Jin Shin Jyutsu Self Help Hold for Pain

Whether it's a light pain or a very intense pain, there is a special energy that takes care of the pain no matter where it is in the body. By placing the right fingers on the inside of the heel and the left fingers on the outside of the heel (just under the ankle bone) alleviates any kind of pain, from a pain in the toe to pain after surgery. I have seen it! It works -

Someone wrote me recently telling me about the miraculous effect of the 'Pain Hold':
'....Because of the blocked veins she now has a deep wound in the right big toe. The nurse had been poking around in it because some bone is exposed. My friend was in great pain, and I applied the hold on the heel. After a while when we were talking her face lit up. 'It is gone she wispered. The pain is gone!'

What a great story - Here is a link to an older post about Self Help for Pain Relief

Q&A: How Long Do I Hold My Fingers For?

Question: Hello i am a user of Jinshin holds i would like to know how long one should hold the fingers and how many times in day. thanks for your reply to my query

Answer: The more you hold your fingers the more of a cumulative 'cleaning' and regenerative effect there is. Hold your thumb or fingers whenever your hands are free - while watching a movie, while waiting for a bus etc. For instance, you will definitely notice the effects of holding a finger or one of your thumbs for an hour if you close your eyes and sit or lie quietly.... I like to do this with the thumb - it becomes quite a powerful meditation.

Or you could hold each finger for five minutes each - that's 50 minutes - what you could do is put on a chill out cd and change the finger when the track changes, then you don't have to watch the clock. If you feel particularly relaxed or fall asleep, don't worry! It just means that your body is going through a deep harmonisation - there are no 'shoulds' - Just go with the flow!

Jin Shin Jyutsu Blog Questions & Answers

If you have a Jin Shin Jyutsu question, please send it directly to me at jsjholds@gmail.com

When you email me your question, I do ask PLEASE that you tell me whether you've attended any Jin Shin Jyutsu classes or self-help workshops and what books or Jin Shin Jyutsu material you have. This is mainly so that I can tailor the answer individually.

And don't worry if you are new to this ancient healing art - you need nothing more than just your hands and the knowledge of where to put them to alleviate pain, manage fatigue, boost the immune system and deal with the myriad other day-to-day discomforts and complaints such as headaches, cramps, muscle tension, etc.

I look forward to hearing from you.

In the case that you have had a reply from me, thank you if you have sent me your feedback! It is nice to hear how the different holds work for you - it makes me HAPPY (smile)

Self Help for YOUR NERVES

Some days are just thrown at us to test us. Some days one just feels overwhelmed. There is so much going on and the mind just can't keep up with all the thoughts, worries, anxieties, and nags. However! DO NOT DESPAIR. There is a way to get out of your head and take back control of your runaway mind and life!

For those of you who have done a Jin Shin Jyutsu course, work with the 20, 21, 22 Flow of Text 1 on page 32 (work on the right side first).

The self-help holds TO GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD in layman's terms are: left hand on left neck (energy site number 12) and right hand on right forehead (energy site number 20), then move right hand to right cheek (energy site number 21) then move the right hand to the right clavicle (energy site number 22).

The Stomach Flow, and Spleen Flows are also helpful (Mary also includes these two flows in her self-help book 1). See the link to the Spleen Flow exercise here: Self help stuff that works and the first two steps of SELF HELP FOR YOUR NERVES stomach flow (right energy pattern): Place your left fingers on the right cheekbone (energy site number 21) and your right fingers on the right center of collar bone (energy site number 22) . After a few minutes, move right hand to left base of rib cage (energy site number 14). Reverse the hands for the left energy pattern.

See a link to the chart of the 26 energy sites here.

Right, I'm off to do some of these lovely holds.

T Harv Ecker: TAME the MIND, TAME the FEAR

Jin Shin Jyutsu: Self Help for ANXIETY, DEPRESSION and More...

