FAQ

What is Jin Shin Jyutsu®?
  • Jin Shin Jyutsu® is a traditional Japanese healing art for harmonizing life energy. Placing our hands on specific points on the body - the so-called Safety Energy Locks – or simply holding fingers sets the healing flow of energy in motion. This creates harmony and supports inner balance.
  • Jin Shin Jyutsu is a self-help method that can easily be applied in daily life wherever you are. Because of its effectiveness in pain management, as well as its extraordinary overall health benefits (with no negative side effects) Jin Shin Jyutsu has already been incorporated in the treatment plan of several US-hospitals and is offered by thousands of practitioners all over the world.

What are the best uses of Jin Shin Jyutsu? 
  • Jin Shin Jyutsu works wonders in preventive care. Whenever we feel something “coming on.” It can turn things around and often stops the disease from taking hold of us. Everybody loves to be touched. From children, to adults, to the elderly, to animals – we all crave (and usually lack) loving care and touch. Jin Shin Jyutsu has taken the panacea of touch to a whole new level, and it can help with the plethora of symptoms we encounter as living beings (on a physical, psychological and spiritual plain)
  • I have witnessed how Jin Shin Jyutsu shortens the duration of the flu by several days and effectively alleviates the discomforts associated with cold, flu or digestive problems (to name only a few symptoms). I have seen it work in acute situations such as allergic reactions, accidents, stomach flu etc. Jin Shin Jyutsu has helped me and others dramatically, whenever we have been sent home with the sentence: “it has to run its course.” Yes – it does have to run its course – but we don’t have to feel so miserable and it doesn’t always have to take so long!
How can it help with more serious diseases and conditions?
  • Jin Shin Jyutsu has proven to be very helpful and effective in helping cancer patients deal with the many side effects of cancer treatment, as well as with the enormous anxiety and stress that a cancer diagnosis entails. I think there is no better testimony to the healing powers of Jin Shin Jyutsu in cancer treatment than Jennifer Bradley’s work at UK Markey Cancer Center which has been documented in this video.

Are there any side effects to practicing this at home?
  • There are no negative side effects with practicing Jin Shin Jyutsu. This said, it is not an alternative to medical care, but complementary. We should always apply common sense and see a doctor whenever necessary.
Why is Jin Shin Jyutsu so popular?
  • Because Jin Shin Jyutsu is extremely effective yet easy to apply at the same time. All we need in order to relax, restore and harmonize the whole person are our very own hands and some knowledge about where to place them on our body. JSJ can be applied anywhere, anytime, which allows us to easily make it a part of our everyday routine.
  • Because Jin Shin Jytusu teaches us how to help ourselves (and others), it literally puts health in our hands!
  • The beauty of Jin Shin Jyutsu is that, because of its self-help aspects, it reaches far beyond the Jin Shin Jyutsu treatment room, and this is what distinguishes it from many other alternative methods of healing. What makes Jin Shin Jyutsu stand out from all other alternative healing arts is the emphasis on self-help, which is extremely effective, accessible and affordable.
Is Jin Shin Jyutsu something that people can learn to do at home...a self healing method?
Hor how long do I need to practice Jin Shin Jyutsu in order to notice a result?
  • Often you feel a change right away. Usually, after a short while of daily practice you will become a Jin Shin Jyutsu artist and create your own portfolio for harmonizing your whole being and restoring your health depending on your individual emotional, physical and spiritual needs. Since Jin Shin Jyutsu is an ART of healing and not a technique there is no one way of doing things and several ways of getting to the same result.

Can you suggest simple practices/ exercises that people can do at home to help with common complaints like stomach issues or tiredness and nervousness?  
  • A good way to start is to learn more about your fingers and how they relate to your emotional and physical well-being. We are born with an innate sense of Jin Shin Jyutsu. Think about the babies sucking their thumbs, for example. The thumb helps to harmonize the stomach. Babies know intuitively that sucking their thumb will help their digestive system, which needs to develop in the early years. For the same reason mother cats lick their babies systematically. As we now know, the intention is not to clean their babies, but to help them with digestion and adaptation to the world around them. In Jin Shin Jyutsu the emotion associated with the thumb is worry. If you think about the baby again and how intimidating this new existence outside the womb must be, it makes total sense that they would suck their thumb in order to help ease their worries. The same applies when applying touch to our thumb later in life. By simply holding our thumb gently with the other hand, we can alleviate symptoms related to the stomach energy and ease our worries.
  • As a first and easy introduction to Jin Shin Jyutsu I recommend holding your fingers, each at a time, for about 3 minutes or until you feel pulsation in your fingers (a palpable sign that energy pathways have opened up). In order to make this practice even more relaxing, you can focus on your breath and count your inhales and exhales. Six inhales/exhales per finger would be a good amount of time to spend with them. If you want to learn more about Jin Shin Jyutsu's Self-Help watch our videos or sign-up for one of our self-help classes.

How can I sign up for a Self-Help Class?

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