Energy Medicine at Your Fingertips: Hands On Learning the Ancient Art of Jin Shin Jyutsu®. Presented by: Toni Crotty MA CAMT CRTh, Founder of Be Well and Wise and Energized

Energy Medicine at Your FingertipsHands-On Learning the Ancient

Art of Jin Shin Jyutsu® for Self-Help

With Massage Table Comfort

Toni Crotty, MA CAMT CRTh

2014 Integrative Medicine for the Underserved Conference National College of Natural Medicine,

Portland, OR

Be Well & Wise & Energized! www.bewellandwise.com

Welcome, I’m Toni

Practicing Jin Shin Jyutsu® I live in health and harmony with my body

I healed allergies, sinuses, accumulations, and serious injuries

My clients experience minimal or no side-effects from chemotherapy

My clients heal faster from surgery, and have greater quality of life

“I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand”

My goal: To give you experience practicing the Ancient Art of Jin Shin Jyutsu® so you can be your own testimony, and teach others


Energy Medicine Practitioner ~ Read my bio at: http://bewellandwise.blogspot.com/p/about.html

Jin Shin Jyutsu® Physio-Philosophy is Ancient Japanese Art

•Improves Circulation, Stimulates Immunity, Detoxifies

•Releases Fatigue by Clearing Stagnation & Blockages

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Let’s Begin with Complete Balancing

Fold your arms across your chest with thumbs up and fingers facing the back in the soft spot before the shoulder blade. Drop your shoulders & breathe.


More Positions for Complete Balancing

Left: Fold Your Hands Across Your Chest Under Your Collarbones

Right: Hold the Center of Your Palm


Explore Energy Medicine with Me…

Basic Philosophy ~ Principles ~ Terminology

Energy Basics & Origins of Energy Based Philosophy

Energy Medicine ~ Evidence ~ Importance ~ Benefits

Jin Shin Jyutsu® Principles ~ Terminology ~ Benefits

How to Practice Jin Shin Jyutsu® Self-Help

How to Apply the Art of Jin Shin Jyutsu®

How to Teach Others


Everything is Energy

“Concerning matter, we have been all wrong. What we have called matter is energy, whose vibration has been so lowered as to be perceptible to the senses. There is no matter.” - Albert Einstein

Cycle of life is energy condensing down into matter, then lightening up, to return to source

At birth, human heart beats at the same Hz as the earth = most healing state. Heartmath.com

We are energetic envelopes of body, mind, spirit

Wikipedia


Our Energy Sources

Survival needs = life energy/chi’: sunlight, air, food & water

Just Breathe! Breath is the immediate source of chi and connection to self and Source

Deep breathing is exhaling fully & allowing inhale

Experiential: Notice the breath without trying to change it


Wikipedia

More About Energy Sources

First Source of Personal Chi’: Constitutional-in utero

Chi’ Input: Sunlight, air, food, water, touching earth, exercise, sleep, play, love, joy. . .

Chi’ creates and nourishes all of life

Imbalances in chi’ lead to pain and illness

Health is balanced & harmonious flow of chi’


Energy Blockages & Drains

Stuck emotions & overwork = stress

Stress = rocks in the river of energy

Wind dissipates chi, or life energy

Toxic people, environments, food, water, & air

Surgery, illnesses

Experiential: Hold the thumb to ease worry


Origins of Energy Based Philosophy

Ancient peoples in touch with nature for survival

Valued inner and elder wisdom

Lived more connected to earth

Valued health, culture, tradition

More self-reliant

Experiential: Hold the little finger to ease overwork


Origins of Energy Based Medicine

5,000 years ago Chinese Folk Art ~ Oral Tradition

Instinctively used holding & massaging to ease pain

Soldiers noticed: when one body part was hit with stone or arrow ~ another area may react or heal

Meticulous observations and testing on prisoners

Masters saw energy/chi’

Now Kirilean photography


How We Experience Energy

Bodily noises and movement

Temperature changes in body and extremities

Physical sensations: butterflies, orgasms

Pain= too much energy in one place

Numbness = lack of energy

Experiential: Hold index finger to release fear


How Does it Feel?

