What is Jin Shin Jyutsu?
Jin shin jyutsu® physio-philosophy is the ancient art of harmonizing body, mind and spirit with gentle touch. It facilitates balance in the body's energy systems, which promotes health and well being. Jin Shin Jyutsu is intended to be a complement to conventional healing methods that induces relaxation, reduces the effects of stress, and assists the body to heal itself.

Imbalance, disharmony, illness, and disease occur when the body's energy is blocked or disrupted. Jin shin jyutsu facilitates the restoration of physical, emotional, and spiritual balance, health and well-being by restoring the harmonious flow of energy. The practitioner applies touch to designated spots on the body. This is done over clothing and involves no massage. The practitioner's hands act as "jumper cables" to restore the "battery of life" allowing energy to flow unobstructed through the body so that the balance and wellness can be restored.

This simple, yet incredible technique was "accidentally" rediscovered by Jiro Murai in Japan in the early 1900's. Jiro was born into a family of medical doctors. He became ill with a terminal disease that could not be treated with any known medicine. When death seemed inevitable, Jiro asked to be taken to a cabin in the mountains for seven days. While there, he meditated on all the teachings of the masters he'd learned and began practicing jin shin jyutsu on himself. On the seventh day, his fever broke and he felt completely healed. He was filled with gratitude and vowed to spend the rest of his life researching this fantastic art.

Jiro discovered the earliest written records of jin shin jyutsu in an ancient Japanese text, the Kojiki, that indicated that jin shin jyutsu was widely practiced before the birth of the Buddha and Moses. It was passed on orally from master to apprentice. Jiro began teaching this method to Mary Burmeister who brought it to the USA in the 1950s.

FAQ about Jin shin jyutsu

What conditions does jin shin jyutsu treat?

Jin shin jyutsu is a mind, body, spirit method of balancing energy flows, so it can be used to treat any physical, emotional or spiritual imbalance. Clients report that it helps speed healing time after surgery, stops pain, enhances spiritual growth, reduces swelling, shrinks cysts, reduces stress and anxiety, and much more.

How quickly does it work?

This varies from person to person and from session to session. Most of the time positive effects can be felt within a few minutes. Sometimes it may take up to eight hours to experience relief. Sometimes the client experiences a better mood, but not the physical effect that they intended to get.

How long does the effect last?

This also varies from person to person. Sometimes the effects are permanent. Sometimes it lasts up to eight hours.

What are the risks and side effects?

There are no side effects. A jin shin jyutsu practitioner can do no wrong because the practitioner is only the "jumper cable" that allows the body to heal itself. If illness is a way of maintaining dysfunction, there is risk that recovery may mean learning how to live without the illness or dysfunction.

How often should I have it done?

It is not necessary to have it done more than twice a day because the results of one session last about eight hours. Sick people should have shorter treatments. People who seek wellness can have regular sessions every other week or so.

Does it help everyone?

No. Mary Burmeister said, "You can't heal the body with the same thinking that made it sick." That means that if the client is not willing to let go of the negative belief that created the illness, healing cannot occur. Improvement may happen, but the illness will come back. It's like cancer being in remission and then the patient has a relapse. For instance, if you believe it is advantageous to be fat because you are afraid of intimacy and fat people don't have to worry about being perceived as attractive by others, it's not likely that you will lose weight until you get rid of that belief. Jin shin jyutsu can help to overcome physical, emotional, and spiritual imbalance, but it is not a cure all.

Does it help for the terminally ill?

Yes. It can help those who are ready to cross over do so peacefully and without pain. It can help those who are not ready to cross over find their way back.

Do you make house calls or hospital visits?

Unfortunately our insurance does not cover us for work that goes on outside of the office so we cannot make house calls or hospital visits.

How long does a session last?

Up to an hour. It depends on your body and your state of health.

Can I do it for myself?

Yes, jin shin jyutsu is designed to be primarily a self-help technique. It is accessible to all people and can be done by anyone with very little instruction. In fact, self-help is encouraged between sessions to maximize results. Self-help instructions are provided with office visits.

How can I get an appointment?

Call (434) 973-3165.