JIN SHIN JYUTSU

WHAT ARE ITS ORIGINS?

JSJ is based on knowledge that dates back to a sacred Japanese text, the Kojiki (AD 712). In the early 1900’s, Jiro Murai, at the time a university student, practiced these revitalizing health routines on himself, hence fully recovering from a life-threatening illness and devoting the remaining fifty years of his life to study this time-honored art. As one his students in Japan, Mary Burmeister brought JSJ to America in the 1950s. Through her practice, writings and teachings, she has shared this art with thousands of people. Now, there are many instructors that teach worldwide.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

JSJ works with the life energy that flows, like a river, through our body along pathways similar to acupuncture meridians. Along these pathways are specific vital energy centers, similar to circuit breakers, that lock when the movement of energy along a pathway is hindered, protecting us from further deterioration. When these energy centers are impeded, symptoms may appear in a corresponding area of the body. By applying the hands to a designated sequence of energy centers (referred to as a ‘flow’), symptoms can dissipate and vitality emerge. With the primary focus on diminishing physiological symptoms, the root cause of illness and injury is addressed at its deepest level.

WHAT IS JIN SHIN JYUTSU?

(pronounced jin shin jutesue)

Good news – no needles! Instead, Jin Shin Jyutsu (JSJ) uses finger placement on sequences of vital energy centers (26 pairs) many which follow specific channels, known as meridians (as in acupuncture). Activated through light touch, these energy centers awaken circulation, release tension, and enhance or unblock life-energy, “chi” or “ki”, promoting relaxation and the restoration of proper function. Although it can be administered to you by a practitioner, the beauty of this ancient art is that your practitioner customizes a daily self-care plan that is specific to your individual health needs.

JSJ can be used to promote deep states of relaxation, thereby allowing healing and recovery from illness and injury to occur more quickly. At its heart, the work embodies a life of simplicity, calm, patience, and health.

WHAT DOES IT HELP?

Jin Shin Jyutsu ® (JSJ) treatments promote wellness by inducing relaxation, reducing the effects of stress, restoring emotional equilibrium, reducing pain and addressing the root cause of acute and chronic conditions. As a valuable adjunct to conventional therapies, JSJ’s gentle and non-invasive treatments allow the recipient to experience a profound sense of relaxation. Appropriate for all ages and states of health, this simple health practice improves countless health conditions, including digestion, cognitive, learning differences, circulation, stress resilience, sleep issues, neck & back pain, headaches, immune system, hormone balance, and respiration.

WHAT TO EXPECT IN A SESSION

Lasting an hour, the client lies on a comfortable padded table while the practitioner works non-invasively, over clothing. Similar to a detective, the practitioner collects clues for individualizing a treatment plan, including listening to the wrist pulses, learning about current health concerns and history, and observing the body conformation. The practitioner’s hands are placed on a series of vital energy centers (referred to as Safety Energy Locks), two at a time, in an established sequence. The hands on the two Safety Energy Locks act as jumper cables reawakening the innate vitality and assisting the client’s energy system to harmonize itself. Those who receive JSJ feeling profoundly relaxed, with the effects of a session continuing for at least several hours, often with significant shifts in symptoms and underlying conditions occurring over time.

WHAT IS JSJ SELF CARE?

The effects of treatments can continue and deepen, especially with the individually designed JSJ self-care routines given to clients to do between sessions. At its heart, the work embodies a life of simplicity, calmness, patience, and health.

WORK WITH ME

Options:

One-Hour Session: If you are wanting to receive JSJ sessions, please contact me by email, at susan@susanmbrooks.com. I’ll contact you to schedule a free 15-minute phone consult so we can learn more about each other and your health concerns. By the end of the call, we’ll know if we are a good fit for working together.

1½ Hour Session: Create a plan that works for you, your health goals, and your lifestyle

For clients who prefer to work together more in-depth, the 1½ hour sessions include 30 minutes of nutrition and individualized lifestyle consultation, followed by an hour JSJ session. This comprehensive approach allows me to work more deeply with you in uncovering key nutritional and lifestyle factors contributing to your specific health challenges. These include issues related to blood sugar balance, sleep regulation, heart health, cognitive function, stress resilience practices, best-fit exercise plans, and overall quality of life.

At the end of each session, you’ll receive a list of 2-3 suggested action steps for self-care lifestyle practices designed to support your specific health needs.

Customized Supplement Suggestions

I partner with FULLSCRIPT—the most extensive on-line array of practitioner-grade supplements (many not available in stores), offering you a broad selection, including protocols for helping blood sugar, lipid management, inflammation, immunity, and digestive health.

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Jin Shin Jyutsu Classes / Workshops – I’m available for teaching hosted JSJ classes, workshops, and retreats, locally or long-distance. See more information here.

WHAT CLIENTS SAY …

“Susan Brooks walks the talk. ... I always feel the energy flow harmonizing in me during the sessions, reminding my body how it can feel. Susan’s thoroughness ranges from nudges to explicit directions. Her patience is exemplary and she is always encouraging.” — J.E.

“Susan has been working with me for over a year, and I credit her intuition and expertise for my current good health. ... I will ever be grateful for the friends who recommended that I consult with Susan.” – E.B.

“With both Jin Shin Jytsu and nutritional advice, Susan has guided me to change and helped me be my best self. I leave our time together feeling peaceful and in tune with myself. I am in awe of her knowledge base, her humor and love, and consider it an honor to have her in my life.” — L.A.

“I deeply appreciate the peace, balance, the stillness and the rest your sessions bring me.” — B.A.

“Your peaceful treatment room and your calm, intelligent manner prompted me to open and be as truthful as I felt from my core to get the optimum healing benefit. I am grateful for the techniques/ideas you showed me that I can do at home.” — S.C.

“You have helped me take control of my life physically and mentally, but also have helped me so much more by being there to listen to me and help me to understand what I’ve been going through for the last 6 months. Your soft and caring ways are so much appreciated.” — J.C.

“I went home after your session and read and rested and drank more water, like the good patient I am. I felt the physical shift, I went to bed and had the first good night’s sleep in weeks. No pain, roll over, no pain. It felt miraculous.” — A.B.

“I am breathing more fully into the places I was fearful to go. My spine feels more erect. I am more at peace with myself at a level not experienced before. I am transformed!” — M.D.