02/25/2022
JIN SHIN JYUTSU SELF HELP HOLDS FOR VARIOUS DISCOMFORT:
Use the chart included to see the placement of the acupoints or SEL (safety energy locks), to help yourself for the following projects. Hold each position for 20 min, and if there is no release repeat.
From Jin Shin Jyutsu®
Jin Shin Jyutsu can be used as a preventative measure, to relieve long standing conditions, and is very effective as first aid in urgent situations. Its immediate accessibility allows us to use it for situations requiring on the spot care. It can be sues when help is otherwise impossible to obtains, such as travel. It is beneficial as an adjunct to conventional methods of treatment. Its gentle, noninvasive nature assures that its application is safe and does not interfere with other treatments.
The following quickies can be used on yourself or others. (This is not an exhaustive list):
Abdominal pain: High 1’s (1-2 inches above the inside of knee)
Alertness: Sit on your hands, either on the palms or back of your hands (SEL 25)
Ankle & Foot projects: Hold the outer wrist opposite the sore ankle (SEL 17)
Anxiety: Hug yourself (Cross arms and hold under your arm pits (SEL 26)
Or Hold mid left neck with right hand, the left hand holds above right eyebrow, then base of right cheekbone, then right color bone. (left 12 and right 20. 21. 22) Reverse hands to do other side.
Or Hold index and middle fingers together (either side)
Appetite balance : Hold base of cheekbones (SEL 21)
Or Sit on hands (SEL 25)
Arthritis: Either foot – hold inner ankle (SEL 5) with right hand & outer ankle with left hand (SEL 16)
Asthma & breathing difficulties: Hold base of left rib cage with left hand (SEL 14), and hold right small of back just below lowest rib (SEL 23) with right hand.
Or Put pad of thumb over nail bed of the ring finger (either hand)
Backache & sciatica: Hold just below each groin (SEL 15s)
Bleeding: Place right hand on area of bleeding and your left hand over the right. Women with excessive menstrual bleeding can apply this hold to their lower abdominal area
Bloating, swelling & water retention: Cross your arms and hold the inside of each knee (SEL 1s)
Or 1 step of Main Central – right hand on top of head, left between eyebrows
Blood Pressure High: Hold left 12 with right hand and right 20, 21, 22 with left hand (see anxiety)
Or Hold high 19’s (grasp upper arms with each hand)
Low or High: Hold SEL 23 (small of back) and sit on hand of same side
Breast projects: Hug yourself – see anxiety
Bunions: Hold crease of elbow on thumb side (SEL 19) and outer back of knee (SEL 8 on the same side of the body
Burns: Palm the area – if too painful, palm the area above the burn, few inches away from the burn. (hands side by side with thumbs together) Or Palm the calves
Choking: Hold the inside of each knee
Cholesterol balance: Hold centre of palm of your hands
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS): Hold small of the back on both sides (SELs 23)
Or grasp upper arm with one hand & hold opposite high 1 with other hand (inside leg about 1-2 inches above knee)
Colds, flu & fever: One hand over the opposite shoulder (SEL 3/11) and the other just below groin on same side (SEL 15)
Constipation: Hold left edge of upper calf (low SEL 8
Cramps & spasms: H old small of the back on both sides (SELs 23) – see CFS
Depression: Hold just below collarbone (SEL 22) and opposite side small of back (SEL 23)
Or thumb
Or Stomach function (cheeck bone and collarbone on same side)
Diarrhea: Hold the right edge of upper calf (low SEL8
Difficulty making decisions: One hand over opposite shoulder (SEL 3/11) and other hand on top of pelvic bone in back (SEL 2) on same side
Dizziness: Hold base of both cheekbones (SEL 21)
Or Right hand on top of nose, left hand just below nose
Or one hand on pelvic bone in back (SEL 2) & other hand at ball of foot (SEL 6)
Ear ringing: Hold ring finger
Emotions on fire: Grasp upper arm with one hand & hold opposite high 1 with other hand (inside leg about 1-2 inches above knee) – see CFS
Eye strain: Hold back of head at base of skull (SEL 4) & opposite cheekbone (SEL 21)
Or for Left eye, hold centre of right underarm & right back of hand on forehead (reverse for right eye)
Or BOTH eyes put right hand on coccyx & left at base of skull
