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Q&A: Any Jin Shin Jyutsu Holds for the Legs

FlowsforLife — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:00:23 +0000

Question: I am having trouble with my right leg. It goes numb and tingles. It starts from my toes now its all the way up to my leg. This only happens when I sit down on my bed. Awaiting your response. This is a great concern of mine. I would be very grateful if you can help me.

Answer: Numbness in the feet – yes, i sometimes have that too when I’ve been sitting too long at the computer!

Reflexology would be a wonderful way to release the tension, not only in the feet but also in the rest of the body, or you might want to have a session with an Osteopath or a Mctimoney Chiropractor to release the tension, which I think might be coming from the sacrum or the lower back…

However, in terms of JSJ holds, there are a couple of things you can do.
To help the feet, with left hand, hold right little toe, while you place your right fingers on the outside of the right heel just below the ankle bone. This is the the energy site number 16. Reverse the hands for the other side.

See the link for all the 26 Safety Energy Locks

Another helpful Jin Shin Jyutsu hold for the feet is: hold right 16 with left fingers, and place right hand/fingers on the outside of the right calf muscle on the bone about 2 inches down from the knee – hold until you feel a pulse then hold until the pulse settles down, then hold again for a while (at least 20 minutes)

Also do Main Central Exercise every day if you can; especially the last position where you hold the pubic bone and the coccyx

Q&A: Jin Shin Jyutsu holds for Jerking

FlowsforLife — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:15:55 +0000

Question: My daughter who has received Osteopathic treatments recently that discovered an old concussion. Her body has been going through major readjustments, and is still fatigued. Her legs, hips, and stomach are jerking a lot (day and night), especially when she is relaxed in bed. What JSJ holds / flows would you recommend (both self help and flows I could use for her)?

Answer: It sounds like the energy is a bit stuck in the hip area – so here are two holds to start with: She lies face up in bed, you sit at her right side. Place your left hand palm down flat on her tummy on the navel and your right hand on her back palm up at the same height as the other hand you have on her navel so you ‘sandwich’ her between your hands. Hold for at least 20 minutes

Then move that position down to the pubic bone and the coccyx (the last hold of the self help Main Central Exercise). Hold another 20 minutes at least. STOP if she has any pain or discomfort – or go down to the big toes and hold them

Then, for another session, do the Trinity Exercises.

And finally, for another session, you can hold the backs of her knees for 20 minutes. This hold is key to helping the muscles and realigning the hip area: to realign the hip hold the more lateral ouside area of the knee (it is energy site number 8 – have a look at the 26 Safety Energy Locks Chart

What is Jin Shin Jyutsu? Part 2

FlowsforLife — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:06:00 +0000

Jin Shin Jyutsu is an ancient and gentle Japanese healing art that is used to harmonise the breath. By harmonising the breath, we harmonise our mind, body and soul – Jin Shin Jyutsu literally means The Art of the Creator through the Man of Knowing and Compassion.

Jin Shin Jyutsu teaches us how to rediscover our innate wisdom to KNOW (Help) MYSELF. It can be practiced as self help, or one can receive treatment from a practitioner.

People often ask me: ‘How does Jin Shin Jyutsu WORK?’ I was thinking of another analogy just yesterday: Take a house with light switches. Every house has light switches, but in the dark, if you don’t know the house you have to first find the light switch before you can turn it on. Our body is the house, and we have 26 ‘light switches’ on the right side and left side of the body (they are mirror images of each other). When we know where they are, we can touch/hold them to ‘turn them on’, thereby getting the ‘electricity’ or energy to FLOW. Acupuncture for instance, achieves this with needles. In Jin Shin Jyutsu it is achieved with the fingers and hands.

If you have a question or comment about Jin Shin Jyutsu please send me an email to jsjholds@gmail.com and I will answer it.

¿Tienes una pregunta o consulta acerca de Jin Shin Jyutsu? Envíame un email a: jsjholds@gmail.com y te la contestaré.

Jin Shin Jyutsu How To Move the Energy for a Happy New Year

FlowsforLife — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:58:00 +0000

Happy New Year! On many levels, 2008 has been a very challenging year for a lot of us. So wonderful then, that Jin Shin Jyutsu can help us move the energy so that we can get ‘unstuck’ and open up to receive the abundance that life offers. It’s ALL about harmonising the breath to let go of the old and let in the new.

The KEYS are found in the 26 Safety Energy Locks (SELs) on the body; 26 energy sites on the body each with a specific function. The two SELs that I am working on every day are SEL 1 and SEL 10. First I move the energy with SEL 1 then I receive the abundance with SEL 10.

