All of us carry levels of tension in our body that we’re not even aware of. This Japanese relaxation technique (known as Jin Shin Jyutsu) is fast acting and will usually start reducing tension in less than thirty seconds. You can do this standing, sitting, or laying down.
1st STEP:
Relax your jaw and start breathing through your mouth.
With your right hand, press lightly the top of your head using index, middle and ring fingers.
With your left hand, lightly press the center of your forehead using your index, middle and ring fingers.
Keep breathing through your mouth.
Notice how long it takes for a sigh or yawn to naturally arise. Yawning in this case indicates the body’s movement in the direction of relaxation. The deeper the movement toward relaxation, the better the conditions for shedding tension and increasing health and regeneration.
Did you try it? If you did, I'm guessing you probably yawned within the first thirty seconds or so. This is a reliable indicator that tension is starting to drain out of your body.
The above is the first of seven steps of the Jin Shin Jyutsu self-help healing technique known as the ‘Main Central’. To get the most out of this technique, do all 7 steps below. Doing this while laying down is best, but sitting or standing is definitely okay if you can't be horizontal.
Don’t forget to mouth breathe through all of these steps:
1st STEP:
With your RIGHT hand, press lightly the top of your head using index, middle and ring fingers. With your LEFT hand, lightly press the center of your forehead using your index, middle and ring fingers. After 1 to 2 minutes you’ll experience an involuntary sigh or yawn. When that happens, move to the next step.
2nd STEP:
Keep the fingers of your RIGHT hand on top of your head. Move the fingers of your LEFT hand to the tip of your nose. After 1 to 2 minutes you’ll experience an involuntary sigh or yawn. When that happens, move to the next step.
3rd STEP
Keep the fingers of your RIGHT hand on top of your head. Move the fingers of your LEFT hand to the bony V shaped notch just below your throat (top of sternum). After 1 to 2 minutes you’ll experience an involuntary sigh or yawn. When that happens, move to the next step.
4th STEP
Keep the fingers of your RIGHT hand on top of your head. Move the fingers of your LEFT hand to the center of your chest (heart area). After 1 to 2 minutes you’ll experience an involuntary sigh or yawn. When that happens, move to the next step.
5th STEP
Keep the fingers of your RIGHT hand on top of your head. Move the fingers of your LEFT hand to your solar plexus (about 3 inches above your navel). After 1 to 2 minutes you’ll experience an involuntary sigh or yawn. When that happens, move to the next step.
6th STEP
Keep the fingers of your RIGHT hand on top of your head. Move the fingers of your LEFT hand to your pubic bone (just above your private area). After 1 to 2 minutes you’ll experience an involuntary sigh or yawn. When that happens, move to the next step.
7th STEP
Keep your LEFT HAND fingers on your pubic bone and move your RIGHT hand to your tailbone. The easiest way to do this is to rotate your RIGHT wrist so that the TOP of your fingers are pressing the tailbone area. After 1 to 2 minutes you’ll experience an involuntary sigh or yawn.
This completes the process. Notice the new level of relaxation in your body.
PS: Video of the above technique:
PPS: Highly recommended: being worked on by a trained Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner: https://jsjinc.net/locatorsearch.php
Blessings!