About Jin Shin Jyutsu®

Jin Shin Jyutsu

The venerable art and practice of harmonizing body, mind and soulJin-Shin-Jyutsu-Physio-Philosophy

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. When one or 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 disharmonize the complete path or paths of the energy flow.

Through Jin Shin Jyutsu our awareness is awakened to the simple fact that we are endowed with the ability to harmonize and balance ourselves (in rhythm with the universe) physically, mentally and spiritually.

It is a physio-philosophy that involves the application of the hands for gently balancing the flow of life energy in the body; more generally, it is the awakening to awareness of complete harmony within the self and the universe.

There are two important distinctions between Jin Shin Jyutsu and many other massage and oriental healing modalities to which it is often compared.

  1. Jin Shin Jyutsu is an art, as opposed to a technique; a technique is a mechanical application, whereas an art is a skillful creation.
  2. Jin Shin Jyutsu is not a physical manipulation of tissue and uses only minimal pressure. The hands are used as «jumper cables», contacting 26 «Safety Energy Locks» to redirect, or unblock the flow of energy along its pathways.

In a typical Jin Shin Jyutsu session, the receiver remains clothed and lies face- up on a cushioned surface. The practitioner then employs a harmonizing sequence – or «flow» – appropriate for unblocking particular pathways and restoring the energy to the energy rhythm of the universe.  A «flow» is a series of hand placement combinations (using the «safety energy locks») that stimulates circulation of energy along a given pathway. There are many such pathways in the body, each with a distinct function or essence.

To a certain extent, the experience of Jin Shin Jyutsu is unique to each person for each session. However, the most common effect is that of deep relaxation. Who among us doesn’t welcome any opportunity to let go of stress, which so often interferes with optimum health?

According to ancient written records, which remain in the Archives of the Imperial Palace in Japan, Jin Shin Jyutsu was widely known before the birth of Gautama (Buddha, India), before the birth of Moses (recorded in the Bible), and before the Kojiki (Record of Ancient Things – Japan, A.D. 712). Jin Shin Jyutsu is an innate part of man’s wisdom – simplifying the complexities of existence – and is truly an Art of Living.

Jin Shin Jyutsu was rediscovered by Master Jiro Murai early in the 20th century, who, after recovery from a «terminal» illness, devoted himself to the revival of the Art for future generations. He believed that the capacity to use this Art is born in all of us, like our hands, the tools with which it is applied. Mary Burmeister (1918-2008), a close student of Master Murai, brought the gift of Jin Shin Jyutsu then to America upon returning from Japan in the 1950’s. Over the years, demand for Jin Shin Jyutsu has grown steadily, primarily by word of mouth. Mary began teaching in the early 1960’s, presenting the basic workshops herself and she would see countless clients in her office in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Additional information about Jin Shin Jyutsu (Courses, Books and other material) can be found on the website of the main office in Scottsdale, USA https://jinshinjyutsu.com/.

A wonderful short documentary about Jin Shin Jyutsu (subtitles available):

A small selection of institutions working with or offering Jin Shin Jyutsu:

  • Krebsliga, Zug/Zürich
  • Heiligenfeld Kliniken
  • Universitäts-Klinikum, Bonn
  • Universitätsmedizin, Göttingen
  • Karl-Jaspers-Klinik für Psychiatrie, Oldenburg
  • Marienhospital, Osnabrück
  • St. Peter’s Health, Helena, MT
  • Markey Cancer Center, Lexington, KY
  • Morristown Medical Center, New Jersey, NJ
  • Marin General Hospital, Greenbrae, CA