Safety Energy Lock 1 is called The Prime Mover. It is found on the inside (medial side) of the knees. It connects extreme heights with extreme depths and harmonises us from head to toe because it helps the descending energy (which moves down the front) and the ascending energy (which moves up the back). If you want to change your life, hold SEL 1 every day for an hour. The complete 1 FLOW is found in Mary Burmeister’s Text 1 (of the Jin Shin Jyutsu 5-day basic seminar) on page 15 (laugh out loud – smile). Or hold your thumb.

Safety Energy Lock 10 is called The Warehouse of Abundance. It is found between the spine and the shoulderblade, half way down the shoulderblade. It releases an outpouring of limitless life energy when unlocked. The easiest way to open up SEL 10 is to hold the upper arms (high 19s as we call them). Cross your arms and hold your upper arms – this also opens SEL 9 which is found below SEL 10. The full 10 FLOW is found in Mary Burmeister’s Text 1 on page 21. Or hold the ring finger.

26 Safety Energy Locks Chart
Hold your thumb
Hold your ring finger

Mary Burmeister

Jin Shin Jyutsu How To Practice this Art

FlowsforLife — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:30:00 +0000

Introduction
I often describe Jin Shin Jyutsu as ‘Acupuncture with the fingers’, but it involves no manipulation, pressure or massage, so it is safe for every body from 0-100+ years of age. This ancient healing Art harmonises and balances the life energy in the body by using the fingers and hands (over clothing) to alleviate symptoms of discomfort and disharmony. This ‘energy medicine’ is a gentle, yet powerful tool for health and well-being which is simple to learn and has immediate benefit.

Learning Jin Shin Jyutsu engages one in self study, self help. Through the process of ‘Now Know MYSELF’ we recognize the wisdom of the body, and we learn to interpret the messages provided and utilize them to restore balance. Jin Shin Jyutsu can be applied by a practitioner, but it is also powerful and effective as self help.

The Jin Shin Jyutsu Treatment (by a Practitioner)
The client lies face up and fully clothed. The JSJ practitioner uses light touch on the body over particular energy sites called Safety Energy Locks along energy pathways. Two energy sites are held simultaneously until the tension or congestion is released. Then one hand is moved to another energy site, and along areas of the body where there is tension. Each energy site can take seconds or minutes to release and re-energise. Treatments generally take 45 minutes to an hour.

Repeated treatments depend on the individual and the particular situation. Often it is for no particular ‘problem’, but as a preventative ‘tune up’ or just to treat oneself to a nurturing, relaxing and revitalising hour. After several Jin Shin Jyutsu treatments, a person can really feel the difference and has a sense of real balance and vitality, so they are better able to distinguish when they are out of balance.

Jin Shin Jyutsu Self Help
Involves the same procedure as above, only difference is that one places ones own hands on the body.

Q&A: Jin Shin Jyutsu for Diabetes

FlowsforLife — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:54:00 +0000

Question: I did my jin shin jyutsu two years back.Wayne Hackett was my coach. I am now pre-diabetic. Can you suggest some flows for me. My diabetic problem is increasing slowly. I have done my self help as well as 5 day course. Kindly help me. I have all materials to refer. J from Singapore

Answer: Hi J. Thanks for sending me your question and sorry it’s taken me a while to respond. Apart from the Trinity flows mentioned in a previous post, it would also help to work with the 10 Flow on page 21 of Text 1 and the Eye Flow on page 24 of Text 1. Any flow or hold that harmonises the 3rd Depth is also helpful (more on the Jin Shin Jyutsu Depths in a later post). I also feel that just holding both SELs 13 for a few minutes (or use the 13 Flow), then both SELs 14 (or the 14 Flow or Spleen Flow), then both SELs 15 (or use the 15 Flow) would also be really beneficial for you – this will help clear where the superficial, middle and deep energies cross. See the locations of the 26 Safety Energy Locks on page 14 of Text 1, or click the link to see the older post. Well, there’s a lot here to work with, so I hope you have FUN! All the best, Astrid

Jin Shin Jyutsu to ‘Beat the Credit Crunch’

FlowsforLife — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:13:00 +0000

I know things are challenging at the moment, to say the least. Many of us are experiencing fear and anxiety about the future. We all have a road map of what is safe, and that road map is changing every day. I am also facing these challenges, as are people around me. What I do also know is that Jin Shin Jyutsu helps keep my energy up, and it keeps me focused in the PRESENT – and remember that Jane Roberts channeled the wise Seth in the seventies who said: ‘Your Point of Power is in the Present’. The main thing is: Keep BREATHING – one breath at a time – it comes and it goes – no effort – be present, and remember: focus on this moment – in this precise moment you are alive and breathing – hold a finger and GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD – ALL IS WELL.

