In Chinese medicine, Insomnia happens when the spirit (Shen) remains in the Head and cannot find rest in the Heart.
Holding the fingers before falling asleep is an excellent practice. It not only establishes a habit — a time of day when you’ll do acupressure self-help — but it will help you fall asleep.
You can also use this practice if you wake up during the night or if you suffer from insomnia. Focus your mind on the finger and your breath. Notice the difference in temperature between the air that enters the nostrils and the warmer air that you exhale. This will keep your thoughts from racing and keeping you awake.
Jin Shin Jyutsu sequence for insomnia. Wrap the fingers of your right hand around your left thumb and place the right thumb on the left SEL #18. Hold for three minutes. Then hold your left little finger with your right hand for three minutes. Repeat this sequence on the other hand. If you’re still awake, place your right hand on top of your left shoulder (SEL #11), near the neck. Place your left hand in the left hip crease (SEL #15). You can find this point by raising your leg until you feel a large tendon (the inguinal ligament). Your fingertips should rest just to the inside of this tendon. Repeat on the other side.
Master Jiro Murai, a Japanese healer and philosopher, rediscovered it in the early 20th century.
At the age of 26, he became seriously ill and doctors diagnosed his condition as incurable and terminal.
Murai asked to be left alone in his family’s mountain cabin. As he passed in and out of consciousness, he had visions of spiritual masters using hand mudras, which he began to practice on himself. On the seventh day he underwent an intense healing experience. He vowed to devote his life to discovering the connection between the hand mudras and his dramatic recovery.
Murai looked for clues in the Bible and also studied extensively in ancient Chinese, Greek, and Indian texts. He practiced his healing techniques on the homeless in Tokyo, where he developed a reputation as an extraordinary healer. In the story I’ve heard, the brother of Japan’s Emperor (Hirohito) was suffering from an ailment that doctors had been unable to cure. Murai was asked to treat the Emperor’s brother and had great success. In gratitude, the Emperor asked Murai what he would like in return. Murai asked for access to ancient records (the Kojiki) in the Archives of the Imperial Palace. It was these writings that provided information on the origins, philosophy, and techniques of Jin Shin Jyutsu.
According to these records, Jin Shin Jyutsu was widely known in antiquity — before the time of Buddha, Moses, and the Kojiki (712 AD). The practice was handed down orally from generation to generation, but had virtually disappeared by the 20th century. Using all the information he had uncovered, Murai conducted extensive experiments on himself for over 50 years. He found that Jin Shin Jyutsu produced a depth of awareness that went beyond anything described in the ancient texts of Chinese medicine.
Mary Burmeister, a Japanese American, met Murai in Japan in the late 1940’s and became his student. Burmeister’s explanation for the depth and power of Jin Shin Jyutsu is that it affects the attitudes that lie beneath our symptoms, not just the symptoms themselves."
Thumb (SP,ST) =Worry - at the first sign of a Headache
Thumb=Thum-ach = STomach
Tail
Taking in
Teasing
Tegument
Tension
The blues
Tiresome
Tizzy
Topmost
Touchiness
Trembles
Trial
Tro posphere
Trouble
Tummy
Turbulence
Tail (back), Taking in (breathing, digestion), Tegument (skin), Tension(nervoussness),
Teasing (nervoussness), The blues(depression), Tiredness (fatigue), Tiresomeness, Tizzy (worry), Tortu re, Topmost (head), Touchiness (anxiety), Trembles (nervoussness), Trial (depression), Tribulation, Tro posphere (air breathing),Trouble (depression), Tummy (stomachache), Turbulence.
anxiety, depression, hate, nervousness, self-protection, worry +
back of the head, breathing, digestive discomforts, headaches, stomac h aches, revitalize physical fatigue, skin problems,
Index (BL,KD)=Fear - at the first sign of a Backache
Index = Indees = Kidnees
Index = Indees = Kidnees
Iinstep
Illhumor
Illness
Illustration
Impasse
Impatience
Impeachment
Impedance
Impediment
Impugment
Impulsion
Imputation
Incisers
Inclination
Incompatibility
Inconvenience
Incrimination
Inculpation
Indecisiveness
Indicment
Indisposition
Inferiority
Infirmity
Ingestion
Inhibition
Innocence
Insecurity
Insult
Intake
Interference
Intimidation
Invalidation
Invective
Involvement
Irresoluteness
Irritation
Ivories
Iinstep (wrist)
Illhumor (dpression,frustration), criticism),Inculpation ( criticism),Indecisiveness (timidity,hesitation),Indicment (criticism), Indisposition (hesitation),Inferiority complex,
Intake (digestion),Interference (criticism),
Illness (depression),
Illustration,
Impasse
(frustration),
Impatience (anxiety,nervoussness)
Impeachment(criticism),
Impedance (disagreement,friction),
Impediment (frustration),Impugment (criticism),Impulsion (addiction),Imputation criticism),Incisers (teeth),Inclination (addiction,appetite),Incompatibility (friction,disagreement),Inconvenience (frustration),Incrimination (
Infirmity (depresion),
Insult
Ingestion (digestion),
Inhibition (timidity),
Innocence (shyness),
Insecurity (shyness,timidity),
(criticism),
In the wake of
(back),
In the rear
(back),Intimidation
(fear, terror),
Invalidation (elimintation),Invective criticism),Involvement (fight),Irresoluteness (hesitation,timidity), Irritation (frustration),Ivories (teeth).