Fainting or unconsciousness: Hold base of skull (SEL 4s)
For someone else…or if you have these symptoms, practice often
Fatigue or bone tired: Hold right hand under left arm pit. Cross left foot over right knee touch outer area of left foot (SEL 24) & do reverse
Fertility: Hold each area of 3rd rib near sternum (SELs 13) Male/female
Hammer Toes: Palm the hammer toes and hold opposite foot arch (SEL 6)
Hangovers Hold upper shoulders & neck # SEL 11, 12 & 3
Headaches So many ways: Back of head h/a – hold base of thumb (SEL 18)
Frontal headache – hold outer ankle (SEL 16) & little toe
Migraine – hold base of thumb (SEL 18) & opposite hand on outer ankle (SEL 16)
General headache – hold sole side of big toe (SELs 7)
Hearing difficulties: Hand over shoulder (SEL 11/3) & opposite side of chest, 3rd rib (SEL 13)
Heartburn: Hold are below base of sternum (between SEL 14s)
Heart conditions: Hold little fingers
Hiccups: Hold area just behind earlobes (lateral SEL 12s) – both sides
Hot flashes: Hold behind left knee (SEL 8
Immune system: One hand over the opposite shoulder (SEL 3/11) and the other just below groin on same side (SEL 15)
Impotency & sexual projects: Hold each area of 3rd rib near sternum (SELs 13)
Insect bites: Place left hand directly onto bite & right hand on top of left – can also be used for removing splinters
Insomnia: Hold base of the thumb (SEL 18)
Jaw projects: Hold painful jaw area and the opposite outer ankle (SEL 16)
Joint pain: Palm the area of joint discomfort
Knee projects: Cross arms and hold upper arm (high SEL 19s)
Labor & delivery Hold lower back – top of pelvic bone (SEL 2) and opposite inside of knee (SEL 1)
Memory: 1st hold of Main Central – right hand on top of head, left between eyebrows
Menstrual cramps: Hold inside of each ankle (SEL 5)
Muscle cramps/restless legs Hold outer backs of knees both legs (SELs 8
Nausea: Cross hands, hold inner knees (SEL 1s)
Or 4th step of Main Central – right hand on top of head & left on mid sternum at level of 3rd rib (between SEL 13s)
Neck tension: Hold over spine between shoulder level and base of skull (between SEL 12’s) & base of spine (coccyx)
Nursing mothers: Hold middle finger
Pain relief: Hold right hand on inner ankle (SEL 5) and left hand on outer ankle (SEL 16)
Panic attacks: Hold right hand on inner ankle (SEL 5) and left hand on outer ankle (SEL 16)
Or Grasp upper arm with one hand & hold opposite high 1 with other hand (inside leg about 1-2 inches above knee)
Reproductive projects (any): Hold each area of 3rd rib near sternum (SELs 13)
Shoulder tension: One hand over shoulder (11/3) & the other just below groin on same side (SEL 15)
Or Grasp upper arm with one hand & hold opposite high 1 with other hand (inside leg about 1-2 inches above knee)
Sinus projects: Cross arms and grasp upper arm (high 19’s)
Or Hold mid left neck with right hand, the left hand holds above right eyebrow, then base of right cheekbone, then right color bone. (left 12 and right 20. 21. 22) Reverse hands to do other side.
Skin projects (acme, rashes, eczema, psoriasis, etc): Palm both calves; For right side – right hand on left calf, left on right
For left side – right hand on right calf, left on left
Tantrums For self or others – Hold base of big toes (SEL 7s)
Or hold index and middle fingers together (on someone else, you can hold their right with your right and left with your left
Throat – clear throat & beautiful voice Includes babies slow to speak :Grasp upper arm with one hand & hold opposite high 1 with other hand (inside leg about 1-2 inches above knee)
Thyroid conditions: Grasp upper arm with one hand & hold opposite high 1 with other hand (inside leg about 1-2 inches above knee)
Worry :Hold thumb
FOR DEEP worry – Do Main Central, then follow with hold right hand on left upper arm, then put pad of left thumb on top of nail bed for index, then ring, then little finger – repeat with left hand on right upper arm and pad of right thumb over nail bed for index, then ring, then little finger
GOOD FOR EVERYTHING:
Hug Yourself – cross arms and grab under each underarm, with thumbs on collarbone.
This hold helps release any limitations, all accumulations, and helps keep us in rhythm forever. Also helps tension in shoulders & arms.
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