Jin Shin Do anyone?

[boston92]

I just received an e-mail listing several upcoming CE courses for my area, and one of them was for Jin Shin Do. We touched on it in school and I found it quite interesting, though after time, licensing, job hunting etc, I'd forgotten about it... till now.

A search produced some older threads about it, and a number of references to Jin Shin Jyutsu. I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with Jin Shin Do that they'd like to share, as my interest has been rekindled.

Thanks

 

[Country Conservative]

Some agnostic....

It was the most powerful modality I ever experienced.

Standing, at an introductory Jin Shin Do class in massage school, my partner presses on shoulder points and instantly, in my minds eye:

A giant pyramid looms, with no apex.
Balls of fire flow continuously, in succession, up it's sides,
forming a circular apex: a seething fireball akin to a sun.
A living sphinx appears, flying into the apex, igniting/forming a third eye.

Crying, I open my eyes. I am agnostic, dismissive of such prattle, yet I am rattled, impelled to recognize -thru a series of interconnected visions prompted by Jin Shin Do sessions -that I am embraced, embedded and embody a mystery beyond understanding.

Words are a pale approximation of those experiences

If you are drawn, may that kindling burst into a sacred flame, illuminating your life and ours.

 

[Agent99]

First of all as a Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner, I am rather biased on this subject. There is another thread on all this
in the energywork section, however I will restate part of why
I am biased on this subject:

Jin Shin Do is not the original form of this work. Jin Shin Jyutsu is the original one. To do a quick recap: Mary
Burmeister brought back the knowledge and training for JSJ
from Japan, where she studied under Jiro Murai for a period of 7 years. She continued the contact with her teacher through correspondence for several more years, until his passing. A full 17 years went by before she finally began to share this knowledge outside of her family, and started to teach it from her notes.

See www.jsjinc.com for further info on Mary Burmeister & the art of Jin Shin Jyutsu.
There is also a practitioner listing on the site, so that if you choose to experience a session you should be able to find someone in your region

Ms Teegarden trained for a short time with Mary, then took the opportunity to go to Japan and studied JSJ over there, (the story goes that she told the person she studied with over there, that Mary had sent her there to study with him, which was far from the truth). She then returned to the USA and gave it her own name. She apparently studied acupuncture, added other techniques, and gave her work the name of Jin Shin Do. She did not keep the original concepts of JSJ in its pure form as Mary did, and by creating her version, with a similair name, most of those of us who have spent a great deal of time & money studying the original form, feel there is a strong lack of integrity exhibited by how Jin Shin Do came about. One must give
Ms. T. credit for being excellant at marketing, and in writing her books.

From my previous post in the Energywork section:

Jin Shin Jyutsu is safe & effective from birth to old age & into the time of transition, on both humans & animals. I was able to use it on my own daughter from the time she stopped breathing at two days old (she is now a healthy 10 year old) as well as for every other issue that came afterwards. It was always there for us, whether we were dealing with teething, earaches & upset tummies to injuries. I was also blessed to have it when my father was passing from cancer a couple of years ago. It eased his fears and discomforts and gave me something helpful to do for him when there were no further treatments available that could do him any good. I firmly believe it helped to ease the process he went through during his passing, and brought him a deep sense of peace at the end of his life.

I hope this helps to clarify things for those who want to know the details. If you are interested in finding out more about the original version of this ancient art, please either look up the book The Touch of Healing by Alice Burmeister on Amazon.com or see the Jin Shin Jyutsu website:
http://www.jsjinc.com.

I have not, and will not personally bother to experience JSD however, due to how it came into existance. Just my personal bias, but I'm sticking by it

 

[Che M]

I have been doing massage for 20 years and get weekly massage and have done tons of training and probably have had a thousand or more massages. I just received my first Jin shin do session a few weeks ago and I have to say it was the most powerful healing experience I have ever had.

Was it the technique? Was it the practitioner?

