The Jin Shin Jyutsu practice of holding the fingers is not only quite powerful, but holds a special place in the history of Jin Shin Jyutsu. As I’ve described before (What Is Jin Shin Jyutsu?), Master Jiro Murai was a Japanese healer and philosopher who rediscovered the ancient healing practice… Read more“The Jin Shin Jyutsu finger mudras”
Category: Acupressure Self-Help
The Jin Shin Jyutsu extended sequence for holding the fingers
In the last post (The Jin Shin Jyutsu practice of holding the fingers) I talked about the two basic ways to practice holding the fingers. You can either hold all ten fingers, one after another, first on one hand and then on the other, or you can concentrate on the… Read more“The Jin Shin Jyutsu extended sequence for holding the fingers”
The Jin Shin Jyutsu practice of holding the fingers
Holding the fingers is a Jin Shin Jyutsu self-help practice that is extremely simple and yet profound. Because so many of the Jin Shin Jyutsu energy pathways run through the fingers (the ten fingers are said to regulate 14,400 functions within the body), holding the fingers is a way to… Read more“The Jin Shin Jyutsu practice of holding the fingers”
The most important point for shoulder tension
This Jin Shin Jyutsu point — Safety Energy Lock #3 (SEL #3) — is a major point for releasing shoulder tension. I call it the “coat hanger” point. To locate it, curve the fingers of one hand as if they were the top of a coat hanger. Then hang your… Read more“The most important point for shoulder tension”
How to locate and hold acupressure points
Let me start with a discussion of how to locate the acupressure points used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The first thing to know about holding acupressure points is that you shouldn’t worry excessively about finding the exact location. Because acupuncturists insert needles below the skin and need to be… Read more“How to locate and hold acupressure points”
Creating Your Own Acupressure Self-Help Practice
The best way to benefit from acupressure is to pick one or two practices you enjoy and use them every day for one to two weeks. Then try a different practice. Gradually select a set of practices you’d like to do on a daily basis. The secret to benefiting from… Read more“Creating Your Own Acupressure Self-Help Practice”
Welcome
When I transferred the contents of my original 2003 BalanceFlow site to this new platform, I mentioned on the home page that I had hundreds of illustrated acupressure self-help instructions that I wanted to add to the site. Even after I had created the illustrations to use in my classes,… Read more“Welcome”
Acupressure Self-Help for Stress (5)
The Body Clock Acupressure for Daylight Savings Time and Jet Lag Jin Shin Jyutsu®: Fingers and Daily Flows Holding the Fingers Finger Mudras Daily Flows Resources Books and Videos Return to Complete Table of Contents The Body Clock Acupressure for Daylight Savings Time and Jet Lag Body clock and horary… Read more“Acupressure Self-Help for Stress (5)”
Acupressure Self-Help for Stress (4)
Projects Using Acupressure Points Project 16 – Acupressure Points for Upper Body Pain Project 17 – Acupressure Points for Lower Body Pain Project 18 – Acupressure Points for Neck Tension and Pain Project 19 – Acupressure Points for Shoulder Tension Project 20 – Acupressure Points for Acute Back Pain Project… Read more“Acupressure Self-Help for Stress (4)”
Acupressure Self-Help for Stress (3)
Projects Using Acupressure Flows Project 1 – Acupressure Flow for Bodily Tensions Project 2 – Acupressure Flow for General Tensions Project 3 – Acupressure Flow for Neck And Back Tensions Project 4 – Acupressure Flow for Neck And Shoulder Tensions Project 5 – Acupressure Flow for Neck Stiffness, Shoulder Blade… Read more“Acupressure Self-Help for Stress (3)”