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Jin Shin Jyutsu: An Innate Wisdom

By on Sunday, February 20th, 2011 | Comments Off

I often see people in a ‘perfect’ Jin Shin Jyutsu self help position (meaning they’ve placed their hands on energy sites on their bodies), even though they’ve probably never heard of this ancient healing art before in their lives. How can this be?

Jin Shin Jyutsu is an innate wisdom that we all tap into unknowingly and intuitively when we hear the body’s message: please help me! By introducing Jin shin Jyutsu, one awakens to the conscious application of the art, and therefore is empowered to do something about the discomfort, the pain, and the every day sufferings that we humans ‘endure’.

I say let’s not endure any more! Let’s not solely exist and be ‘victims’ to all the slings and arrows that life throws at us, but let’s actively and consciously live a happier, healthier and more aware and empowered existence.

Jin Shin Jyutsu helps us do this.

JSJ Relationship Fingers, Energy Sites and Attitudes

By on Sunday, February 13th, 2011 | Comments Off

Even if we’ve never heard of the ancient art of Jin Shin Jyutsu, we most often naturally place our hands unconsciously on our body when we need help in a certain area. Isn’t it therefore great to consciously KNOW where to put our hands to HELP MYSELF?

This is a quick summary of the relationship between the fingers, the corresponding key energy site and attitude:

Finger                   Energy Site (there is a left and right side)              (SEL)      Attitude (Emotion)
Thumb                  Forehead above the eyebrows                                   20          WORRY

Index                    Just below the collarbone                                            22           FEAR

Middle                  Third rib down on the chest                                        13           ANGER

Ring                       Last rib before the abdomen                                       14           GRIEF

Little                      Groin either side of pubic bone                                 15           TRYING TO

For a full Jin Shin Jyutsu Self help session you could spend a whole hour holding these five energy sites placing the left hand on the left side, and the right hand on the right side (it means spending about 10 minutes on each energy site).  A great way to start or end the day!

Jin Shin Jyutsu Self Help: Harmonising Attitudes

By on Monday, January 17th, 2011 | Comments Off

There are five Attitudes: Worry, Fear, Anger, Grief and Pretense.  Each finger corresponds to an attitude, so you can harmonise Worry by holding the Thumb, Fear by holding the Index Finger, Anger by holding the Middle Finger, Grief by Holding the Ring Finger and Pretense by holding the Little Finger.

You don’t hold your thumb or finger so that the attitude ‘goes away’ – rather, you hold it so that you allow that feeling to harmonise and so that you can observe that attitude and gain more clarity. Attitudes in themselves are not bad – we are, after all human beings and part of our make up is to experience all these emotions, or attitudes.

The ‘problem’ arises when we get STUCK in the behaviours that go along with these attitudes.

The prime attitude is FEAR (False Evidence Appearing Real) – out of FEAR come all the others. Anger, for instance is about wanting something to happen in a certain way, our way. And if that doesn’t happen then I get ‘angry’. Sadness or grief has to do with losing something that I cherished – but if that grief goes on for 20 years then I have got stuck in that grief.  Attitudes are not right or wrong – but they can be changed so they don’t control our every day behaviour.

So hold your thumb and fingers whenever your hands are idle. You’ll be harmonising attitudes, moving the energy and revitalising your whole being. What could be easier?

And the effect is cumulative, so the more you hold, the more you ‘clean’ and the more you harmonise.

Q&A: Jin Shin Jyutsu How To – The Pulse

By on Thursday, January 1st, 2009 | Comments Off

Question: How does a Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner choose which FLOW to use for the treatment?
Answer: Before the treatment, the JSJ practitioner listens to the PULSE. The pulse has all the information about the needs at that moment of the person receiving the treatment.

Question: How does one listen to the pulse?
Answer: The Jin Shin Jyutsu 5-day basic seminars include ‘how to listen to the pulses’. Mary explains the procedure in Text 2. The key is to LISTEN. The ART is to UNDERSTAND. There are many different tones, textures and rhythms in the pulse – learning to understand their meaning leads to mastering the ART of Jin Shin Jyutsu.

Exercise: Self Help For Back Pain with JSJ Hold

By on Thursday, December 18th, 2008 | Comments Off

My back has been aching all week (it’s probably all that stuff I’ve been carrying lately). So I’ve incorporated some gentle stretching every day and yesterday I worked on SEL 2 (especially the right side) – that Flow has helped because the 2 area was tight and sore!

The simplest Jin Shin Jyutsu self-help for backache is to hold the index finger (and also the thumb separately) every day – go to sleep holding your index finger, and it’ll work as you sleep.

Self Help for Health and Wellbeing with Jin Shin Jyutsu

By on Saturday, September 6th, 2008 | Comments Off

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!