addictions of any kind, confusion, criticism,de pression,fear, frustration, perfecti onism,timidity+
back aches, digestive problems, elbows, elimination, gums issues, muscle, teeth, upper arm,wrist.
back aches, digestive problems, elbows, elimination,
Middle (GB,LV)=Anger
Middle =Middver = Liver
Madden
Make blood boil
Make see red
Malediction
Malevolence
Malice
Manic
Maraud
Make bitter
Make eyes at
M
ake-up
Mean
Meandering
Meanness
M
ediocre
M
eek
Meet
Menstrua l cramps
Mental
Mercurial
Meteoric
Messed-up
Mif
M
igranes
Milt
M
indlessly
Misery
M
obile
Mock
Moodiness
Molest
Mortify
Moroseness
Mount
Mousy
Movable
Muddled
Muddy
Mutable
Mutual hostility
..............
Madden (enrage,angry)
Make blood boil (angry)
Make bitter
Make eyes at (ogle)
Make see red (anger)
M
ake-up
Malediction(anger),
Malevolence (anger)
Malice(anger,rage)
Manic (mentally maladjusted, overly emotional, unstable)
Maraud (tired,weary)
Mark(eye)
Mean (cowardly, malicious)
Meandering
(erratic, unstable)
Meanness (anger
M
ediocre
M
eek
Meet (insult, entaglement)
Melancholy(weariness)
Menstrua l cramps
Mental
(unbalanced)
Mercurial (unstable,inconstant)
Mete
Meteoric
(dangerous, uncontrollable, unstable)
Messed-up
(unstable)
Mif (anger,irrascible, temper)
Migranes
Milked(devitalized)
Milt (spleen, anger, malice)
Mind(point of view)
indlessly
Misery (temper)
M
obile
Mock (upset)
Moodiness (nervoussness)
Molest (angry)
Monotony(fatigue,weariness)
Mood
Moon(gaze, eye)
Mortify (irritate)
Moroseness (anger)
Motile(unstable)
Mount (excite)
Mousy
(cowardly)
Movable
(unstable)
Mow(debilitated, drained,overcome)
Muddled
(unstable)
Muddy (upset)
Mutable
(unstable)
Mutual hostility
..................
Madden (enrage,angry),
Make blood boil (angry),
Make bitter,
Make eyes at (ogle),
Make see red (anger),
Make-up (eye),
Malediction(anger),
Malevolence (anger),
Melancholy(weariness),
Malice(anger,rage),
Manic (mentally maladjusted, overly emotional, unstable),
Maraud (tired,weary),
Mark(eye),
Mean (cowardly, malicious),
Meandering
(erratic, unstable),
Meanness (anger),
Mediocre (cowardly, indecisive),
Meek (coward, timid),
Meet (insult, entaglement),
Menstrua l cramps),
Mental
(unbalanced),
Mercurial (unstable,inconstant),
Mete ,
Meteoric
(dangerous, uncontrollable, unstable),
Messed-up
(unstable),
Mif (anger,irrascible, temper),
Migranes,
Milked(devitalized),
Milt (spleen, anger, malice),
Mind(point of view),
Mindlessly (overly emotional),
Misery (temper),
Mobile (unstable),
Mock (upset),
Moodiness (nervoussness)
Molest (angry),
Monotony(fatigue,weariness),
Mood,
Moon(gaze,eye),
Mortify (irritate),
Moroseness (anger),
Motile(unstable),
Mount (excite),
Mousy
(cowardly),
Movable
(unstable),
Mow(debilitated,drained,overcome),
Muddled
(unstable),
Muddy (upset),
Mutable
(unstable),
Mutual hostility.
anger - feeling cowardly, indecisiveness, irritability, not alert, overly emotional, unstable, +
circulation problems, eyes vision, fatigue, headaches / frontal, menstrual cramps, migraines.
Ring (LI,LU)=Grief
Reception
Rack
Rain
Rap
Rational
Rationality
Raw
Realistic
Reason
Regret
Rejection
Remorse
Repentance
Repining
Respiration
Retent ion
Reverse
Rigor
Rind
Ringing
Rope
Rotten luck
Rough
Rub
Rue
Ruin
Ruination
Ruth
......................
Reception (absorbtion,digestion),
Rack (sadness),
Rain (woe, regret,sadness),
Rap (grievance, grief),
Rational (common sense),
Rationality (common sense),
Raw (skin, grief),
Realistic (common sense),
Reason (common sense),
Regret (remorse, grief,penitence),
Rejection (fear),
Remorse (negative feelings, grief, sadness),
Repentance (sadness),
Repining (grief, sorrow),
Respiration (breathing),
Retent ion (absorbtion, digestion),
Reverse (unhappy conclusion),
Rigor (grief),
Rind (coat,skin),
Ringing (ears),
Rope (mucous),
Rotten luck (grief, sadness),
Rough (disaster, grief),
Rub (skin, rasp) ,
Rue (grief, anguish),
Ruin (grief, reversal),
Ruination (disaster),
Ruth (dolor, grief ,tenderness),
..........................