Worry, Anxiety, Panic, Depression, Anger, Grief and other emotions are draining and exhausting. You can help ease these uncomfortable feelings YOURSELF by holding your thumb, or another finger. The effect is cumulative, so the more you hold a finger the more you will notice the effects.

Have a look at the links to these older posts:

Self Help for Worry (and insomnia)

Self Help for Anxiety (and Fear and Panic)

Self Help for Depression (and Fatigue)

Self Help for Anger (and High or Low Blood Pressure)

Self Help for Grief

Self Help for Heart (attack)

'I've experienced many horrible things in my life, and some of them actually happened...' - Mark Twain

Comment: JSJ Hold brings PAIN RELIEF

This comment is a follow-up on the previously posted Q&A about a self help hold for piles / hemorrhoids:

'Hi Astrid - Tried the hold you suggested (outside of the knees) and am happy to say that he (my husband) had tremendous pain relief thru the night. Thanks again for a wonderful site. Kind regards.'

See Self Help for Piles and Pain Relief

Q&A: Self Help for Piles

Question: Hi Astrid, I'm very excited to have stumbled onto your website which is very interesting to me. I have a question though. My husband has had an operation to remove piles / hemorrhoids but pus still seems to be flowing out. I have tried your fast healing wound hold with my right hand over the left to remove all pus but as soon as I do this my hands get so hot and tingly. Am I doing this correctly as the pus does come out, and is there any other hold I could use. Thanks for a wonderful and informative web blog. - IW

Answer: Thanks for your comments and your question! What you are already doing is great - The Emergency Hold is removing the pus, and the pus is part of the healing process. The reason why your hands feel hot and tingly is because the hold is working! If you haven't done a lot of this energy work before, then your energy is starting to also move and clear and that is what you are experiencing, apart from developing your natural healing power.

Self Help Hold for Piles
There is a hold that is particularly useful for hemorrhoids. Now that the piles have been removed the energy needs to be corrected, otherwise, the wounds will take longer to heal and they might form again. You can do this hold for your husband and he can also do it for himself if he is able to find a comfortable position.

This particular energy site is on the outside of the knees. If he does the exercise, he can place the left fingers on the left outside of the knee, and the right fingers on the right outside of the knee. If you do this exercise for him, then the easiest way is for him to lie face up on a bed or couch, you stand at his feet and place your left fingers on the outside of his right knee, and your right fingers on the outside of his left knee.

See this link to the older post: Self Help for Piles

I say in that post to curl the fingers under the ligament but since the energy sites are not points and more like spheres there is quite a large area that you can work with - either on the outside of the knee or by hooking your fingers under. - your hands will tell you when you've hit the bullseye! They'll go all hot and tingly :D

Other Helpful Holds
The last step of the Main Central Vertical (hold pubic bone and coccyx) would be particularly helpful to clear the energy through the hip area. The whole Main Central Vertical exercise as self help will be really useful as well.

Q&A: Burning sensation when I do Jin Shin Jyutsu exercises

Question: First of all, thank you for sharing the Jin Shin Jyutsu information on your blog. I have been getting burning sensentions (heat) on my hands and feet when doing some of the holds - I would like to know if this is normal or does this mean anything? The second issue is when I do the Main Central holds, I get very uncomfortable and exausted and do not feel like continuing with the holds - Is there anything I can do to fix this. RN

Answer: Hot / cold hands and feet are a reaction to the energy starting to move through blocks - its a really good sign. As is the exhaustion you feel when doing the exercises. When you begin to do Jin Shin Jyutsu you start releasing years of stuff and this release creates the exhaustion which should go after a while - if you feel uncomfortable at any point when you are doing an exercise I suggest two things: move on to the next hold and if there is no relief then stop the exercise for a few hours or a couple of days and then do it again from where you left off - do a few minutes at a time.

Most importantly, experiment and listen to what your body is telling you. You will notice a change in time. I remember the first Jin Shin Jyutsu class I went to. By day four I had released so much stuff that all I could do was lie on a couch and hope that the information would go in through the pores of my skin! So I feel these are all good signs that the exercises are working - just take it easy and monitor the changes that you experience.

