Zero Balancing

Jim McCormick LAC met Zero Balancing’s founder, Dr Fritz Smith, while studying Traditional Chinese Acupuncture with Dr J. R. Worsley at  Kenilworth, UK, in the fall of 1972.  He began his Zero Balancing training in 1974 and in 1979 became the first teacher of ZB after Dr Smith. He is currently on the Faculty of the Zero Balancing Health Association (ZBHA)  in the USA.   Jim  teaches Zero Balancing to students around the world, including in Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand, Switzerland, Austria and Finland, as well as in The UK and the USA. He is president of the non-profit Zero Balancing Touch Foundation. He is co-president of Cambridge Health Associates, a holistic health center in Massachusetts, USA, where he practices Zero Balancing and traditional acupuncture. Jim McCormick has woven his 50 years of experience in alternative medicine into this book in which he explains the unique principles behind Zero Balancing and illustrates  them with detailed case histories. Jim is known for creating a caring and creative environment, where participants feel safe to be their full selves, while exploring new ideas and skills. He presents information clearly, warmly and with good humor and joy.

Foreword by Fritz Frederick Smith



Foreword by James L Oschmann



Preface/Acknowledgments/About the Author/Glossary/Introduction



PART  ONE  BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ZERO BALANCING



Chapter 1:  A skittish donkey



Chapter 2:  Structure and energy: Listening for the donkey



Chapter 3:  Foundation joints



Chapter 4:  The bones store our essence



Chapter 5:  Living in the moment



Chapter 6:  Working signs



Chapter 7:  Creating a frame



Chapter 8:  Living from your core self



Chapter 9:  Body felt sense



Chapter 10: Altered states of consciousness



Chapter 11: Verbal fulcrums



PART  TWO  HEALING PRINCIPLES



Chapter 12: Amplify the wellness



Chapter 13: Caring, compassion and containment



Chapter 14: Boundaries



Chapter 15: Feeling stuck



Chapter 16: Overcoming abandonment



Chapter 17: Dealing with anger



Chapter 18: Resistance



Chapter 19: Anxiety and depression



Chapter 20: Trauma and zero balancing



PART  THREE  BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT



Chapter 21: Unifying body, mind, and spirit



PART  FOUR  TRANSFORMATION



Chapter 22: Zero Balancing and the power of transformation



PART FIVE  RESEARCH ON ZERO BALANCING



Chapter 23: Research on zero balancing



Bibliography



Permissions



Index