Whole Body Balancing

Whole body balancing is an energy balancing process utilizing Touch for Health and Jin Shin Jyutsu. Touch for Health (TFH) is a system of balancing posture, attitude and life energy to relieve stress, aches and pains, feel and function better, be more effective, clarify and achieve your goals and enjoy your life as you should be living it! In its simplest form Touch For Health uses muscle testing (kinesiology) to balance energy and performance.  Jin Shin Jyutsu is a harmonizing and balancing of the body’s life energy rhythms by gentle, loving, non-invasive touch of the hands to various area of the body. It has a very calming and relaxing effect. Both of these are based on ancient traditions of acupressure.

Touch For Health was developed by John F. Thie, DC (1933-2005) in 1970 to aid people in their own self-care program. It empowers the individual to be productive in their own wellness without replacing any branch of the health care system.

Jin Shin Jyutsu, an ancient art passed down by word of mouth, was brought to the forefront in the U.S. by Mary Burmeister (1918-2008) in the 1950’s and started teaching others this art in the 1960’s.

Using muscle testing (kinesiology), TFH is based on Chinese energy and acupressure massage principles. By muscle testing the 14 major meridians energy blocks can be located and balanced with a variety of simple, effective techniques. Using these techniques can improve posture and stimulate the body's own healing ability and let the ‘flow’ of energy throughout the body be continuous.

Jin Shin Jyutsu works with a set of 26 points, called Safety Energy Locks (SELs) along the body’s energy pathways.  This gentle, simple process uses both hands to hold a combination of the SELs.  The hands are like little jumper cables because of all the energy they can produce and can have a profound effect on both the person receiving the gift and the one giving it.  There are many self-help techniques that can be taught so a person can take these skills home with them.

Both of these are non-invasive processes , requires no special equipment, clients remain clothed and the process is done standing, sitting, or lying down. The process can take anywhere from ½ hour to 1 hour depending on a client’s goals or issues.  Both of these techniques are about finding and clearing energy blocks in the body.

Here are some of the benefits of Touch For Health and Jin Shin Jyutsu:

• Relaxing and calming effect
• Increased energy and vitality
• Harmonize physical, emotional and spiritual stress
• Reduce or eliminate aches and pains
• Strengthen weak muscles
• Identification of energy draining foods

TFH and Jin Shin are in line with the ‘whole person’ approach allowing the innate powers of the human body to restore harmony. It’s simple and effective and as we know sometimes the simple things in life can be very effective.  Which technique (TFH or Jin Shin) to be used depends on what’s going on with each person as we are all unique.