· The clavicle is anatomically classified as a “long bone.” As such it is the only long bone in the body that lies horizontally.
· It is the first bone to begin the process of ossification during development of the embryo, during the fifth and sixth weeks of gestation.
· It is one of the last bones to finish ossification, at about 21-25 years of age.
· In birds, the clavicles fuse to form a single Y-shaped bone, the “furcula” or what we call the “wishbone.”
Read MoreDesigning sessions is a high art and science. It is one of the most profound endeavors there is. Because we are trying to determine what interactions through touch assisted by thinking, feeling, observing and talking will make an optimum difference in someone’s life.
Read Morea poem on the (necessary) magic of horizontality
Read MoreMassage therapy, done as the practice of, in Aldous Huxley’s words, a non-verbal humanity reawakens us to our capacity for embodiment. Touch is real, the most “real” sense as it is the only sense that contacts structure as well as energy simultaneously.
Read MoreProgress in both the art and science, both energy and structure, is a precious legacy of modern massage therapy. Of late the scientific perspective has been wonderfully emphasized. It is the purpose of this article to contribute to balancing this emphasis with an understanding of the essential role energy, art, and integration play in our knowledge and therapy.
Read MoreThe world's first shoulder was a wrinkle in an embryo's neck, floating in the oceans of Ordovician Earth, ~480 million years ago.
Read MoreTherapy for individuals is vastly important. Equally needful is work we can do for the larger “body” politic. Ultimately health is a community issue, not only an individual one. VOTE and let’s help make the world a healthier place for all!
Read MoreBlessed are the nourishers -
Read MoreThe imagery of bones in poems and the poetic role of bones in our lives are herein explored in detail!
Read MoreThe vibrations that make sound relate to the “harmonics series” in bodies, musical instruments, and ultimately in all things.
Read MoreNaming things gives us the illusion that something is just “there” - but that’s not true.
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All neurosis begins as a restriction of breath. – attributed to Wilhelm Reich. This phrase has stuck with me as a fundamental truth for years…
Read MoreWhat does “biological optimism” mean to you?
Read MoreThings relate to each other through conjoined irregularities. This knowledge is amplified by appreciating the magic, for example, of corn kernels perfectly fitting in their irregularity, and the ingenuity of conjoined shapes in ancient stone-walled temples.
Read MoreIn Zero Balancing pausing and taking our hands off the body is as important as our touching.
Read MoreThe imagery of the ships who we are conveys not only the dance of all things in the water medium in which we live, but simultaneously it represents as well our soulful aspirations, as we embark and perpetuate this human odyssey.
Read MoreA tribute to Fritz Smith from Mary Murphy, ZB faculty member, at his 90th birthday, May, 2019.
Read MoreOf the many we could have chosen here is a small selection of photos from Fritz’ life
Read MoreAt his 90th birthday party in 2019, Dr. Fritz Smith, the founder of Zero Balancing, said with glee that he’d see us at his 95th birthday.
Read MoreFear is natural - it is like spring hiding beneath winter - water under the earth - anxiety just needs breath to turn into excitement.
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