TO GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD – work with the 20, 21, 22 Flow of Text 1 on page 32 (work on the right side first). The self-help holds in layman’s terms are: left hand on left neck (SEL 12) and right hand on right forehead (SEl 20), then move right hand to right cheek (SEL 21) then move the right hand to the right clavicle (SEL 22). The Stomach Flow, and Spleen Flows are also helpful (Mary also includes these two flows in her self-help book 1).

See this older post for the positions of the 26 Safety Energy Locks.

Q&A: Jin Shin Jyutsu Book A Touch of Healing

FlowsforLife — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:01:00 +0000

Question: What you refer to in ‘I go to the 16,17,18,19 Flow in Text 1.’ (relating to the older post for toothache see here) can that also be found in a translation of the jin shin jyutsu book ‘the touch of healing’; the only book I have. WKR

Answer: Dear WKR – Since you asked the question in relation to the post about toothache, I can tell you that yes, there is some information in Alice Burmeister’s Jin Shin Jyutsu book called the Touch of Healing (available on Amazon) – on pages 103-105 she talks about the Large Intestine Function Energy. One can see from the diagram that the energy connects the teeth and the abdominal cavity – that’s why a healthy digestive system also means healthy teeth. Use the first step of the Large Intestine Flow: Place your left hand on the right SEL 11 and at the same time, hold your left index finger with the right hand (see the Safety Energy Locks Chart here) and vice versa for the other side. Hope this helps. – Astrid

Self Help for Health and Wellbeing with Jin Shin Jyutsu

FlowsforLife — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:01:00 +0000

I have studied and practised Jin Shin Jyutsu for the last ten years, and my passion for this ART has strengthened and deepened. I say: ‘The secret to your health, happiness and longevity lies in KNOWING where to place your hands on the body’.

The ancient Japanese Art of Jin Shin Jyutsu is often described as ‘Acupuncture with the fingers’, but it involves no manipulation, pressure or massage so it is safe for every body from ages 0 to 100! Jin Shin Jyutsu harmonises and balances the life energy in the body by placing the fingers and hands (over clothing) on specific ‘energy sites’ called Safety Energy Locks (there are 26 on either side of the body) to alleviate symptoms of disharmony.

It is a gentle, yet powerful tool for health and well-being. Although the study and understanding of Jin Shin Jyutsu can take a lifetime, the self-help exercises are simple to learn and have immediate benefits. My role as a practitioner of Jin Shin Jyutsu is to introduce this ART and thereby awaken the awareness of what each and every one of us has at our disposal – ready to be used and enjoyed!

Jin Shin Jyutsu: We Need Never Know Fatigue

FlowsforLife — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:15:00 +0000

In the ten years that I have studied and practised Jin Shin Jyutsu, there is something that Mary wrote that has always had the most profound impact on me. That impact changes with the years, as my deepening UNDERSTANDING of her wise, wise words becomes more and more of an experiential reality for me. When I feel tired or ‘not able to go on anymore’ I simply remember her words, do a jin shin jyutsu flow or hold, and presto! my reality changes, my energy levels are up and I’m HAPPY again.

This is what the late Master Mary Burmeister said:

‘We need never know FATIGUE. Energy can never TIRE. It is our PERSONAL imbalance that causes fatigue. When our 26 ‘safety’ Energy Locks are unlocked, we are in a state of ECSTASY – the SECRET of the fountain of youth, available equally to all eternally – that which was, is and shall be, IS. The MASTER KEY is our degree of desire and trust, the KNOWING. The SIMPLE reason for perfect health and happiness is being master of anything we do – LOVE IT regardless of what it is – menial, boring or inspirational work. There should be no person or thing one dislikes – as hatred develops imbalance, which causes Fatigue. HAPPINESS is an indication of our HARMONY. We are all created equally. We have our TWO HANDS as our REJUVENATORS and HARMONIZERS. With these two hands we have the privilege of helping ourselves and others to get in tune with the universe. Hands are generators of the Creator Power – not from within us, but a part of the ever constant and forever balanced universal SUPPLY. We need only be AWARE of this supply’.

Thank you, Mary.