Jin Shin Jyutsu Canada

The  History of Jin Shin Jyutsu

Use my energy to be that which I am......Mary Burmeister

Jin Shin Jyutsu® physio-philosophy is an ancient art of harmonizing the life energy in the body. Born of innate wisdom and passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth, the Art had fallen into relative obscurity when it was dramatically revived in the early 1900's by Master Jiro Murai in Japan.

According to ancient written records,  which remain in the Archives of the Imperial Palace in Japan, Jin Shin Jyutsu was widely known before the birth of Gautama (Buddha, India),  before the birth of Moses (recorded in the bible), and before the Kojiki  (Record of Ancient Things - Japan, A.D. 712).  Jin Shin Jyutsu is an innate part of man's wisdom - simplifying the complexities of existence -  and is truly an Art of Living.

Jin Shin Jyutsu was rediscovered in the early 1900's by Master Jiro Murai, a Japanese philosopher.  As a young man, Murai contracted what was diagnosed as a terminal illness.  He asked his family to  take him to the mountains and leave him in solitude for seven days.   In a feverish state, Murai imagined sages in spiritual  meditation using hand mudras, which he applied to himself as he went in and out of consciousness.  By the seventh day he was completely healed, and he vowed to spend the rest of his life studying the connection between his amazing recovery and the mudras he had used.

After clearing himself of the life-threatening illness, Master Murai devoted the rest of his life to the research and development of Jin Shin Jyutsu, gathering insight from a range of experiences and resources, including the Kojiki (Record of Ancient Things). 

The resulting knowledge of Jin Shin was then given to Mary Burmeister, who brought it to  the United States in the 1950's.  Over the years, demand for Jin Shin Jyutsu has grown steadily, primarily by word of mouth.  Mary began teaching in the early 1960's, and although she does not currently present  the basic workshops herself, she still occasionally sees clients in her office in Scottsdale, Arizona.  

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The Jin Shin Jyutsu information provided is intended to complement,  not replace, the advice of your own physician or other healthcare professional, whom you should always consult about your individual  needs and any symptoms that may require diagnosis or medical  attention and before starting or stopping any medication or starting any course of treatment, exercise regimen, or diet.