Blocked Energy can feel tender, sore, numb, achy, lifeless, buzzing, cold

Free flowing energy can feel relaxing, melting, pulsing, warm, electric, tingling

Energy Medicine releases Endorphins = feel good

Experiential: Hold middle finger to release anger


Why Energy Medicine Works

Energy is movement, illness is inertness

Relies on body wisdom: Body seeks homeostasis

Energetic level precedes physical manifestation

Honors interconnections of body systems

Energy Medicine releases Endorphins

Thoughts are directive energy. “I admit thoughts influence the body.” Einstein


Energy Medicine Helps Shift…

Release beliefs that projects are incurable: There are no incurable projects, only incurable people. Mary Burmeister

Belief systems are stories we tell ourselves

Re-write your stories when necessary

Expand current medical viewpoint

Cleans body to release diseases of accumulation

Experiential: Hold ring finger to ease grief


Why Learn Jin Shin Jyutsu®?

Unifying link connects & harmonizes all systems: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual

Works at the level of cause

Compatible with Western Medicine

Re-establishes original blueprint

Honors individual wisdom in present time

Easily continued by empowered patient


When did JSJ originate?

Ancient, intuitive art practiced by many cultures

Handed down through oral tradition

Jin Shin Jyutsu® had fallen into obscurity by 1900’s

Rediscovered and revived by Master Jiro Mirai in Japan

Avid interest in philosophy, Jiro researched ancient wisdom accessing innate ability of the body to heal itself by using the hands as jumper cables to balance life energy

Personal experience healing his own terminal disease


Jiro’s Story

Cleared his own terminal illness by holding finger positions, called mudras, for seven days

Devoted his life to researching and developing JSJ

Taught Mary Burmeister, who brought JSJ to U.S. in 1950’s

Today JSJ is practiced around the world

“We need never know fatigue. Energy can never tire. It is our personal imbalance that causes fatigue. When our 26 ‘Safety Energy Locks’ are unlocked, we are in a state of ecstasy. We have our two hands as rejuvenators and harmonizers.” Mary Burmeister


What is Jin Shin Jyutsu®?

Translation = the Art of the Creator through the person of knowing & compassion

Jin Shin Jyutsu Physio-philosophy® is the ancient art of getting to know oneself by accessing the body’s wisdom

JSJ studies movement of breath of life

JSJ helps know oneself & connect with one’s original energetic perfection

JSJ Improves Circulation, Boosts Immunity, Detoxifies, Clears Stagnation & Blockages


Basic Principles & Terminology

Life is the continuous movement of energy

Health is balanced, harmonious flow of energy

Energy flows in rivers called meridians

Meridians get blocked by attitudes

Attitudes = stuck emotions

Fear is the core of all attitudes


More Basic Principles

Attitudes block the flow of energy

Over time, blocked energy can create a “project” diagnosed with a “label”

Safety Energy Locks are main intersections of energy, like circuit breakers in a house

Gentle touch with hands on safety energy locks allows stuck energy to flow

Energy Flows Up the Back & Down the Front


Hold Fingers to Balance Emotions

Hold the whole finger

OR


Place pad of thumb on fingernail

Jin Shin Jyutsu® BenefitsNurtures the body, mind, and spirit by

harmonizing the flow of chi’ or life energy

Releases stuck emotions called attitudes which block energy flow causing numbness or pain

Supports all body functions, improving cleaning and healing capacity, and boosting energy

Powerful cleansing function helps prevent disease of accumulation

As Above, So Below Principle can reveal causes


How Jin Shin Jyutsu® Works

JSJ accesses 26 Safety Energy Locks, which are major intersections of energy, where tension can collect and block energy flow

SELs act like circuit breakers in the house

Hands act like jumper cables on a battery, closing the circuit, so energy can flow

Holding SELs or fingers balances the flow of chi (life energy) allowing movement towards harmony

Benefits are cumulative


Holding the Fingers Helps…“Caused by disharmony and run down energy, attitudes are stuck emotions that block energy flow. The thumb and fingers are keys to harmonizing the attitudes and revitalizing the energy flows.”

