Translation:“Our bones carry the deepest flows of life energy. Our tissues can hold the stories of our past. Beneath body, mind, and emotions lies an energy field that shapes our health and wholeness. When this field is in balance, we feel aligned, alive, and well.”
Why I Love Zero Balancing®
Zero Balancing has shaped not only my practice, but my life.
It was the first time my system felt deeply settled — and in that steadiness, something within me softened and trusted again.
This work helps people feel more connected within themselves. From that place of internal alignment, their relationship to others often shifts as well. When structure and energy come into balance, the effects ripple outward. ❤︎
What is Zero Balancing?
Zero Balancing®, developed by Dr. Fritz Smith in the 1970s, is a hands-on body–mind system that works at the meeting place of structure and energy.
Using gentle, skilled touch, the practitioner works with bones and joints to support balance in both the body’s structure and its energetic flow.
Sessions are received fully clothed while you rest comfortably on a massage table.
While massage focuses primarily on muscles, Zero Balancing engages the deeper structural currents of the body. Through the use of fulcrums—points of balance and stillness—the body may reorganize, release tension, and settle into greater harmony.
Sessions are quiet and restorative. Through gentle finger pressure and skilled touch at key joints and bones, the body is invited into a state of balance where tension can soften and deeper patterns may unwind.
What a Session Looks Like
Sessions are typically about an hour, including time before and after the hands-on work to connect and orient.
You remain fully clothed.
Using gentle finger pressure and subtle traction, I create fulcrums — structured points of stillness that invite your body to rest, respond, and reorganize.
Each session is unique. Many people describe feeling grounded, clear, or quietly settled afterward.
Why Choose a Pure Zero Balancing Session?
While I sometimes integrate elements of Zero Balancing into massage, a pure session offers a distinct experience.
When we focus solely on Zero Balancing, the work remains at the level of bones and structural relationships. This allows for depth, precision, and clarity.
Massage beautifully soothes muscles.
Zero Balancing engages the deeper structural foundation of the body.
How Zero Balancing May Support You
Because Zero Balancing® works with structure and energy together, many people experience:
• Greater structural ease and alignment
• Increased grounding and steadiness
• A clearer sense of internal organization
• Improved overall well-being
Frequently Asked Questions
Zero Balancing is based on the understanding that structure and energy are deeply interconnected. Founder Fritz Smith described it this way:
“Zero Balancing teaches that the deepest currents of energy are in the bone, that memory can be held in tissue, that energy fields in the body underlie mind, body, and emotions, and that imbalances in the field precede pathology.”
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No. You remain fully clothed.
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Zero Balancing® is a distinct modality. It uses precise touch and traction with bones and joints rather than continuous massage strokes.
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The work is typically experienced as gentle and grounding.
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Sessions are typically about an hour. If you are beginning with the 3-Session Foundation, your first session is approximately 90 minutes to allow for intake and orientation.
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It varies. Some people notice shifts after one session, while others choose to work in a short series.
If you are new to Zero Balancing, I recommend beginning with a structured 3-Session Foundation to observe how your body responds over time.
Explore the 3-Session Foundation.
Pricing
Zero Balancing sessions are offered on a sliding scale to support both accessibility and sustainability.
Sliding scale: $100–$150 per session
Standard rate: $125
Please choose the rate that feels aligned with your current circumstances.
Where to Experience Zero Balancing
I offer pure Zero Balancing sessions at my private practice, Jenuine Bodywork, LLC, located at 130 Peyton Street in Winchester, Virginia.
These sessions focus exclusively on Zero Balancing®.
To schedule a session, please reach out through the contact information listed:
Phone: (757) 814-4053
Email: Jenuinebodywork@gmail.com
For sessions that blend Zero Balancing® with massage, you can also find me at The Ritual Spa inside the George Washington Hotel in Winchester every Tuesday.
Book a Zero Balancing and massage session with me at The Ritual Spa.
Learn More
To learn more about the history and research of Zero Balancing®, visit the Zero Balancing Health Association:
Education and Training
Freely Moveable Joints, October 2025
ZB Expanded: Addressing the Skull, September 2025
Form and Fulcrums 1, December 2024
Zero Balancing Open Forum - Expanding Evaluation and Body Mechanics, October 2024
Certified Zero Balancing Practitioner, November 2023
Zero Balancing I, May 2023
Zero Balancing II, July 2023
Alchemy of Touch, September 2023
Geometry Of Healing, November 2023