Reduce Fatigue, Tension, & Stress

I am sure most of us have experienced that nagging tightness and discomfort at the top of either or both sides of our back.  These spots are near the spine and beginning of shoulder blade caused by energy blocks.  Jin Shin Jyutsu®, (The Touch of Healing, by Alice Burmeister with Tom Monte) refers to these points as SEL #11, which stands for Safety Energy Locks.  You can practice this simple exercise using Jin Shin Jyutsu®  to reduce fatigue, tension, and stress.  It is called Harmonizing The Mediator Flows.   This practice helps bring harmony and balance to your body.  Many find it calming and use it to fall asleep, while others use it to invigorate themselves upon awakening.  For optimum results, you can use this daily, whenever needed for a couple of minutes on each side.  If you spend a great deal of time at the computer, it is a No-brainer….try it!

Reduce Fatigue, Tension, & StressHarmonizing the Mediator Flows

For Left Side Energy (Refer to Illustration at top of page-Left Side of Back)

1.   Place left thumb over left ring fingernail.  Make a circle with the pad of thumb over ring fingernail.  (This helps to clear the chest).

2.   Place right hand over left shoulder which connects with SEL #11.  (This revitalizes the ascending energy.)

3.  Bring the knees together so that the inner sides touch (SEL#1).  The feet may be together or apart, whichever is comfortable. (This revitalizes the descending energy).

For Right Side Energy (Refer to Illustration at top of page-Right Side of Back)

1.   Place right thumb over right ring fingernail.  Make a circle with the pad of thumb over ring fingernail.  (This helps to clear the chest).

2.   Place left hand over right shoulder which connects with SEL #11.  (This revitalizes the ascending energy.)

3.  Bring the knees together so that the inner sides touch (SEL#1).  The feet may be together or apart, whichever is comfortable. (This revitalizes the descending energy).

 

Jumper-cabling middle toes/fingers

Jumper-cabling together the middle toes and middle fingers is a general harmonizer especially for the respiratory and digestive functions. It promotes optimal and healthy production of milk for mothers who are breastfeeding.  It also helps release tension and stress from the knees.

To practice this Jin Shin Jyutsu® exercise correctly, as described in The Touch of Healing by Alice Burmeister, please check proper holding positions shown in the above illustration.  Always remember to jumper-cable both hands and feet.

 This exercise is also useful when you experience any of the following:

Jumper-Cabling Middle Toes & Fingers

• I’m angry

• I’m tired.  I look haggard.

• I bruise easily.

• I have migraines.

• My eyes are giving me problems.

jumoer-cabling middle toes & fingers• My digestion is giving me problems.

• I have speech problems.

• I have hearing problems.

• I’m always hyper-I can’t relax.

• I can’t breathe.

 

This is the last of the series of the Jin Shin Jyutsu® 8 finger poses described by Alice Burmeister with Tom Monte in their book The Touch of Healing. Today we will cover both Finger Pose 7 & 8 which stated in the book helps bring harmony to the total being.

finger pose 7 exhaling the dirt dust and grime

Finger Pose 7 aids in releasing general daily tension and stress from the head, lungs, digestive functions, abdomen, and legs. it also strengthens the ability to exhale and unloads any accumulated dirt, dust, and greasy grime.

Technique:  Touch the palm sides of the left and right middle fingers in the folded hands position (as shown in illustration). 

 Finger Pose 7 inhaling the purified breath of life

This last Finger Pose 8 helps to release the tension in the back and promotes an overall feeling of well-being.  It also strengthens our ability to inhale and receive the purified breath of life.

Technique:  Bring the left and right middle fingernails together (see illustration). Hold these positions for several minutes and whenever you feel a need for improving exhaling or inhaling for body, mind, and spirit harmony.

(Watch for future posts on Jin Shin Jyutsu® hand and feet sequences that address disharmonies affecting body, mind, and spirit.)

 

finger pose 5 total revitalizationIn the book The Touch of Healing the authors, Alice Burmeister with Tom Monte, state Jin Shin Jyutsu® Finger Pose 5 aids in the revitalization of all bodily functions and releases those blockages that are responsible for daily fatigue. The Finger Pose 5 mudras also assists in overcoming any of the following conditions: 1. I always have an uneasy feeling. 2. Nothing seems to be wrong with me, but I get tired all the time. 3. My complexion is terrible. 4. I’m tempermental-I just can’t help it. 5. I have an uncontrollable craving for sweets.

