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FlowsforLife on Sunday, November 8th, 2009 |
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Question: Hello i am a user of Jinshin holds i would like to know how long one should hold the fingers and how many times in day. thanks for your reply to my query
Answer: The more you hold your fingers the more of a cumulative ‘cleaning’ and regenerative effect there is. Hold your thumb or fingers whenever your hands are free – while watching a movie, while waiting for a bus etc. For instance, you will definitely notice the effects of holding a finger or one of your thumbs for an hour if you close your eyes and sit or lie quietly…. I like to do this with the thumb – it becomes quite a powerful meditation.
Or you could hold each finger for five minutes each – that’s 50 minutes – what you could do is put on a chill out cd and change the finger when the track changes, then you don’t have to watch the clock. If you feel particularly relaxed or fall asleep, don’t worry! It just means that your body is going through a deep harmonisation – there are no ’shoulds’ – Just go with the flow!
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FlowsforLife on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 |
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Worry, Anxiety, Panic, Depression, Anger, Grief and other emotions are draining and exhausting. You can help ease these uncomfortable feelings YOURSELF by holding your thumb, or another finger. The effect is cumulative, so the more you hold a finger the more you will notice the effects.
Have a look at the links to these older posts:
Self Help for Worry (and insomnia)
Self Help for Anxiety (and Fear and Panic)
Self Help for Depression (and Fatigue)
Self Help for Anger (and High or Low Blood Pressure)
Self Help for Grief
Self Help for Heart (attack)
‘I’ve experienced many horrible things in my life, and some of them actually happened…’ – Mark Twain
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FlowsforLife on Monday, July 20th, 2009 |
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If you REGRET the PAST (mind) and if you WORRY about the FUTURE (mind) then you miss the great GIFT of the NOW (BEING) which is why it is called THE PRESENT.
When you feel you are not in the present moment, when you feel overwhelmed, not grounded, up in the clouds or just not enjoying life (‘I HATE THIS!’) – HOLD YOUR THUMB. All you need to do is grab one of your thumbs with the opposite hand – hold and relax.
See an older post for more information and the photo.
Happy Holding!
Jin Shin Jyutsu Thumb Hold
Holding all the fingers also has huge benefits -
see this older post: Jin Shin Jyutsu Fingers
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FlowsforLife on Thursday, November 20th, 2008 |
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Question: Hi Astrid – I would like to make a question and don´t know how to do without coming to the ‘comment’ area. I had a diagnostic that told I have dysthymia. I would like to know what flows are more effective for that. Thank you, LM
Answer: Dear LM, thanks for your email and I hope this answer helps you. Keep working on it and let me know how you get on. Take care, Astrid
What is Dysthymia?
For those who don’t know, and I was one of them because I confess I had never heard of this ‘label’, Dysthymic Disorder is a chronic condition characterized by depressive symptoms that occur for most of the day, more days than not, for at least 2 years.
While depressed, a person experiences at least two of the following symptoms:
Either overeating or lack of appetite.
Sleeping too much or having difficulty sleeping.
Fatigue, lack of energy.
Poor self-esteem.
Difficulty with concentration or decision making.
Feeling hopeless
How can Jin Shin Jyutsu help?
Looking at the variety of symptoms, it is important that you help re-harmonise the WHOLE system. The most powerful way, and the easiest as well, is to work with the Self help Main Central Function – the Source of Life. Not once a day, but TWICE a day whenever possible. Also, you need to harmonise the Supervisors and especially the Mediator. In fact, I feel that Mediator is hugely important for you, so do this exercise as often as possible. It’ll keep your energies up. And don’t forget to hold your fingers as well whenever possible!
Below are links to all the exercises mentioned above and others for you to ‘play’ with:
Trinity exercises
Hold Center Palm for Fatigue and Depression
Hold Your Fingers
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FlowsforLife on Saturday, November 15th, 2008 |
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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)
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FlowsforLife on Friday, November 14th, 2008 |
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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.
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FlowsforLife on Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 |
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Insomnia. Not being able to sleep. There might be several reasons for this. Sometimes if I go to bed hungry, I can’t sleep. Most often, I can’t sleep when my mind is full of THOUGHTS. The simplest way to combat insomnia is to hold your thumb.
See this older post: Hold your Thumb for Worry
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FlowsforLife on Saturday, July 12th, 2008 |
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Question: Hi. I love your blog – it is easy to use and there is so much information. I noticed that you were answering questions, so here is mine – I have a friend I would like to help. She always feels very insecure and unsure of herself. Is there anything simple she could do to help herself? (I have been on a 5-day course, so I have the text books). Many thanks.
Answer: Thanks for sending your question. The first thing that comes to me is that first depth needs help. A simple way to harmonise first depth is to hold the THUMB. And then all the other fingers (see previous posts on holding the fingers from October 2007). There is also a lovely flow on page 31 of Text 1 – the 16,17,18,19 Flow that is generally good for releasing the head when it has too much information (feeling self-conscious), and on page 62 of text 1 you will find the first depth harmoniser – Reversing and Increasing of First Depth which is very useful when there are feelings of insecurity and vulnerability. Hope this helps, and let me knwo how you get on! AK
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FlowsforLife on Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 |
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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
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FlowsforLife on Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 |
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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
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FlowsforLife on Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 |
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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
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FlowsforLife on Monday, October 29th, 2007 |
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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)
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FlowsforLife on Monday, October 29th, 2007 |
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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
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FlowsforLife on Monday, October 29th, 2007 |
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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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