Dick Schnickel

Heritage Jin Shin Jyutsu is an ancient art of harmonizing the vital life force. After being lost for generations it was rediscovered and retooled early in the twentieth century by Jiro Murai, the Japanese master who devoted his life to the project. I became an Authorized Practitioner in 1995 and have had a practice in Colorado Springs for over fifteen years. In addition to the training required to become authorized, I received daily sessions during
annual week long intensives from Mary Burmeister, Murai’s student, the Japanese-American who brought Jin Shin Jyutsu to America in the 1950s.

What It Looks Like Jin Shin Jyutsu sessions last about an hour
with the fully clothed client lying face-up on a massage table with
one instruction: just be as you are. After assessing the energetic
harmony in the body, I lightly touch the body, waiting for the
energy to come into balance and, when it does, moving to the
next step in the selected sequence.

What It Does I am not a healer. Jin Shin Jyutsu is an energy
balancing art, an energy harmonizing practce. When energy is
balanced the body’s natural, innate capacity to regulate and heal
is engaged. Jin Shin Jyutsu facilitates that engagement, body,
mind and spirit, often leading to deep relaxation and a sense of
peace and gratitude. To the extent that the client is interested, I
teach basic Jin Shin Jyutsu concepts and self-help strategies that
can be integral in a program of self care.