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Self Help that works: As Easy as Holding a Finger

By FlowsforLife on Sunday, April 25th, 2010 | Comments Off

The hands and the fingers are the keys to self help in Jin Shin Jyutsu. Master Jiro Murai practised only a few  finger positions for seven days when he was labelled ‘terminally ill’ and made a full recovery.

He also fasted and meditated which I’m sure fast tracked things considerably – but I wouldn’t advise anyone doing this without medical supervision, especially if any condition has already been diagnosed.

However, holding the fingers every day, whenever your hands are free to do so, is a good way to  clean, harmonise and revitalise all our 144,000 energy functions.

The good news is that the effects over time are cumulative, so the more you hold your fingers, the more you’ll feel the effects (you’ll feel calmer, think straighter, have more energy etc).

See the links below for how to hold the thumb and each finger and harmonise each corresponding emotion (or ATTITUDE as they’re called in Jin Shin Jyutsu) as well as helping many other things:

Hold the thumb for WORRY (and insomnia)
Hold the index finger for FEAR or ANXIETY
Hold the middle finger for ANGER
Hold the ring finger for GRIEF (and tinnitus)
Hold the little finger for PRETENSE or TRYING TO (too hard)

Self Help That Works – Back to Basics: Hold Your Fingers!

By FlowsforLife on Saturday, November 15th, 2008 | Comments Off

The basis of Self help in Jin Shin Jyutsu is the thumb and the fingers. Holding the thumb and the fingers every day is a good way to gently clean, harmonise and revitalise all our 144,000 energy functions. The effects over time are cumulative, so the more you hold your fingers, the quicker the effect. See these older posts for how to hold the thumb and each finger and harmonise each corresponding emotion (or ATTITUDE as we call them in Jin Shin Jyutsu):

Hold the thumb for Worry
Hold the index finger for Anxiety
Hold the middle finger for Anger
Hold the ring finger for Grief
Hold the little finger for Trying (too hard)

Q&A: Jin Shin Jyutsu for ‘Obnoxious’ people

By FlowsforLife on Thursday, July 10th, 2008 | Comments Off

Question: Hello I have the book on Jin Shin Jyutsu for the last year by my bed. It has been very helpful for my own pains. But I have a question about a friend of mine and I guess the general question is ‘JSJ will help on obnoxious behaviors’? My friend has a personality that is annoying for a lot of people. Always talks, does not listen. Always worried , very nervous, obsessively clean, always doing something, monothematic, she can only see the details, she suffers from scleroderma, She will not get any help but she likes JSJ , it has help her in several pains that she has had. Thank you and I hope this is not too big of a question… Thanks

Answer: Your friend has a lot to deal with, but don’t despair, there is a lot of help available with Jin Shin Jyutsu!

The first thing is to make sure that the crossing energies are not overloaded – when people strongly react to everything there are a lot of ATTITUDES (and low energy). The first thing that needs to be worked on is the MEDIATOR energy. The flow is on page 53 of Jin Shin Jyutsu Text 1. She also needs to do the self-help version of Mediator which is the following exercise: Knees together, then right hand on left shoulder, and left hand – place the thumb over the left ring finger nail to form a circle. For the other side: Knees together, then left hand on right shoulder, and right hand – place the thumb over the left ring finger nail to form a circle. (see Self-help book 1 page 19).

I also suggest the following flows which she can do as self-help: the TRINITY – which is made up of the Main Central (the self help version is on this Blog), Left and Right Supervisor (Self help: hold opposite 11 + same side 15, and hold opposite 11 + same side 25). And the MEDIATOR flow as above.

Also, getting into the habit of holding her fingers one by one every day will help harmonise her whole being.

I will post some suggestions for scleroderma separately in the next day or two.

I hope this is helpful. Let me know how she gets on! – AK

For more information on the Mediator see the older post When is there DIS-EASE

Exercise: Hold CENTER of PALM for FATIGUE

By FlowsforLife on Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 | Comments Off

Place your fingers on the center of the palm (either side) when you feel fatigue, or when you feel like sleeping a lot and hold for a few minutes. Also for depression.

Exercise: Hold LITTLE finger for PRETENSE

By FlowsforLife on Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 | Comments Off

Hold LITTLE finger (either side) to harmonise the attitude of PRETENSE (trying to), and to help:

* heart conditions
* bloating
* trying too hard (at anything)
* insecurity, nervousness
* heart and small intestine energy
* when need to WALK a lot

Exercise: Hold RING finger for GRIEF

By FlowsforLife on Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 | Comments Off

Hold RING finger (either side) to harmonise the attitude of GRIEF and sorrow, and to help:

* ringing in the ear (tinnitus)
* respiratory functions
* excessive mucus
* skin conditions
* lung and large intestine energy
* when have to RECLINE a lot

Exercise: Hold MIDDLE finger for ANGER

By FlowsforLife on Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 | 1 Comment

Hold MIDDLE finger (either side) to harmonise the attitude of ANGER, and to help:

* regulate blood pressure (high or low)
* general fatigue
* eyes, vision
* irritability
* balance emotions
* liver and gallbladder energy
* when have to READ a lot

Exercise: Hold INDEX finger for FEAR

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

Hold INDEX finger (either side) to harmonise FEAR and ANXIETY, and to help:

* Teeth and gums
* Backaches
* Digestion, constipation
* Self criticism, shyness
* Muscle tension
* Kidney and bladder energy
* When have to STAND a lot (be on your feet)

Exercise: Hold THUMB for WORRY

By FlowsforLife on Monday, October 29th, 2007 | 1 Comment

Hold your THUMB (either side) to harmonise the attitude of WORRY, and to help:

* Insomnia
* Digestion
* Headaches (esp. base of thumb)
* Stress and nerves
* Ground and calm
* Nurture
* Skin surface
* Stomach and spleen energy
* When have to SIT a lot

Simply Hold Your Fingers

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

When the life energy moves through our bodies without any obstruction we are in (perfect) harmony (with the universe). Obstructions lead to physical, mental and emotional disharmony. Obstructions are created by ‘attitudes’.

There are five basic attitudes:
Worry, Fear, Anger, Grief and Pretense (trying to)

These are the result of disharmony and run down energy.

Because there are many pathways that run through the fingers, each of these ‘attitudes’ can be balanced by simply holding the corresponding finger, thereby harmonising the entire circulation of life energy in our bodies.

For a full revitalising session hold each thumb and finger individually for a few minutes each. Whenever you’re watching television, or a movie or waiting for a bus or a train, hold your fingers! You can’t ‘overdose’ when you work on yourself.

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