Energy Medicine at Your Fingertips | Be Well and Wise

Energy Medicine at
Your Fingertips
Experiencing the Ancient Art
of Jin Shin Jyutsu®
for Self-Help
Toni Crotty, MA CAMT CRTh
2013 Integrative Medicine for the Underserved Conference
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
Be Well & Wise & Energized! www.bewellandwise.com

Welcome, I’m Toni
Practitioner of Energy Medicine providing hands-
on experience with the Art of Jin Shin Jyutsu®
“I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do
and I understand.”
My goal: To give you a vision of yourself as an
energetic being… with the empowering ability to
move your own energy.

Let’s begin!
Grounding exercise: Be in your body now, connected to
the earth.
I came to JSJ because I felt my tight shoulders melt with
two minutes of gentle touch.
Important because of heartmath.com research.
Experiential: Fold arms across chest with fingers facing
back in soft spot before shoulder blade.

What I Cover
Welcome~ Introduction~ How I Came to JSJ
Energy Basics & Why Energy Medicine is Important
Why Learn JSJ?
Current Research on the Benefits of JSJ
Where Did JSJ Originate?
What is JSJ?
How to Apply JSJ Self-Help
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 densing 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 = energy: 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…
Experiential: Notice the breath
Wikipedia

More About Energy Sources
First Source of Personal Chi: Constitutional
Input: Sunlight, air, food, water, exercise, earth,
play, love, joy
Chi creates and nourishes all of life. Imbalances in chi
lead to pain and illness.
Health is the 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 hands to alleviate pain
by holding & massaging
Soldiers noticed: place hit with a stone or arrow ~another
place may react or heal
Meticulous observations and testing of prisoners
Masters saw energy/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, 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 stuck
Energetic level precedes physical manifestation
Relies on the wisdom of the body
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
Expand current medical viewpoint
Belief systems are stories we tell ourselves
Re-write stories
Become empowered to heal oneself
Experiential: Hold ring finger to ease grief.

Why Learn Jin Shin
Jytusu®?
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 at home by patient

When did JSJ originate?
Ancient, intuitive art practiced by many cultures
Handed down through oral tradition
JSJ had fallen into obscurity
Rediscovered and revived by Master Jiro Mirai in Japan
~early 1900s.
Avid interest in philosophy, Jiro read of ancient wisdom
accessing innate ability of the body to heal itself by using
the hands as jumper cables to balance life energy.

Jiro’s Story
Cleared his own life-threatening illness by holding finger
positions called mudras.
Devoted his life to researching and developing JSJ.
Taught Mary Burmeister, who brought it to the 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®?
 The words translate = the Art of the Creator through
the person of knowing & compassion
 Jin Shin Jyutsu Phsysio-philosophy® is the ancient art
of getting to know oneself by accessing the body’s
wisdom.
 JSJ studies the movement of the breath of life
 JSJ helps know oneself & connect with one’s original
energetic perfection.
 Experiential: Main Central Vertical Flow

Connecting with the Source of Life
Main Central Vertical Harmonizing Energy
Right hand on top of head (leave there until last step)
Left hand moves
 ~ between eyebrows
 ~on tip of nose
 ~ on throat
 ~ between breasts
 ~ at base of breast bone (sternum)
 ~ on top of pubic bone when you move
Right hand to tailbone (coccyx)

Basic Principles & Terminology
Life is the continuous movement of energy
Health is balanced and 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

Basic Principles cont…
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.
Gentle touch with hands on safety energy locks moves
stuck energy.

How is JSJ Applied?
“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
JSJ is an Art, not a technique, there is no right way to move
energy.
Gentle touch acts as jumper cables. No pressure required

Markey Cancer Center
Lexington Cancer Foundation
Jin Shin Jyutsu Program
2011
Latest Jin Shin Jyutsu® Research
Jennifer Bradley studied 111 patients
http://www.jsjinc.net/ns/ups/web-
articles/MarkeyCancerCenterLCF2011Program2.pd
f

Referral Sources

Gender
37 Males ~ 74 Females

Program Data
267 Session Given 1-17-11 to 9-1-11

Outcomes:
51% Less Pain
61.8% Less Stress
66.7% Less Nausea
Pre and Post Distress 0-10

Study shows…
Complete Patient Satisfaction

JSJ Benefits
JSJ nurtures the body, mind, and spirit by harmonizing
the flow of chi’ or life energy.
JSJ releases stuck emotions called attitudes which block
energy flow causing numbness or pain.
JSJ supports all body functions, improving cleaning and
healing capacity and boosting energy.
Powerful cleansing functions helps prevent disease of
accumulation.