Mary Burmeister

Thumb: Worry - Stomach and Spleen Function Energy

Index: Fear - Bladder & Kidney Function Energy

Middle: Anger - Gall Bladder & Liver Function Energy

Ring: Grief - Large Intestine & Lung Function Energy

Little: Overwork - Small Intestine & Heart Function Energy

Center of the Palm - Helps Everything


Hold Fingers to Recharge & Harmonize Mental & Physical

Functions


With right hand: Hold each finger of left hand, one by one.

With left hand: Hold each finger of right hand, one by one.

Hold Fingers to Recharge & Harmonize Mental & Physical

Functions

“In time you will know the non-secret secret of the power that is in the awareness and understanding of the thumbs and fingers. All disharmonies can be harmonized through them.” Mary Burmeister

“With these two hands we have the privilege of helping ourselves and others get in tune with the universe. Hands are generators of the Creator Power – not from within us, but a part of the ever – constant and forever balanced Universal SUPPLY. We need only be AWARE of this supply.” Mary Burmeister


How to Give & Receive Jin Shin Jyutsu®

Adjust table and chair so legs and elbows are at 90° angles

Back straight, bend from hips

Can stand or sit next to someone in hospital bed or reclining chair

No Straining to Reach

Visualize touching unreachable areas


“When aware of stress or tension causing ‘attitudes,’ relax as much as possible in a comfortable position. Sitting, standing or lying down are all effective.”

Mary Burmeister

How to Apply the Art of JSJ

Receiver is clothed and in a comfortable position

Giver holds Safety energy locks with gentle touch

Giver’s hands act only as jumper cables

Giver does not transfer personal energy to receiver

Can place hands above the skin surface in cases of open wounds, burns, severe pain, casts, etc.

Hold until you feel a pulsing sensation, or one to twenty minutes



Connecting with the Source of Life

Easily done in bed to energize your day, or relax into sleep

First Step: Right hand on top of head (leave there until last step)

Left hand between eyebrows


Main Central Vertical Harmonizing Energy Flow: Step 1

Tips for Getting Started

Be Comfortable and present in the moment

Hold clear intention to allow movement towards balance

Imagine hands as jumper cables allowing energy flow

No Pressure Needed

Follow instincts and intuition - No Right or Wrong

Close Counts - Energy centers are six inch spheres



Support right arm by sitting or laying

Second Step: Right hand on top of head (leave there until last step)

Left hand on tip of nose




Divide time you have by six steps for length of holding each step

Third Step: Right hand on top of head (leave there until last step)

Left hand from throat to sternum




Fourth Step: Right hand on top of head (leave there until last step)

Left hand moves onto center of breastbone (sternum)




Fifth Step: Right hand on top of head (leave there until last step)

Left hand moves to the base of the breastbone (sternum)




Last Step: Right hand on tailbone (coccyx)

Left hand on umbilicus and pubic bone


Main Central Vertical Harmonizing Energy Flow: Steps 6 & 7

Why Practice JSJ Self-Help?

An excellent complement to Western Medicine

Can release cause of acute and chronic conditions

Can relieve pain with no side effects

Renews vitality, deeply cleanses the body

Restores emotional equilibrium

Relaxes muscle tension for deep relaxation

Promotes wellness in body, mind and spirit


Clearing the Front and Back of the Body

To Clear the Right Front: Left Photo

Place right hand over left shoulder, fingers facing back and neck

Place left hand under left sit bone

(Yes. Holding the back allows the energy to move freely down the

front.)

To Clear the Right Back: Right Photo

Place right hand over left shoulder, fingers facing back and neck

Place left hand in groin where left leg meets torso(Yes. Holding the front allows the

energy to move freely down the back.)