Revista DSalud: La Verdad Sobre La GRIPE A

La Revista Discovery DSalud en España ha publicado un extenso reportaje en una de las últimas ediciones titulado La Verdad Sobre La Gripe A. Está ahora colgada en la Página web - el link está añadido a mis favoritos en este Blog de Jin Shin Jyutsu.

Pulse en La Verdad Sobre La Gripe A

No Right and Wrong, Just Left and Right

Last Sunday I had a lovely Jin Shin Jyutsu treatment from a friend. We were working our way back through the depths from four to one (more on the different depths of energy in another post). At one point she had her right hand on my right SEL 2 and her left hand on my left SEL 4. And boy, did I fly!

It was a lovely sensation....until she moved her hands because she realised that she was in the 'wrong' position!!! When she 'corrected' that position, my back went into a spasm of pain. It was incredible. I asked her please to stop and to go back to the 'incorrect' position.

The point I'm trying to make here is that we get so caught up in how things 'should' be, and what is seemingly 'right' and 'wrong'.

My interpretation of the situation, specifically my friend having such a wonderful effect with that 'incorrect' position is that 1. she intuitively 'heard' what my body was asking her for and followed that before her 'brain' could get in the way and 2. that hold was probably part of another flow (although I have yet to find it, anyone have any ideas?).

It had the most profoundly soothing effect on me - on the whole spine and my hip area. In fact, I think I'll go and give myself another session right now...

Jin Shin Jyutsu for Headache and Migraine

I was reminded in the last few days how I found Jin Shin Jyutsu in the first place: through the debilitating migraines that I used to suffer. Last week I was sitting in front of the computer and PRESTO! started getting the tell tale zig zag signs in front of my eyes.

I immediately closed my eyes and held the base of the thumb - that didn't do too much, so I went to the outside of my heels (just under the ankles) and held the left one with the left hand, and the right one with the right hand. That started 'opening' up this zig zag lightning bolt...then I went back to the base of the thumb (held the left one with the right fingers). Then I also held the back of the head - I dug my fingers in where it was sore and held for a while until there was a strong pulse. Then I went back to the outside of the heels.

Within 20 minutes it was all gone, and I went back to the computer. Isn't it great to be able to manage pain so quickly and easily? The body knows how.

Do you have a similar Jin Shin Jyutsu story you would like to share? Just send me an email: jsjholds@gmail.com I'd love to hear from you.

See also older post on this blog Self help for Headache and Migraine

Jin Shin Jyutsu: Central Principal en Español

El Central Principal - La Fuente de la Vida. Este ejercicio se puede hacer integramente, cada posición por algunos minutos, o se puede usar cualquier posición como 'rápidito' para aliviar algo en concreto. Es el comenzar a CONOCERME A MÍ MISMO.

Nota: R1 = Derecha 1, L1 = Izquierda 1 etc

Posición Mano Derecha 1: Coloque la mano derecha en la parte superior de la cabeza. Mantenga esta posición de Izquierdo 1 a 7.

Posición Mano Izquierda 1: Coloque los dedos de la mano izquierda entre las cejas. Regenera la circulación profunda del cuerpo, mejora la memoria, previene la senilidad, armoniza la glándula pineal y pituitaria, controla la presión sanguínea.

Izquierda 2: Coloque uno o varios dedos en la punta de la nariz. Revitaliza la circulación energética superficial y las funciones reproductivas, suelta las tensiones en la pelvis.

Izquierda 3: Coloque uno o varios dedos de la mano izquierda en el esternón a nivel de la tercera costilla. Esta posición revitaliza la respiración y la energía en las caderas (pelvis). Revitaliza también la glándula tiroidea, los paratiroides, previene infartos. Regula el metabolismo y mantiene el equilibrio mental. Nos ayuda a adaptarnos a nuestro entorno y a cualquier situación.

