Zero Balancing Wellness Center

An acupuncturist who treated me for stress and depression recommended that I come here when I moved to Chicago, and I’m very glad that I did. My first visit, Mary got rid of a chronic lump in the throat that happened whenever I experienced stress at work. She’s treated my back pain, headaches, eye strain, and other issues linked with long-​term fatigue and stress, helping me to find and relieve the long-​term cramps by which various parts of the body responded to graduate school.
After an average session with her, the results are clear and drastic: for instance, after a session on my hips and lower back, I was able to not only touch my toes but also to cover my entire hands with my feet. I see her once a month as a general checkup, and after six months of treatment, I find that I breathe, sit, and sleep far more easily than before treatment.
Zero balancing is a form of body-​work that particularly treats the joints, spine, and cranium. It draws on practices found in cranio-​sacral therapy, acupressure, and feldenkrais technique to release centers of tension in the body by support, gentle movement, and gentle pressure. The effects go far deeper than massage in terms of relaxation, back pain, joint pain, stress, and bodily awareness. If I had a piece of advice for potential clients, it’s only this: the more closely one observes one’s embodied states and the physical dimension of stress, the further the treatment goes towards long-​term amelioration.
The partners at Zero Balancing Wilmette are nationally known within their field, and offer classes which bodyworkers around the country come to attend. I have no experience with these classes myself, but recognize the privilege of seeing a practitioner so distinguished in her field.