Why be so judgmental about how a technique comes about when it can be of help to others?
Julie

 

[regular american]

As a veteran MT myself (18 years) along with having given and recieved thousands of sessions of both bodywork, & a variety of energetic healing treatments, I can also certainly speak from many years of experience.

This is not simply a matter of being judgemental. I didn't say that Jin Shin Do wasn't effective, if you will re-read my post.

I was however stating my position, which anyone is certainly entitled to do. I'm not alone in my opinion, as it is the same position of others in the Jin Shin Jyutsu community, in my experience. Also, for those who wish to know further information. Jin Shin Jyutsu was brought back from Japan in 1940 by Mary Burmeister, who did not at the time protect the modality & it's name by registering & copywriting, which unfortunately left it open (legally speaking) to others laying claim to the knowledge of Jin Shin Jyutsu. (This has since been changed, as it is now registered & trade-marked)

This technique was lost in time in the ancient records of Japan, (dating back to about 712AD) when it was re-discovered by Jiro Murai. He gave it the respect it deserved, and kept it in it's original form, through working with it, and doing 50 years of experimenting. He only chose to share his knowledge with 3 students, one who passed away years ago, Haruki Kato (who is also an acupuncturist in Japan, and still practices that & Jin Shin Jyutsu today) and Mary Burmeister, who carried on and spread the knowledge through her dedication to the art through her students & the world.

Jin Shin Jyutsu is taught in 5 day classes, which must be taken 3 times in order for one to be considered a practitioner. In addition there are many special topic classes, (including Self-Help), offered to further refine one's awareness, and ability to address clients and their "projects" as various mental, physical & emotional difficulities, or conditions, are referred to by JSJ. The 23 instructors of the art, go through a long process of training in order to become throughly familiar with all aspects of Jin Shin Jyutsu, and must have a well-established track record of years in practice, before they can apply to become instructors. The classes are given in many locations both here in the States & internationally as well. In addition, there have been ongoing studies done, particularly in cardiac patients, through the Body/Mind department at Morristown Hospital in Morristown, NJ, as well as a sister hospital based in California.

There are also numerous study groups for practitioners, to attend & share both discussion & knowledge with others, and to trade sessions as well. I have been going to my local study group for approx. 7 or 8 years now, attended 4 of the 5 day classes (as there is always something new to learn & share too). Plus I've taken 5, or more, of the special topic classes. It is a method that I will be studying and using for the rest of my life.

Jin Shin Jyutsu has a profound effect on all levels, and can be utilized in nearly any setting for the benefit of one's self, as well as with clients. I've personally used it for 8 years, for myself, my family & friends, as well as with clients. It is from this experience, & training, I feel entitled to speak, with respect & thankfulness for it's impact on my life & the lives of those around me. It has changed my life for the better, and saved many people I am connected with from a great deal of pain & suffering.

Please understand, that any original modality, can certainly be taken and bits & pieces incorporated into something else, and be called by another name. It is preferable when this happens that credit be given to those who it came from. In Ms T's books she does give some mention to Mary Burmeister & Jin Shin Jyutsu, however in other material of hers, she lays claim to having originated the modality of Jin Shin Do. Her claims, and her work should reflect the truth, otherwise IMHO, it shows a certain lack of integrity & ethics.

Think of it like this. Suppose you had spent years of your life researching & gaining understanding of an ancient, & unique therapy and decided to share it with others, only to have a student of yours take that same material, change a few things, and slap a new name on it, then proceed to take the credit for it.
How would you feel about it ?

 

[Brandie C]

Many rivers, one ocean

"Live the beauty you see
there are a thousand ways
to kneel
and kiss the earth
-Rumi

 

[Ben L]

I love Jin Shin! I use it in my practice all the time. My teacher is Barbara Clark, who learned from Mary Burmeister and Charlie B. It's definitely my favorite form of energy work.

Although what I was told was that after the school for Jyitsu was established nobody else was allowed to use the name unless they did the full course there, which is why ours is Jin Shin Acutouch.

Reminds me of the Rolfing vs. Structural Integration debate.

Either way, good stuff!