Major
Biological Sciences
Advisor
Adams, Jessica
Advisor Department
Biological Sciences
Advisor
Doan, Nanette
Date
3-2020
Keywords
Jin Shin Jyutsu; Safety Energy Locks; Flows
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Abstract
There are many times a day that I find myself feeling worried, anxious, or fearful. With these discomforts building, I find that each month I am getting more headaches, stomach aches, and even neck/back pain. In an attempt to find relief for my pain and discomfort, I find myself reaching for some type of medication, only to find they have moderate effects. For my honors project, I sought to find a noninvasive, alternative form of treatment in order to help relieve illness, tension, or discomfort. I found a Japanese, integrative therapy that is complementary with the already well-known Western medicine. I found the art of Jin ShinJyutsu. Jin Shin Jyutsu can be translated to the “art of knowing” or “helping myself”. It is ahands-on, Japanese art form that works to establish balance by restoring the body’s naturalenergy movement. In order to learn more about the art, I attended a 50-hour, five-day seminar in New York City. This seminar was taught by Sara Harper, a well-known teacher in Jin Shin Jyutsu. It was this seminar, along with continued practice, that was the focus of my honors project. During this seminar, I learned about several various natural paths of energy movement throughout the body, called flows, that focused on different safety energy locks. Safety energy locks are located at 26 different points of the body in which channels of energies flow through. I learned that when energy is stuck at any one of these safety energy locks, this can result in discomfort, tension, and/or illness. The seminar taught me how to unblock the stuck energy through a method called jumper-cabling. Through personal experience and self-practice, I discovered that when the stuck energy is cleared, it allowsthe body’s natural energy flow to resume, and allows opportunity for the body to heal. It was through the art of Jin Shin Jyutsu that I was able to find a viable option to help ease the discomfort, tension, stress, and illness in my life.