Izquierda 4: Coloque los dedos de la mano izquierda entre los pechos en el esternón. Armoniza y ayuda el sistema inmunológico en la prevención del SIDA, cancer, etc. Asiste en el crecimiento y el desarrollo mental de los niños. Alivia la nausea, la ansiedad y ayuda a respirar.

Izquierda 5: Coloque los dedos de la mano izquierda en la base del esternón (al empezar la cavidad abdominal). Revitaliza la energía ascendiente y descendiente. Ayuda la energía del bazo y las glándulas suprarrenales (en el caso de fatiga), las hormonas y el sistema nervioso. Ayuda a prevenir la diabetes.

Izquierda 6: Coloque los dedos de la mano izquierda a unos 5 cms encima del ombligo. Esto ayuda a revitalizar el tono muscular abdominal y la función intestina. Ayuda la digestión y a soltar los calambres.

Izquierda 7: Coloque los dedos de la mano izquierda sobre el pubis. Refuerza la columna y le da vitalidad a la energía descendiente (por el frente del cuerpo).

Derecha 2: Coloque la mano derecha en la base de la espina dorsal (el cóccix). Revitaliza la energía ascendiente (por la espalda). Ayuda la circulación de las piernas y los pies. Alivia las manos y los pies húmedos. Estupendo para aliviar los dolores menstruales.

Para preguntas o comentarios por favor mandarme un email a jsjholds@gmail.com

Jin Shin Jyutsu and Fire The Grid II

Coming together as ONE for ONE hour on July 28, 2009 at 19.19 hours Rio de Janeiro time. Hold your fingers - be present and accountable. Envision a world of joy, peace and love. Fire the Grid II brings us all together again. Jin Shin Jyutsu shows us how to BE in that hour of ONENESS and BEYOND.

Jin Shin Jyutsu and The Present

If you REGRET the PAST (mind) and if you WORRY about the FUTURE (mind) then you miss the great GIFT of the NOW (BEING) which is why it is called THE PRESENT.

When you feel you are not in the present moment, when you feel overwhelmed, not grounded, up in the clouds or just not enjoying life ('I HATE THIS!') - HOLD YOUR THUMB. All you need to do is grab one of your thumbs with the opposite hand - hold and relax.

See an older post for more information and the photo.
Happy Holding!

Jin Shin Jyutsu Thumb Hold

Holding all the fingers also has huge benefits -
see this older post: Jin Shin Jyutsu Fingers

Q&A: Jin Shin Jyutsu to Open the Throat

Question: Hi Astrid - We have the book of Alice Burmeister 'The Touch of Healing'. We also attended a introduction morning for JSJ. My wife has a particular problem with her esophagus, sometimes her food just does not go down. She has to lay down on the floor for some time to get things back to normal. Is there any flow and/or SEL that you can recommend to ease this problem? - from NZ

Answer: In a situation like this - ACUTE situation that is, I would immediately go for the EMERGENCY hold (choking, breathing difficulties, nausea, vomiting, sudden malaise) which is to place the hands on the inside of the knees (SEL 1). Can be with arms crossed or not - I personally like crossing my arms. See the 26 Safety Energy Locks Chart for the location. The ones are to be used in this kind of emergency because they MOVE THE ENERGY DOWN. Also helpful for this situation is to cross the arms and place the hands on the upper arms (SEL high 19s). This also opens up the energy sites on the back (9 and 10) and clears the chest area, as well as helping the digestive system. And finally, another helpful energy site is on the neck. Place the right hand on the right side of the neck next to the spine and the left hand on the left side of the neck next to the spine (SEL 12) - I had something stuck in my throat the other day and I found that it worked a treat!

For longterm 'work' on this 'project', there are many possible flows, but I would suggest The Trinity flows, see these older posts on my blog: The Trinity Flows: Main Central, Left and Right Supervisors and Mediator (Crossing Energies)

Jin Shin Jyutsu CLEANS HOUSE

Applying Jin Shin Jyutsu Holds to your body is like cleaning house. When the house is clean, everything can work more easily. The two largest functions of every part of your human body are to 1. take in (good) fuel (oxygen, water and food) and 2. to get rid of waste to maintain the balance of HOMEOSTASIS in the body. If you put garbage into your system (and it's amazing how much garbage the body can take before it starts breaking down and really 'giving' problems) then there comes a point where the body just can't get rid of the garbage anymore and it starts accumulating. The garbage collectors go on strike and I need not say any more....