Reception (absorbtion,digestion), Rack (sadness), Rain (woe, regret,sadness), Rap (grievance, grief), Rational (common sense), Rationality (common sense), Raw (skin, grief),Realistic (common sense), Reason (common sense), Regret (remorse, grief,penitence), Rejection (fear), Remorse (negative feelings, grief, sadness), Repentance (sadness), Repining (grief, sorrow), Respiration (breathing), Retent ion (absorbtion, digestion), Reverse (unhappy conclusion), Rigor (grief), Rind (coat,skin), Ringing (ears), Rope (mucous), Rotten luck (grief, sadness), Rough (disaster, grief), Rub (skin, rasp) , Rue (grief, anguish), Ruin (grief, reversal), Ruination (disaster),Ruth (dolor, grief ,tenderness),
common sense, fear of rejection, grief, negative feelings, sadness
+ breathing, digestive problems, ears /ringing, excess mucus, respiratory issues/ asthma, skin / in deep conditions.
Little(Ht,SI)=
Little Int = Intestine Small
Pint Small
Little Heart=Heart
Part Heart=Heart
Labyrinthine
Lachrymose
Larynx
Lengthen
Like doubting Thomas
Liking
Liability
Littered
Loose
Lost
Lowering
.........
Labyrinthine (confused),
Lachrymose (confused),
Larynx (throat)
Lengthen (bloat, swell),
Like doubting Thomas (confused),
Liking (heart),
Liability (insecurity),
Littered (confused),
Loose (confused),
Lost (confused),
Lowering (confused),
....................
Labyrinthine (confused), Lachrymose (confused), Larynx (throat)Lengthen (bloat, swell), Like doubting Thomas (confused), Liking (heart), Liability (insecurity), Littered (confused), Loose (confused), Lost (confused), Lowering (confused),
Pinky (Ht,SI)=Joy
Pinky (Ht,SI)=Joy
Part Heart=Heart
Pad
Page-turner
Palate
Pained
Palpitation
Panic
Pang
Paradoxical
Passion
Pell-mell
Penitence
Peril
Perplexing
Perplexity
Perturbed
Perturbation
Pharynx
Pins and needles
Pitfall
Pith
Pity
Pliancy
Pluck
Plump
Poke
Pop-out
Potboiler
Pouch
Precarioussness
Precipice
Pressure
Probability
Protraction
Puerile
Puff-up
Pump-up
Punchy
Puppy love
Purposeless
Puzzling
................
Pad (bloated),
Page-turner (insecurity),
Palate (heart),
Pained (confused),
Palpitation (nervousness),
Panic (nervousness),
Pang (insecurity, doubt),
Paradoxical (confused, difficult to understand),
Passion (heart),
Pell-mell (confused),
Penitence (uneasy, nervousness),
Peril (insecurity, why am I here),
Perplexing (confused, insecure),
Perplexity (insecurity, indecision),
Perturbed (confused),
Perturbation (insecurity, nervoussness),
Pharynx (throat),
Pins and needles (nervousness),
Pitfall (low slef esteem),
Pith (heart),
Pity (heart),
Pliancy (instability, insecurity),
Pluck (bone, heart),
Plump (bloat),
Poke (bloated),
Pop-out (bloated),
Potboiler (insecurity),
Pouch (bloated),
Precarioussness (insecurity),
Precipice (insecurity),
Pressure (nervousness),
Probability (uncertainty),
Protraction (mental pressure),
Puerile (confused),
Puff-up (bloated),
Pump-up (bloat),
Punchy (confused),
Puppy love (heart),
Purposeless (confused),
Puzzling (confused),
Pad (bloated), Page-turner (insecurity), Palate (heart), Pained (confused), Palpitation (nervousness), Panic (nervousness), Pang (insecurity, doubt),Paradoxical (confused, difficult to understand), Passion (heart), Pell-mell (confused), Penitence (uneasy, nervousness), Peril (insecurity, why am I here), Perplexing (confused, insecure), Perplexity (insecurity, indecision), Perturbed (confused), Perturbation (insecurity, nervoussness), Pharynx (throat), Pins and needles (nervousness), Pitfall (low slef esteem), Pith (heart), Pity (heart), Pliancy (instability, insecurity), Pluck (bone, heart), Plump (bloat), Poke (bloated), Pop-out (bloated), Potboiler (insecurity), Pouch (bloated), Precarioussness (insecurity), Precipice (insecurity), Pressure (nervousness),\Probability (uncertainty), Protraction (mental pressure), Puerile (confused), Puff-up (bloated), Pump-up (bloat), Punchy (confused), Puppy love (heart), Purposeless (confused), Puzzling (confused).
confused, insecure, insecurity, issues of “why am I here,” judgmental, low self esteem, nervousness / calms nerves, overdoing it
+ bloating / aids, blood pressure, bones, heart condition, nerve problems, sore throat, trying to.