FAQs – The Short Answer is No


Connect & Clear Left and Right Energy

Left Side Energy Flow:

Left thumb over left ring fingernail

Right hand over left shoulder, fingers facing back and neck

Knees together

Right Side Energy Flow:

Right thumb over right ring fingernail

Left hand over right shoulder, fingers facing back and neck

Knees together

Harmonizes Left & Right Energy with Main Central Vertical Energy Increases the Total Energy Supply to the

Whole Person


BenefitsBalances the Flow of Energy

Detoxifies & Improves Circulation so May Need Less Meds

Frees Breathing which Increases Energy

Releases Endorphins so Relieves Pain & Improves Sleep

Relaxes and Balances Emotions

Reduces Muscle Tension

Speeds Healing


Help Yourself & OthersJin Shin Jyustu® Quickies To Ease Common Concerns

Use in addition to medical care, NOT AS A SUBSTITUTE.

Symptoms are messengers of disharmony.

“Quickie” positions harmonize systems underlying symptoms that cause common concerns

Relief from symptoms can occur as systems balance

HOW TO: Hold frequently 10 seconds to 20 minutes. No pressure needed. Hold above surface if necessary.


Ease Cold, Flu, Fever, Allergies, Enhance Immunity

JSJ Quickies To Help Yourself & Others

Right Hand over left shoulder just off the inside edge of shoulder blade

Left Hand: Place pad of thumb over fingernail of each finger, one by one, for 15 seconds to 2 minutes each


Ease Pain, Bleeding, Bruises, Bites, Rashes, Splinters

JSJ Quickies To Help Yourself and Others

Move Energy Down and In

Place Right Hand on Left Hand, on or above minor bleeding or bruise

Move Energy Up and Out

Place Left Hand on Right Hand, on or above rash, insect bite, or splinter


Improve Digestion, Blood Conditions, Addictions, Detox & Mood

Step 1: Right hand to area under the left collarbone out to shoulder

Left Hand to small of the back, at spine just below ribs

Step 2: Move left hand to right inner thigh with fingers inside of knee


JSJ Quickies To Help Yourself and Others

Ease Head Congestion & Nausea

Left: Relieve Head Congestion & Sinus Pressure

Right hand under left side base of the skull

Left Hand under center of right cheekbone


Quickies for Yourself and Others

Below: Ease Nausea

Left: Cross Arms to hold inner thighs

Right: Hold one or both inside arms, one inch above wrist

JSJ Helps Alleviate:

JSJ works on every body system so it can address:


Summary of JSJ Options

Cross arms and place fingers in soft area before shoulder blade with thumbs facing up

Hold Fingers to balance emotions and all flows of energy, or hold center of palm

Do the Main Central Vertical Flow

Clear the Front and Back of the Body

Connect and Clear the Left and Right Sides

Try Jin Shin Jyutsu® for Common Concerns


How to Teach Others

Start with fingers and attitudes

Even children can learn

Copy handouts & create handouts from slides

Demonstrate how to hold

Cover basic tips for getting started and FAQs

Contact me with any questions: [email protected]


How Can I Help You?

Drawing for Free 1 Hour Consultation on Integrating Jin Shin Jyutsu® personally and/or with your population

Contact me with any questions: [email protected]

Ask me about coming to teach your group

Inquire about Workshops: Step By Step to Confidently Sharing JSJ with the Population You Serve

Workshop: Healing for Healers: Tricks of the Trade


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Boost Your Energywith JSJ

Place fingertips on center of top of head with backs of fingers touching

OR

Hands Under Sit Bones

We need never know fatigue. Energy can never tire. It is our personal imbalance that causes fatigue. Mary Burmeister

• Hands under sit bones Be Well & Wise & Energized! www.bewellandwise.com

Thank You for Choosing Energy Medicine at Your Fingertips

Wishing you Increased Health and Happiness Using Energy Medicine

Toni Crotty, MA CAMT CRTh


“My destiny is in my own hands.”

Mary Burmeister

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Energy Medicine at Your Fingertips: Hands On Learning the Ancient Art of Jin Shin Jyutsu®. Presented by: Toni Crotty MA CAMT CRTh, Founder of Be Well and Wise and Energized