I am happy to say, though, that Jin Shin Jyutsu not only cleans house, but also helps us in the process of listening to the body's needs and changing our attitudes towards what we put into our bodies. This takes some time, as we have got to the point where we continue to ignore what the body is telling us. How many times have I come across someone who is diagnosed with a 'project'. They are given drugs, and do not change their lifestyle habits. The drug is a real double edged sword because it eases (read: masks, covers) the symptoms but does not heal the cause. It gives me great joy to see that more and more of us are starting to take responsibility for our health. Conventional medicine has been really helpful to a certain point, but now it's time to start thinking for ourselves, it's time to start listening to ourselves, it's time to start empowering ourselves, it's time to start taking back control of our health for ourselves.

For me, this is the joy of Jin Shin Jyutsu. This is what I share in the self help classes, and it is inspiring to see people's faces light up in recognition of what they already have, and what they can do to KNOW (HELP) themselves.

Jin Shin Jyutsu is SIMPLY the Getting to KNOW (Help) MYSELF - Mary Burmeister

Q&A: Jin Shin Jyutsu to Help with Weight Loss

Question: What holds do you suggest for weight loss? I am not fitting in to my summer clothes despite going to the gym five days a week.

Answer: There are two energy sites on the body (well actually four if you count the right and left side) that help with weight loss. The first one is energy site number 21 which is right under the cheeckbone on the face. Hold the RIGHT side of the face just under the cheeckbone (near the nose) for weight LOSS, hold the LEFT side of face on the cheeckbone for weight GAIN. If you forget which side is which, hold both sides and the body will adjust itself to what it needs. The other energy site is on the sitting bone (number 25). Sit on your hands to stay fit, to take lactic acid out of the muscles after exercising and to lose volume from the hip and thigh area. See this older post for a more extensive description: Magic Exercise to Stay FIT

Use these two energy exercises along with your gym workouts, drink lots of water and in two weeks you will notice the difference! Let me know how it goes!

Jin Shin Jyutsu to Warm the Body

While many of us are using Jin Shin Jyutsu self help holds to COOL the body this summer, there are others in the Southern hemisphere who are trying to WARM the body.

For those of you who are going into winter and want to stay warm, here are some Jin Shin Jyutsu tips:

1. To warm the body (or to cool the body) have a look at this older post Spleen Flow

2. The Mediator Flow is great to regulate the temperature in the body (KEY: energy site number 23 in the small of the back left and right side)

3. Safety Energy Lock 8 (on the outside of the knees) - left side see the Safety Energy Locks Chart

4. Hold the little finger - helps the FIRE energy in the body

I heard Jed Schwartz say in one of the Jin Shin Jyutsu 5 Day Basic Seminars, that Master Jiro Murai only ever wore a wool tunic - whether it was 10 or 90 degrees. He would use Jin Shin Jyutsu holds to regulate his body temperature. Isn't that cool?

The Most Profound Question

The Most Profound Question is answered by Abraham via Esther Hicks

Q&A: Jin Shin Jyutsu To Keep You Cool This Summer

Question: 'I wanted to know whether there are specific holds that can help for people like me who cannot take the heat literally: (meaning that my body doesn't seem to be able to cool down anymore when the temperature rises to above 25 degrees celcius for a couple of days). I thrive when the temperature is at around 18-22, but my internal airco seems to break down when we have a couple of consecutive days of sunny hot weather. The symptoms are that I feel a constant light pressure around my head and my eyes and my face turns all red and feels flushed and overheated, I become all sweaty, my feet start to overheat and swell up, and all these symptoms last until the temperature goes down (I'm a nordic type - blonde, blue eyes, pale skin, burn easily) ... You can imagine that every time there is a heat wave predicted here, I really really hope that it won't last for more than a few days...Any advice to deal with this with the help of JSJ holds would be more than welcome. A from Belgium

