Restore your body’s own harmony with your own two hands
Jin Shin Jyutsu®
Restore your body’s own harmonywith your own two hands
Blockages in life energy are the root cause of various physical and emotional ailments. Jin Shin Jyutsu is an ancient Japanese art of energy harmonization. By gently placing your hands on the 26 'Safety Energy Locks' across both sides of the body to clear stagnant energy pathways, you can achieve healing for body, mind, and spirit—without massage, manipulation, or medication. This is an authorized self-help course taught in Cantonese.
About Jin Shin Jyutsu
Not a treatment done to you,but a way of knowing yourself again
Awareness · Release · Harmony
Jin Shin Jyutsu® is an ancient Japanese healing art, rediscovered by Master Jiro Murai in the early twentieth century, with its principles recorded in ancient texts such as the Kojiki. In practice, the hands rest lightly on 26 Safety Energy Locks on the body to release blockages and let life energy flow again. It involves no massage, no manipulation of muscle and no medication — a non-invasive approach whose purpose is to awaken the body’s own capacity to restore balance. All courses are offered for educational and general wellness purposes.
01 — Self-help
Available anywhere, anytime
All it takes is your own two hands — on the train, before sleep, or at your desk.
02 — Relaxation
A deep sense of calm
Gentle hand positions bring deep relaxation and a feeling of inner balance.
03 — Awareness
Reading the body’s signals
Learn to understand what the body is telling you, rather than simply suppressing discomfort.
04 — Sharing
Help those around you
Once you have learned it, simple hand positions can be shared with family and friends.
How it worksWhat happens during a session?
26 Safety Energy Locks, letting energy flow again
The body has 26 Safety Energy Locks — points along the pathways through which life energy travels. When one or more become blocked, energy stagnates and cannot complete its full circulation, which in turn affects physical and emotional balance.
The practitioner rests both hands lightly on the corresponding energy locks, over clothing if preferred, applying no pressure and no rubbing. This is not a transfer of energy from practitioner to recipient; it strengthens the flow of the recipient’s own energy. Each session follows a set opening and closing sequence — a systematic, grounded method rather than something guided by intention alone.
1900s
Rediscovered in Japan by Master Jiro Murai and systematised on the basis of the Kojiki and other ancient texts.
26
Safety Energy Locks, forming the basis of the entire self-help and practitioner repertoire.
60+ years
Brought to the United States by Mary Burmeister in the 1950s, who began teaching in the 1960s.
Course instructor
Dr Caio Ng
Certified Jin Shin Jyutsu® Practitioner · Authorised Self-Help InstructorDr Caio Ng holds a PhD in engineering mechanics and spent more than twenty-three years as a university professor, focusing on advanced teaching and research in engineering systems. He is an authorised instructor teaching Jin Shin Jyutsu self-help courses in Cantonese.
He has devoted nine years to studying and practising this healing art, and over the past six years has applied engineering systems thinking to develop a scientifically grounded approach to energy harmonising. He currently serves as Senior Research Instructor in mind-body healing, designing and teaching self-healing courses, mentoring students and leading interdisciplinary research that brings engineering mechanics together with energy medicine.
- ✓PhD in engineering mechanics, with over 23 years of university teaching and research
- ✓Officially authorised Jin Shin Jyutsu® self-help course instructor
- ✓Certified Jin Shin Jyutsu® Practitioner
- ✓Authorised to teach self-help courses in Cantonese
- ✓Senior Research Instructor in mind-body healing, leading interdisciplinary research
International use
Rooted in ancient wisdom, now practised in modern medical institutions
Although Jin Shin Jyutsu originates in ancient texts, it has become a subject of modern scientific and medical research and has been incorporated into integrative medicine at a number of institutions.
United States · Kentucky
Markey Cancer Center
University of KentuckyThe cancer centre of the University of Kentucky offers Jin Shin Jyutsu as one of its integrative medicine services.
United States · San Francisco
California Pacific Medical Center
San Francisco, CaliforniaA major medical centre in San Francisco that likewise includes Jin Shin Jyutsu in its integrative medicine practice.
Courses at a glance
Start with a free taster session and learn to care for yourself
AWRTC offers authorised Jin Shin Jyutsu self-help courses taught in Cantonese. Try it once first, then decide whether to go further.
01Taster
Jin Shin Jyutsu® Free Taster Session
Get to know the basic ideas behind Jin Shin Jyutsu, feel the effect of gentle touch on the energy locks, then decide whether to enrol in the full course.
About the taster session02Self-help
Jin Shin Jyutsu® 4-Day Self-Help Course
An officially authorised self-help course taught in Cantonese, using the Chinese coursebook written by Dr Ng himself, so you can learn to apply it to yourself.
About the self-help courseJin Shin Jyutsu® Free Taster SessionWhat you’ll learn
Come and experience it first
Never come across Jin Shin Jyutsu before? A free taster session is the best place to begin. You’ll learn where this art comes from and how it works, and try the basic hand positions for yourself.