Experiencing the Art of Jin Shin Jyutsu

By on Thursday, April 24th, 2008 | Comments Off

“My experience with Jin Shin Jyutsu or energy medicine, as I sometimes call it, is that I can be more in control of my mind, body and emotions. For example, I can quickly alleviate fatigue, get rid of a headache, stimulate my immune system immediately so I don’t get a cold, control my weight, even give myself a facelift! I have also worked with people who had many conditions – from anxiety to cancer, and have humbly marvelled at the results – it’s so simple and yet so powerful. All I ‘do’ is introduce the Awareness of this Art. It is not something one has to create or believe in – it’s already there to be used and enjoyed!” – Astrid Kauffmann (Jin Shin Jyutsu Practitioner and Self-help Teacher)

The Ancient Art of Jin Shin Jyutsu

By on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 | Comments Off

This ancient art of Jin Shin Jyutsu is as old as mankind: it is part of our make up, our nature, our inherent wisdom and our being. We use it naturally and in most cases unknowingly in our day to day lives. Helping to awaken the awareness of this art that is part of all of us, is a great joy for me.

26 Safety Energy Locks: The KEYS to our HARMONY

By on Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 | 1 Comment

Jin Shin Jyutsu employs 26 ‘Safety Energy Locks’ or energy sites as I sometimes call them, along energy pathways that feed life into our bodies. When one or more of the paths become blocked, the resulting stagnation can disrupt the local area and eventually disharmonise the complete path of the energy flow.

Holding these energy locks in combination can bring balance to the whole being. Holding these energy sites in a combination of special sequences is what we term a ‘Flow’. The one who invented the saying ‘to be in the flow’ really knew what she was talking about…

Learning Jin Shin Jyutsu engages one in self study, self help. Through the process of ‘Now Know MYSELF’ we learn to recognise the wisdom of the body, to interpret the messages provided and to utilise them to restore balance.

Master Jiro Murai and Mary Burmeister

By on Monday, October 29th, 2007 | Comments Off

After 10 years of experiencing Jin Shin Jytusu, I can vouch for an awareness, a feeling of oneness, a profound connection with the all-encompassing energy of the universe that also connects us all. Working my way through various writings, I found that Master Jiro Murai studied acupuncture points, then took them a step further by experimenting on himself and fasting. He compared what he experienced, what he felt, to the ancient acupuncture writings. His experiences were much more profound than what he found in the writings.

Master Jiro Murai never left Japan, but his vision was to make the practice of Jin Shin Jyutsu available to the world.

After many, many years of study with Master Jiro Murai, Mary Burmeister began teaching the Art to others.

Mary has more than fulfilled Master Jiro Murai’s hope for her. Since his death in 1961 she has been the world’s foremost teacher of Jin Shin Jyutsu, as well as the embodiment of all that the Art offers. Mary describes the essence of Jin Shin Jyutsu as ‘Getting to To KNOW (Help) MYSELF.

Photos courtesy of Jin Shin Jyutsu, Inc.

Part 2: Jin Shin Jyutsu (Physio-Philosophy)

By on Monday, October 29th, 2007 | Comments Off

Jin Shin Jyutsu is the art of releasing tensions which are the causes for various symptoms in the body. Our bodies contain several energy pathways that feed life into all of our cells. Our bodies contain several energy pathways that feed life into all of our cells.

When one of more of these paths become blocked, this damming effect may lead to discomfort or even pain. This blockage or stagnation will not only disrupt the local area but will continue and eventually disharmonise the complete path or paths of the energy flow.

Text courtesy of Jin Shin Jyutsu®, Inc

Part 1: Jin Shin Jyutsu (Physio-Philosophy)

By on Monday, October 29th, 2007 | Comments Off

Jin Shin Jyutsu physio-philosophy is an ancient art of harmonizing the life energy in the body. Born of innate wisdom and passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth, the Art had fallen into relative obscurity when it was dramatically revived in the early 1900′s by Master Jiro Murai in Japan.

After clearing himself of a life-threatening illness, Master Murai devoted the rest of his life to the research and development of Jin Shin Jyutsu, gathering insight from a range of experiences and resources, including the Kojiki (Record of Ancient Things). The resulting knowledge of Jin Shin Jyutsu was then given to Mary Burmeister, who brought it to the United States in the 1950′s.

Mary Burmeister began teaching the Art to others in the early 1960′s, and today there are thousands of students throughout the United States and around the world.

Text courtesy of Jin Shin Jyutsu®, Inc.

The Breath and The Hands

By on Thursday, October 4th, 2007 | Comments Off


The keys to our health and harmony are in the breath and the hands. The breath is the basic expression of our life energy. When we apply Jin Shin Jyutsu, we help clear the energy pathways in the body and harmonise the breath – simply, without effort.

We can apply self help Jin Shin Jyutsu by holding a finger (or ten!). Our hands are our harmonisers – and they are always with us.



‘Exhale to unload dirt, dust, grease and grime.’
‘Inhale to receive an abundance of pure, fresh energy.’
Mary Burmeister, Master of Jin Shin Jyutsu

The Healing Art of Jin Shin Jyutsu

By on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007 | Comments Off

Jin Shin Jyutsu is an ancient and gentle Japanese healing art which balances and harmonises the life energy by placing fingers and hands on ‘energy sites’ on the body over clothing. It can be applied as self help and also by a trained practitioner.

The study and understanding of the Art can take a lifetime, but it is simple to use so one can experience its benefits and effects immediately. It is a powerful tool to help boost the immune system, restore and maintain energy levels and manage pain (case studies will follow in later posts).

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