Answer: Summer is fun but summer is also difficult for many of us who can't take the heat very well. So when I discovered that Jin Shin Jyutsu could help me regulate my body temperature, I was overjoyed! Jed Schwartz mentioned in a class that Master Jiro Murai only ever wore a wool tunic - come heat or cold. He regulated his body temperature with his hands! And so can you -

So here are some Jin Shin Jyutsu Self Help Holds for staying cool this summer: 1. Self Help Hold for the Deep Skin

2. There is an energy site on the outside of the knee and one of it's main functions is to regulate the temperature in the body. It is energy site (SEL) number 8. Hold the right one to cool the body, hold the left one to warm the body. I always forget which one is which so I just hold them both, and the body knows what to do!!! See the 26 safety energy locks chart for the position of the number 8s.

3. Try also this following sequence of steps to help regulate the temperature in the body - use it to cool the body down or to warm the body up. See this older post Self Help Flow to Cool the Body

Jin Shin Jyutsu (JSJ) Self Help Online

Just a word of thanks for all your questions, comments and experiences about this Jin Shin Jyutsu Blog. It's a pleasure to connect with Jin Shin Jyutsu students from all over the world!

I still have a few questions to answer, so I will be adding new posts in the coming days relating to self help for weight loss, post nasal drip, allergies, hair loss and more...

If you have a question please send it to me, Astrid, at jsjholds@gmail.com either in English, Spanish or Dutch.

Q&A: Jin Shin Jyutsu for (Deep) Skin Conditions

Question: Hello. Thank you for your blog on self help holds with Jin Shin Jyutsu. I broke out in eczema on my body 8 years ago, starting from the back of my neck and during the first year it spread to various parts of my body then gradually disappeared after 3 years. The only spot that still exists is covering all over the back of my neck, which is no longer red but still itches quite often and is a bit swollen, though I no longer feel pain when I tilt my head back. I was told that I now have scleroderma. Would you have any suggestions what points I can hold to help heal this condition? Thank you, I would really appreciate your advice. - D

Answer: Hi D - The special body function for the skin is to palm the calves. At least 20 minutes a day and if you can, twice a day for at least two weeks. See this older post Self Help for the Deep Skin. There is also another special function energy hold for the Skin Surface. Place the fingers of the right hand under the left foot at center of the sole, and with the left hand hold the left little toe. Reverse the hands for the other side. This hold is particularly great for any itchiness of the skin. It also purifies the skin. It would also help to do the Main Central Exercise (see the older post) to harmonise your whole being and help sort out the underlying causes i.e. the immune system (you could also work on the immune system, not to stimulate it, but to harmonise it with this Immune System Hold. And finally hold your Thumb for skin surface, and your Ring finger (either side) for deep skin. Hope all this helps! - Astrid

Note: Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease of the connective tissue. Autoimmune diseases are illnesses which occur when the body's tissues are attacked by its own immune system. Scleroderma is characterized by the formation of scar tissue (fibrosis) in the skin and organs of the body. The cause of scleroderma is not known (medicinenet.com)

Q&A: Jin Shin Jyutsu to help the Heart and Breathing

Question: My mum has been in hospital with difficulty breathing due to fluid on the lungs caused by an irregular heartbeat (well I think that’s what it was – doctors not very specific on cause), she also picked up a Urinary Tract Infection which is now under control. She’s at home now and while progressing I’d like to do as much as I can to give her the best quality of life. I’ve had the JSJ book – The Touch of Healing for some time and something moved me to get it out and have a read through it again. I’ve started doing the finger holds each day but would really appreciate your suggestions to strenghthen the heart and reduce fluid on the lungs. Also anything specific to help the breathing. Thank you so much for your very informative blog on JSJ – it’s such a beautiful gentle process. - JF

Answer: Dear JF - Holding the fingers is a GREAT start! You are helping your mother tremendously by holding them. Chapter 3 in The Touch of Healing talks about the Trinity Flows: The Main Central, Supervisors and Mediator. Supervisors are very easy and very powerful. See an older post here for The Jin Shin Jyutsu Trinity Flows.

