Faith 

At this time of year there are celebrations with Christmas, Channukah and the Solstice.  2016 has required us to draw on our faiths, even question them.   My Jin Shin Jyutsu teachers describe faith as: fear absent in the heart .

Fear!

When fear, strikes with the adrenalin rush comes a call out to whomever you believe in.  Suddenly I don’t feel so alone in working with my clammy hands and racing heart.  Wherever I am, I can call on people to pray for support.   The sense of a community, with a shared wish sent to the deities, has heartened me.

When I have no direction, treading water in the unknown I refocus on breathing and  my faith.  Daypa in the  Tibetan language is the closest match to faith  it means to trust and have confidence.  A verb to practice frequently.

Absent

Absent a state I can be existing in, unconsciously – until I am challenged.   Demands from the other dimensions of my existence can cause me to be missing in action from my faith.  A simple prayer, humming an om or look to the sky – reconnects me to  faith.

With what is unfolding in the world I have questioned “Where is God?”

If I stay still and watch nature there is God waiting for me.

Sometimes I think God will respond “Where have you been?”

 

In

 

In: to be included,  counted as a valuable member in a community.  No building required, an inclusive gathering to share faith.

Fundamentalism has promoted terrorism – breaking the IN of community.  A  society that tolerates and respects the richness of all faiths is to be upheld.   Activism in 2016 saw people “stand by her” standing alongside women dressed according to their faith requirements.   In June 2016 the Dali Lama spoke to the European Parliament on religious terrorism:

Dalai Lama: There is no “Muslim Terrorist” or “Buddhist Terrorist”

 

The

The  is whom you believe in God / Goddess / Gaia/  or even none of these.

In New Zealand I was introduced to the religion of Rugby – yes they have faith in the All Blacks and rituals.

People hold a unique relationship and image of  their faith. ” The” is observed in believers mores / values.

Heart

Jesus spoke of loving our neighbour as ourselves.

The Dali Lama stated how all religions teach love.

Love lives in the heart.   Acting in faith leads you to move from your heart not head.  Coming from a space of love encourages kindness, forgiveness, tolerance and compassion.  Thus faithful became known for their heart inspired actions.

Sadly in Churches and other institutions there has been abuse damaging precious lives.  With current investigations and education hopefully this will end.

 

Come all yeah faithful

When there is pessimism regarding the future it asks us to take a risk, to step up.  The Christmas Carol “Oh  come all ye faithful” is the summoning to be Faith – fear absent in the heart.  Honoring your faiths I hope you are able to celebrate without fear, with all your heart.

References

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-schiffman/why-people-who-pray-are-heathier

http://www.thehealthsite.com/diseases-conditions/10-ways-praying-actually-benefits-your-health-p114/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/more-mortal/201406/5-scientifically-supported-benefits-prayer

http://www.dalailama.com/messages/religious-harmony

 

Spirit fingers and energy toes

Who would have thought my wellness was tied to energy flows in fingers and toes.  Jiro Murai made the discovery over 100 years ago creating the Japanese healing art Jin Shin Jyutsu.  I am grateful that his gift was brought to the Western world by Mary Burmeister.  My life is better for learning the art of Jin Shin Jyutsu.  The beauty of this healing modality is that people can do it for themselves with self help flows.

 

Universal energy

Jin Shin Jyutsu reveals how universal revitalising energy moves down the front of our bodies then up the back.  Mary Burmeister (1995p.5) stated:

“The rhythm of this energy cannot be destroyed but abuses to the body knowingly or unknowingly can affect the supply of energy for the proper functioning of our individualized body function energy circulation patterns.”

What is energy?

It is what makes the heart beat, breathing and digestion possible. Just as a car has a battery to transmit energy we to have the battery of life energy source that we can jumper cable.

“Jin Shin Jyutsu is the KNOWING of who, what, where, when, why and how the flow of the battery of life can be revitalised” (M. Burmeister, 1995, p.6)

Self Help

Self help is not a selfish act, as the one person you can rely on is yourself.   Practicing self help supports me to give and receive energy.  I hear and have been guilty of saying “when this …. happens I will see to my needs “.  We can wait for the perfect moment or make now the time to attend to our self.  Simple, self help is placing a hand on one of 26 energy locks and feel the pulsation of energy coming into rhythm. ” Ahh” coming home to my body, tuning in to how I am feeling.   Not having to utter a word, focus on breathing out and breathing in.  No lycra or studio required – the temple of the body wherever it is holds answers to our projects.

Projects

Projects are those unique attitudes and ailments that deplete or misdirect our energy.  Some would term this a problem, it does not have the same meaning as it is externally derived, the solution sought from a specialist.  What if we were not broken merely in transition, coming to terms with a diagnosis or change in lifestyle.  Our very own project is known intimately to ourselves, thus we are the expert that learns to accept, challenge and adjust THE PROJECT .  Unlike at school there are no marks with these projects. The stars are the aha moments – bolts of earnt insight.

 

Daily flows

The beauty of Jin Shin Jyutsu is that there are no set rules.  You custom build this art according to your convenience.  Daily application of sequences accomplish results and develop patience.  The first self help I learnt was the Main Central Vertical Harmonizing Energy flow. Long name for an energising flow that would warm up my body in the morning and clean it up in the evening.  I would lie in bed with right hand on top of my head and left hand rest between my eyebrows ( or monobrow).  Scattered energy would centralise, breathing slow down, pulses coordinate and the attitudes that overwhelmed me would ease.  The 6 steps in this flow I would do in my time.

 

Finding the answers to your questions

Self Help answers life’s questions.

Who? – You are the one to help yourself

What? – Jin Shin Jyutsu a healing art not a martial art

Where? – anywhere

When? – anytime

Why?- because you have the answers within and you are worth it

How? – with patience and acceptance

Jin Shin Jyutsu can be learnt by reading a book, attending a class and experiencing a session.

Refer to www.jsjinc.net to find practitioners and class schedule

 

Thankyou to my teachers Ricky Coates, Jen Taylor, Maria Miniello, Jennifer Holmes, Wayne Hackett, Cynthia Broshard, Sara Hooper, Anita Willoughby, Ian Harris, Carlos Gutteres, Iole Lebensztajn and the JSJ community of students I have been privileged to share the art with.

Thankyou Cindy for photo bombing and letting me do canine JSJ

Reference

Burmeister, M (1995) Introducing Jin Shin Jyutsu Book 1, Jin Shin Jyutsu Inc, Scottsdale, U.S.A

 

Stuck in a story

Once upon a time in a land down under there was a girl whose feelings of Worry, Fear, Anger, Sadness and trying to would became stuck.  This stuck feeling was like living in a endless story with only one colour for eg sadness that stained how she grew and related.  Then Jin Shin Jyutsu teachers came into her life – showing her how fingers and toes could address and shift those feelings.

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