal's mission to share insights [...]
A Celebration of Life – Dr Aminah Raheem and Dr Fritz Smith
At the end of January 2025, Aminah and Fritz were laid in their final resting place together in their adored Borrego Springs. A small group of family and community members gathered to remember them and bring them to a peaceful resting place. Aminah and Fritz had given specific instructions regarding the land, which was [...]
Exciting Changes at the Journal of Transformative Touch
Honoring Dr. Misty Rhoads for her role as Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Transformative Touch, and welcoming Veronica Quarry, MS, PT as the Journal’s new Editor-in-Chief The ZB Touch Foundation Board honors and recognizes Misty Rhoads, PhD, Professor of Public Health at Eastern Illinois University, and ZBHA faculty member, for her enormous contribution [...]
Celebrating the life of Dr Aminah Raheem Smith
We are writing with both sadness and gratitude for a lifetime of work in the service of healing and transformation, that Dr Aminah Raheem Smith, the beloved wife and partner of Dr Fritz Smith, passed peacefully in the early hours of 23 August. Dr Raheem was the originator of Soul Lightening Acupressure having developed the [...]
What’s Touch Got To Do With It?
Karden Rabin of the Trauma Research Foundation discusses why embodied therapies are facilitating breakthroughs where conventional talk-based therapies have failed. Touch, embodiment, or what is often referred to as the felt sense is, in and of itself, a realm of consciousness. Not only that, it’s far older, more massive and arguably more important than our [...]
Inspire Yourself: Volunteer!
Judith Sullivan writes that volunteering short Zero Balancing touch sessions once a month for 13 years for staff, volunteers and sometimes 'guests' at The Haven, a multi-resource day shelter for the homeless in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia supports the community in many ways - and inspires everyone involved! Read more: https://thekeep.eiu.edu/ijzbtt/vol2/iss1/4/
Meet the ZB Touch Foundation Board
On 15th February 2022 the ZB Touch Foundation Board met with members of the Zero Balancing community on Zoom, to speak about the role of the Foundation, its background, key activities and future plans. The Board also spoke about what joining the Foundation as a Board member would involve, prior to appointing Deborah Rosene. You [...]
Deborah Rosene joins the ZB Touch Foundation Board of Directors
We are delighted to announce that Deborah Rosene PhD has kindly agreed to join the ZB Touch Foundation Board of Directors and we look forward to working with her. Deb is a licensed psychologist and Certified Zero Balancer based outside Boston in Massachusetts where she works as a therapist, mind/body educator, consultant and bodyworker. Having a background in dance, [...]
Zero Balancing with the Dizzy Client
“Dizziness” is a colloquial term for the general experience individuals associate with a variety of problems with the vestibular system. Because “dizziness” is a general description of a symptom that may have a range of causes, seeking care from various medical specialists, the root problem is often missed, potentially leaving clients suffering for years. In [...]