Zero Balancing brings you back to center

by Tasha Snedaker

The modality is like a tree that just got out of a wind storm and is now… still.

It balances you like a pendulum, that, once it’s experienced the very edges of balance, and being unbalanced, it comes to center and… rests. This “center” enables the person to feel “lighter” and taller in their body. The person feels younger in their body with the weight of time appearing to have been lifted. It lends itself to allowing the body to be at ease on the earth rather than being weighed down by it.

I had the privilege of taking the Zero Balancing I class recently at The Lauterstein-Conway Massage School and my world, as a bodyworker, has gotten a lot bigger, or deeper, as some would say. My world has gotten deeper in that the body isn’t just as deep as its muscles, stressors, and skin texture; but it is also its structure. That structure is what gives ‘ground’ to the muscles and the stressors. And when that ground can be aligned to its highest potential, then the muscles will naturally follow suit. A certain negative holding pattern may shift. A certain hindering physical tendency may go away.

I used the word ‘privilege’ earlier in reference to the way that the class was taught. The course proceeded in a very methodical manner, teaching each of the steps of the protocol in a variety of learning styles: a brief lecture and diagram, use of a skeleton to demonstrate the points. The instructor demonstrated the technique on a student. Students practiced on their partners and then a touch comparison was given from the instructor or assistant. This all culminated in a full ZB I practice session between 2 students. With one instructor and three assistants there was always a chance to get your question answered. The 3-1/2 days of the teaching were interlaced with full sessions by a trained “Zber” working on participants, many of whom had never received a ZB session before. These sessions brought life to the modality and clarified through experience why it’s so effective .

It was wonderful to learn Zero Balancing I at The Lauterstein-Conway Massage School because of its diverse, thorough, and integrated teaching style. From the simple and in-depth look at its history to the practical approach of working with a variety of clients I highly recommend taking Zero Balancing 1 at The Lauterstein-Conway Massage School.

Learn more at the Zero Balancing 1 workshop with David Lauterstein on September 6-9, 2018. CLICK HERE to register today!