- ✓The origins and core ideas of Jin Shin Jyutsu
- ✓What the Safety Energy Locks are
- ✓Hands-on experience of basic self-help positions
- ✓What the self-help course covers and how it runs
Course details
Free of charge · No prior experience needed
Online recorded replay
Jin Shin Jyutsu® 4-Day Self-Help Course
An officially authorised self-help coursetaught in Cantonese
Over four days, using the Chinese coursebook written by Dr Ng himself, you’ll be guided step by step through applying Jin Shin Jyutsu to yourself and making it part of everyday life.
What the course covers
- ✓Origins and lineage of Jin Shin Jyutsu
- ✓Core theories and life energy systems of Jin Shin Jyutsu
- ✓Daily self-help techniques to restore life energy and promote self-healing
- ✓Understanding and application of the 26 Safety Energy Locks
- ✓Identification of emotional types and the corresponding harmonising self-help methods
- ✓Interpreting psychosomatic illness and unexplained physical discomfort from a spiritual perspective
- ✓The correlation between the fingers and the spine, and their extended connections to organs and emotions
- ✓Application of the 8 Jin Shin Jyutsu mudras
- ✓Energy pathways of “Bridging” and the hand-and-foot correspondence principles
- ✓Daily basic health care self-help practices: relieving the most common daily discomforts (such as headaches, colds and chronic conditions), beauty and body shaping (such as skin enhancement, posture correction and weight management), and functional restoration (such as eye discomfort and memory improvement)
- ✓Special clearing methods for special groups: the elderly, pregnant women, infants and children
- ✓Pre- and post-surgery care and conditioning
- ✓Jin Shin Jyutsu × Life Numbers: a closer look at the relationship between the two, and the spiritual meanings of the 26 Energy Locks
- ✓Personalised practice plan: the instructor reads the pulses and tailors a self-care and healing plan for each student
- ✓30-minute introduction to future courses: for example, the prevention and supportive care series for chronic conditions in middle-aged and older adults, and Animal Jin Shin Jyutsu
Who it’s for
- ✓Anyone interested in natural and integrative approaches to wellbeing
- ✓Those who want to help family and friends find balance
- ✓Anyone considering training as a Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner
Course details
Four days · Taught in Cantonese · Includes the Chinese coursebook written by Dr Ng
Schedule: 24 & 31 Oct and 7 & 14 Nov 2026.
Time: 10:30–12:30 ; 14:00–18:00
Early Bird Offer $6,000 : On or before 1st October / Regular: $6,500
4-day course, 24 hours total
FAQ
The questions people ask most about Jin Shin Jyutsu
If your question isn’t answered below, please get in touch.
01 What is Jin Shin Jyutsu®?
Jin Shin Jyutsu is a Japanese art of energy harmonising, rediscovered by Master Jiro Murai in the early twentieth century, with its principles found in ancient texts such as the Kojiki. It is practised by resting the hands gently on the body’s 26 Safety Energy Locks to release blockages and return life energy to harmony.
In the 1950s Master Murai passed the teaching to Mary Burmeister, who brought it to the United States and began teaching in the 1960s. Thousands of people worldwide have studied it since.
02 Is Jin Shin Jyutsu the same as Reiki?
No — this is the most common misunderstanding. There are two main differences:
- Learning Jin Shin Jyutsu requires no attunement ceremony; it is a body of knowledge learned progressively.
- The practitioner does not give their own energy to the recipient. Placing the hands on the corresponding energy locks strengthens the flow of the recipient’s own energy.
Jin Shin Jyutsu also follows a set opening and closing sequence, making it a systematic and grounded method.
03 Can I learn it with no background at all?
Yes. The self-help course is designed for the general public and requires no medical or therapeutic background. Learning Jin Shin Jyutsu is itself a process of getting to know yourself — coming to understand the body’s wisdom through your own hands, learning to read the signals it gives, and using them to restore balance.
If you’re still unsure, start with the free taster session and decide once you’ve tried it.
04 Does a session involve massage or medication?
No. Jin Shin Jyutsu involves no massage, no manipulation of muscle and no medication of any kind. The hands rest lightly on the energy locks, over clothing if preferred, with no pressure applied. A full session usually takes about an hour.
05 Can Jin Shin Jyutsu replace seeing a doctor?
No, and it is not intended to. Jin Shin Jyutsu is an art of self-awareness and self-care, and makes no claim to replace diagnosis or treatment by any medical institution. If you have health concerns or are currently under treatment, please continue to follow the advice of registered healthcare professionals, and treat Jin Shin Jyutsu as a form of daily self-care alongside that.
Important note
The content of this page is provided for educational and general wellness purposes. It does not constitute medical advice and should not be understood as the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of any condition. Jin Shin Jyutsu is an art of self-awareness and self-care, and is not intended to replace diagnosis or treatment by registered healthcare professionals. If you have health concerns, please consult a registered doctor first. Individual experiences vary.