Technique:  Makes a circle with the right middle finger and thumb by placing the palm side of the thumb on the middle fingernail.  Next slip the left thumb between the circle of the right thumb and middle finger. (See illustration above.)  When complete reverse for the right side.

(Tomorrow we will look at Finger Pose 6:  Breathing Freely)

finger pose 4 releasing general daily fatigueJin Shin Jyutsu® Finger Pose 4 aids in releasing the fatigue, tension, and stress that can build up during one’s day It assists in the release of worries, fears, and anger. This mudra pose can be used to ease the following mental or physical difficulties: 1. I get so tired. 2. I feel insecure about everything – my health, my wealth, my happiness. 3.  I’m beginning to feel old and look old. 4. I get irritated and angry over nothing. 5. I worry about everything.

Technique:  Hold the back of the left thumb, index, and middle fingers with the right thumb. Place the rest of the right fingers on the palm side of the left thumb, index, and middle fingers. Hold this position lightly for several minutes or longer and then complete this technique for the right thumb and fingers.

(This information is taken from The Touch of Healing by Alice Burmeister with Tom Monte.  We will continue tomorrow with Finger Pose 5).

Finger pose 3 calming/revitalizing

Zin Shin Jyutsu® Pose 3 is for calming the body, releasing nervous tension and stress, and revitalizing all organ functions as described in The Touch of Healing by Alice Burmeister with Tom Monte.

This pose can also be used whenever you feel any of the following states of mind or physical symptoms: 1. I get so nervous.  2. I worry about my heart.  3. I can’t walk too long without getting out of breath.  4. I’m always ‘trying-to’.  5. I get so depressed. I have no fun.

Technique:  Hold the palm side of the left little and ring fingers with the right thumb.  Place the other right fingers on the back of the left little and ring fingers (as shown).  Hold this pose lightly and as long as you desire.  Remember to reverse technique for the right fingers.

 

mudra finger pose 2 inhaling abundance

Continuing with Zin Shin Jyutsu® Finger Pose 2, described in The Touch of Healing by Alice Burmeister with Tom Monte, hold the back of the left middle finger lightly with the right thumb.  Place the other fingers of the right hand on the palm side of the left middle finger as shown above. Finger Pose 2 promotes easier Breath of Life inhaling which is our source of abundance.  It is optional how long to hold this pose followed by reversing the pose to the right middle finger.

The authors write this mudra pose can be used to alleviate the following mental or physical concerns: 1. I can’t ‘take’ a deep breath. 2. I’m getting hard of hearing. 3. My feet are bothering me.  4.  I’m not as alert as I used to be.  5.  My eyes are bothering me.

(Tomorrow – Finger Pose 3:  Calming and Revitalizing)

The thumbs and little toes are often the most sensitive digits to jumper-cable according to the teaching guidebook ‘The Touch of Healing’ by Alice Burmeister with Tom Monte.  We continue to explore Jin Shin Jyutsu® jumper-cabling technique called the thumb and little toe sequence.

thumb & little finger sequence

What to know about the thumbs: Thumbs dissipate general daily fatigue and promote healthy digestive function. We can release tension from the head, shoulders, and lungs by jumper-cabling either one.

 

thumb & little toe sequence

What to know about the little toes: We can release tension from the back, strengthen the kidney and bladder functions by jumper-cabling the little toes.

 

These thumb & little toe sequences can be used whenever you find yourself thinking or experiencing any of the following: 1. I’m out of balance. 2. I feel nervous. 3. I have muscle spasms. 4. I tire easily. 5.I have a fever. 6. I have a hard time breathing. 7. My digestive system is out of balance. 8. I feel mentally stressed. (Practice this technique as shown in illustrations for 1-2 minutes using either left or right hand and foot or both.)

book touch of healing

This is a great book to add to your self-energy healing collection. We have already looked at Jin Shin Jyutsu® practice called cable-jumping using the fingers. The author Alice Burmeister with Tom Monte shows how one can balance disharmony by holding their fingers.

Later this week we will start looking at benefits of cable-jumping our toes. And in the future, we will look at the practice of revitalizing our entire being with the centers of the palms and the soles.