According to ancient written records which remain in the Archives of the Imperial Palace in Japan, the principles of the Art of Jin Shin Jyutsu were widely known before the birth of Gautama (Buddha, India) and before the Kojiki (Record of Ancient Things, Japan, AD 712). These principles had fallen into relative obscurity until they were rediscovered by Japanese scholar Master Jiro Murai early in the 19th century. By meditating and utilizing simple finger holds, Murai experienced what he later named the Art of Jin Shin Jyutsu and cured himself of a life-threatening illness. It is for this reason that Self Help is perceived as the birth and core of Jin Shin Jyutsu.
Murai’s student, American Mary Burmeister, brought the Art from Japan to America in the 1950s. After some 20 years of painstaking study and research, Mary began practicing and teaching what has now become an internationally recognized form of energy balancing. She also translated Murai’s material into an easily accessible format, producing several textbooks which are the foundation for an ongoing study of Jin Shin Jyutsu.
JYUTSU – Art
SHIN – Creator
JIN – Man of Knowing and Compassion
Thus, Jin Shin Jyutsu can be known as the Art of the Creator through the Man (or Woman) of Knowing and Compassion.