Why Practice JSJ Self-Help?
An excellent complement to Western Medicine
JSJ can release the cause of acute and chronic conditions.
No side effects
Renews vitality, deeply cleanses the body
Restores emotional equilibrium
Relaxes muscle tension for deep relaxation
Relieves pain and promotes optimal wellness in body, mind
and spirit.

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 on the house.
Hands act like jumper cables on a battery, closing the
circuit so energy can flow.
Holding SELs balances the flow of chi (life energy,)
allowing movement towards harmony.

How to apply the Art of JSJ
Receiver is clothed and in a comfortable position
Giver hold Safety energy locks with gentle touch
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 two to twenty
minutes.

Clearing the Front and Back of the Body
To Clear the Right Front:
 Place right hand over left
shoulder, fingers facing back
and neck
 Place left hand under left sit
bone
To Clear the Left Front:
 Place left hand over right
and neck
 Place right hand under right sit
bone
To Clear the Right Back:
 Place right hand over left
and neck
 Place left hand in groin where
left leg meets torso
To Clear the Left Back:
 Place left hand over right
and neck
 Place right hand in groin where
right leg meets torso

Tips for Getting Started
Be comfortable and fully present in the moment to
increase effectiveness of the treatment.
Have a clear intention to move energy into balance.
Imagine your hands as jumper cables allowing the life
energy to flow. No pressure is needed.
Follow your instincts and trust your intuition. There is no
right and wrong.

Connecting the 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 to
increase the total energy supply to the whole person.

FAQs
 Do I have to believe in it for it to work?
 Do I have to know what I am doing?
 Do I have to locate the spot exactly?
 How much pressure do I use?
 Does it hurt?
 How long does it take?
 What can I expect?
For answers, see bewellandwise.com/bewellandwise/Self-Care.html

Benefits
Balances the flow of energy
Reduces muscle tension
Detoxifies & Improves Circulation so need less meds
Frees breathing which increases energy
Relaxes and Balances Emotions, so eases Stress
Releases Endorphins so Relieves Pain & Improves Sleep
Speeds healing

How Can You Help?
JSJ Quickies for Yourself and Others
 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.
 Sit with hands under sitbones.
 Join backs of fingers and place fingertips along center of top of
head.

Hold Fingers to Balance Emotions
 Hold the whole finger OR
 Place pad of thumb on
fingernail
 Thumb ~ Worry
 Index Finger ~ Fear
 Middle Finger ~ Anger
 Ring Finger ~ Grief
 Little Finger ~ Overwork
 Center of the Palm ~ Everything

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: Stomach and Spleen Function Energy
Index: Bladder & Kidney Function Energy
Middle: Gall Bladder & Liver Function Energy
Ring: Large Intestine & Lung Function Energy
Little: Small Intestine & Heart Function Energy

Hold Fingers to Recharge & Harmonize
Mental & Physical Functions
Experiential:
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 ony be AWARE of
this supply.” Mary Burmeister

JSJ Helps Alleviate:
JSJ works on every body system so can relieve:

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.
Do the MCV
Clear the Front and Back of the Body
Connect and Clear the Left and Right Sides
Sit on hands

How to Teach Others
Start with fingers and attitudes
Even children can learn
Copy handouts here & create handouts from slides
Demonstrate how to hold
Cover basic tips for getting started and FAQs
Take Workshop for further practice

How Can I Help You?
Drawing for Free 1 Hour Consultation on Integrating Jin Shin
Jyutsu® personally and/or with your population.
Workshop: Step By Step to Confidently Sharing JSJ with the
Population You Serve.
Workshop: Healing for Healers: Tricks of the Trade
Discounted sessions for you and your family and friends
through September 30th
.
Ask me about coming to your area to teach your group.

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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