Holding Opposite Fingers and Toes for Total Harmony
Towards the end of the book, there is a chapter called Harmonising with the Fingers and Toes. Go to Palms and Soles: Revitalising the Entire Being. Read through that whole section and especially the thumbs and opposite little toes - this sequence is for difficulty breathing and irregular heartbeat. The whole harmonising exercise is quite simple to do on another person: sit on the right side of your mother (make sure you are comfortable and relaxed), and with your left hand, hold her left thumb. With your right hand, hold her right little toe. Hold for a few minutes, until you feel a ryhthmic pulse that might start banging quite loudly for a while. Let it settle down, then move onto the next finger and toe. With your left hand, hold the left index finger, and with your right hand hold right ring toe. Hold for a few minutes. Then move onto the middle finger and opposite middle toe, then to the ring finger and opposite index toe, then to the little finger and opposite big toe.

You could do each finger and toe for 5 minutes each on one side which is 25 minutes (as a guide use the pulse as well!) and then sit on the left side and reverse the hands. This exercise is very powerful and it is such a gift to receive it, especially because it's not that comfortable to do as self help!

So I hope this is helpful. If you have any further questions or doubts just send me an email.

Finally, if there is ANY pain during this exercise that lasts more than a few seconds, then STOP what you are doing and go to the PAIN HOLD until it clears - PAIN is a good sign that the energy is moving - but there's no reason to have to suffer unduly!

Q&A: Jin Shin Jyutsu Self Help for Osteoporosis

Question: What flow do you suggest for Ostoporosis diagnosis, a 75 year old woman with 4% bone loss. She has two stents from 2 heart attacks and terrible anaphalactic reactions to bees. But that's really everything, though the ostoporosis diagnosis was this week so I am upset, what can we do? I studied with Mary years ago at a workshop in NY (1982?) - S

Answer: Hi S, Thanks for your questions. Let's deal with one thing at a time.

Osteoporosis is characterized by the loss of normal density of bone, resulting in fragile bone. It can go undetected for years. Osteoporosis leads to literally abnormally porous bone. This disorder of the skeleton weakens the bone causing an increase in the risk for breaking bones (information by Medicinenet.com)

The good news is that there is a special Jin Shin Jyutsu hold that can help. You can apply it to someone else, or the person can apply it as self help. Do it every day for at least 20 minutes and if possible, 2x a day for at least two weeks and keep going! (This Special Body Function hold is on page 54 of Mary's Text 2).

The Jin Shin Jyutsu Hold for Osteoporosis: Place Left hand over Left Shoulder ( SEL 11/3) and Right hand on the Left elbow crease (SEL 19). See the diagram.

This hold helps with the conditions of osteoporosis, all arthritic projects, and the heart. It also lubricates the joints, and helps with nearsightedness.

Also, Main Central everyday and even the Trinity Exercises would also help tremendously with all her projects. See older posts Main Central Source of Life and The Trinity

In the case of anaphylactic shock, I resort to THE EMERGENCY HOLD, which is holding the inside of the knees (SEL 1), as well as all the other requirements in an emergency. Safety Energy Lock 1 is called The Prime Mover. It is found on the inside (medial side) of the knees. It connects extreme heights with extreme depths and harmonises us from head to toe because it helps the descending energy (which moves down the front) and the ascending energy (which moves up the back). Use in the case of any EMERGENCY - breathing, vomiting, nausea, shock, stomach cramp etc.

Additional Information: A stent is a small mesh tube that’s used to treat narrowed or weakened arteries in the body and Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that occurs rapidly and causes a life-threatening response involving the whole body. This reaction can lead to difficulty breathing and shock, so one has to act quickly (see more on medicinenet.com)

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