“It pleases me to support Deanna Waggy and her instruction in Zero Balancing and Soul Lightening Acupressure techniques. I know Ms. Waggy to be a skilled practitioner and a creative forward thinker, and believe the instruction she is offering is truly needed at this time. The truth is that as someone learns and uses these mind-body therapies with others, they themselves will improve their overall wellness. Reducing the impact of stress in our society is one of our major needs at this time in history. Ms. Waggy’s courses will help improve our well-being.”

Frederick R Smith, MD, Physician and Founder of Zero Balancing; Author of Inner Bridges: A Guide to Energy Movement and Body Structure, and Alchemy of Touch: Moving Towards Mastery Through the Lens of Zero Balancing.

“Deanna Waggy is a gold mine of information. Her technological expertise and online skills are astounding. Deanna generously shares her knowledge and truly cares about providing the best services possible. I highly recommend Deanna's classes and fabulous interactive sessions. Her heartfelt engagement and excellence shine forth in glorious paths of delight. Allow yourself to transform by Deanna's gifts of energetic mastery. Spending time with Deanna is a great present to give to yourself.”

Rebecca Austill-Clausen, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA; Occupational Therapist, Reiki Master, award-winning Author; Speaker

Deanna’s courses cover valuable information for healthcare workers in need of self-care tools that can be used immediately for stress relief and increased wellness. The strength of all of Deanna's courses isn't just about imparting knowledge. The main strength is her ability to connect the information with evidence-based research which gives everyone the confidence to implement new techniques based on scientific connections and findings. You leave the class not just knowing "how", but also the "why"!

Misty Rhoads, Ph.D., LHC, CZB Professor & Research Consultant; Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Zero Balancing and Transformative Touch (IJZBTT); Zero Balancing Faculty

Deanna is an extremely smart, hardworking and caring practitioner and teacher of both Zero Balancing and Soul Lightening Acupressure. One of her many strengths is her clarity and her use of metaphor that makes her words vivid. She has a lot of teaching experience helping people with their self-care. Her techniques are ideally suited for both practitioners and their clients. I recommend any class that she teaches.

James McCormick, LAc , Zero Balancing Faculty; Author of Zero Balancing - Conscious Touch and Transformation; Past president of the ZBTF; co-president of Cambridge Health Associates Cambridge Health Associates - a holistic health center in Cambridge, MA.

I want to recommend Deanna Waggy as a very accomplished teacher with experience in many modalities. Soul Lightening gives her the platform to address spiritual issues and include the Soul in her work. My experience with Deanna is that she is a very attentive, brilliant student. Deanna is more current on the language in today’s world and will do an excellent job of translating anything from my work into very readable, executable pieces for students to understand. Besides her intellectual acumen and her mastery of this work, she is also very accomplished technically and helping students navigate online learning and technology in this time.

Aminah Raheem Smith, PhD, Originator of Soul Lightening Process Acupressure; Author of Soul Return: Integrating Body, Psyche and Spirit; Soul Lightening: Awakening Soul Consciousness; and The Way of Soul Lightening: Integrating Body, Mind and Soul through Energy 

Deanna Waggy is a highly skilled and gifted practitioner, teacher and human being. Whether she is in the treatment room or the classroom she brings together her vast knowledge base with a soulful, creative, heart centered approach. She engages her clients and students in innovative and creative ways as she draws upon the many skills and traditions in her toolkit including occupational therapy, acupressure, spiritual direction and many more. Deanna loves to serve as a bridge between traditional medicine and holistic medicine and her clients and students benefit tremendously from it.

Cathy Miller, MM, LMT, ABT (NCCAOM); Director of The Source Point Institute; Insight Acupressure (Soul Lightening) Instructor, Practitioner and Past President; Acupuncture Intern at the Institute for Taoist Education and Acupuncture

I would recommend taking any class that Deanna offers as she is a wealth of information and knowledge.  She has a clear way of sharing information, and has a great ability of supporting you where you are at.  She is wise beyond her years, and has many tools in her toolbox with which to assist you on your healing and awakening, and self-care journey.  I have so enjoyed getting to know Deanna over the years, personally and professionally, and am happy to see her offering her own classes. I know she will serve you well, on every level of your being.  Holistic practitioner, multifaceted teacher, and gifted healer...enjoy your time with her. 

Angelique Priscilla, Certified Advanced Practitioner Soul Lightening Acupressure, Advanced CST practitioner, Retired PT of 40+ years

“Deanna's  range of experiences as an occupational therapist, several forms of bodywork and spiritual director give her a comprehensive, holistic and compassionate view of healing and approach to wellness. She is highly organized and her courses are chock full of practical take home exercises one can implement right away. I recommend taking a class from her if you have the chance!”

Mary Behrens PT,  Certified Zero Balancer; Vestibular competency - Emory University, Completing Zero Balancing Teacher Training March 2022

It has been my pleasure to serve as a Skilled Touch Practitioner for Deanna’s classes on several occasions. Her teaching style is very multi-modal; teaching to all students learning styles and willingly answering questions until she is certain the student understands the information.  Examples and recall strategies are embedded into the discussions.

Carol J. Reshan, OTR, CST-T, CIMI, CCAT, HTP, FSLA, IET-M, CZB

I have always been struck by Deanna’s quickness in understanding the depth of material as both a student and instructor. Deanna grasps things as a whole, and is able to combine them with other modalities to achieve just the right mix for any client or situation. She sees into the foundation of things, and is able to envision ways of interaction to achieve results. She is bright, compassionate, forward thinking and skilled. I look forward to seeing her new course develop in her search for ways to help individuals grow and heal and move forward in their process of being. 

Valerie Campbell, LMT; Insight Acupressure Instructor

“I loved Deanna’s class! She makes self-care easy to integrate into my daily routine. It was so empowering!  Deanna took complex information and distilled it into  easily digestible ideas that were fun, interesting and easy to understand. She structured the class with several levels of learning from the simplest techniques for me to use right away, to more advanced concepts about the latest research on stress and the vagus nerve. I feel better about incorporating self-care into my everyday life!”

Sheila Palmer, MSW, LMT, CZB, CCP; Zero Balancing Faculty

"I did corporate training for 15 yrs, wrote so many manuals and training. In that time, I met so few people that teach a class with a beginner's mind.  Deanna has it, plus so much energy, enthusiasm and passion. This was the best online class I’ve ever taken. I felt like I was right there in the room with her. She has found her path!"

Elizabeth Schwerman, LMT & Corporate Trainer