Talk:Jin Shin Do

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This is strongly written in a commercial voice, if not outright POV. If there is any independent confirmation of the subject's existence, it should be presented forthrightly. :) Mashford 16:10, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

During my accupressure training in the early 80's, I was not taught or trained that Teegaurden was the originator or developer of Jin Shin Do. A general in one of the oriental countries (China?)was alleged to have become very sick and during his sickness convalesced in a cave in the mountains and discovered the integrity and harmony of the pressure points and the meridians during his meditations...thus was born Jin Shin Do...many, many, many, many, many years before the 1970's. Jimmycasno (talk) 06:20, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

When studying massage therapy in 1999 I made the acquaintance of two women who were under direct control of Teeguarden. They were going through the motions of having "Jin Shin Do" legitimized for acceptance by the NCBTMB. It was during a conversation that I was listening to that they claimed Teeguarden 'received' the rights through a divorce settlement to 'sell' J S D as a tool. Her husband, it was said, had developed J S D by integrating several schools of thought. There was never a claim that the ideas had originated with or from anyone else directly. Just an amalgamation of approaches. In any case - "Buyer Beware". They always go for disruption to neural pathways in the neck, below the occipital ridge, rendering one pinned/skewered like a entomological specimen. My suggestion: don't do it. User:KateKobylarz 11:04, 8 November 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.53.111.47 (talk)

1st comment, from Mashford: This statement does not make any sense. The original entry could not be written from a commercial voice as it is almost completely false information about Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure® and anyone could Google for Jin Shin Do to see that it does exist!

2nd comment, from Jimmycasno: It appears that this person (who has misspelled acupressure) may be referring to Jiro Murai (from Japan and not a general), who became sick and went up to the mountains to meditate, discovered the meridians and developed Jin Shin Jyutsu.

3rd comment, from KateKobylarz: There is so much misinformation and bias against Jin Shin Do® in these comments that it is difficult to believe that Wikipedia, according to their stated policies, would allow this. First no one is ever under the "direct control" of Iona Marsaa Teeguarden. It would be about as easy to control Jin Shin Do practitioners as to herd cats! They do appreciate Iona's guidance in becoming the best Jin Shin Do® acupressurists possible though! Second, the Jin Shin Do® Foundation was one of NCBTMB’s first Approved Providers of continuing education. Also, Iona did assist in the establishment of the Diplomate of Oriental Bodywork Therapy (later changed to Asian Bodywork Therapy) through the NCCAOM®, and Jin Shin Do® was one of several forms of Asian Bodywork Therapy allowed to apply for this national certification, so perhaps she is referring to this. Third, Iona is the one who developed Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure®. Ron Teeguarden's contribution to her first book "Acupressure Way of Health" was to pose for the five pictures of self-treatment. On advice from her attorney after their divorce, Iona paid Ron to make sure he would hold no claims on “Jin Shin Do”. He has not been involved with Jin Shin Do in any capacity for the past 34 years and had nothing to do with Iona's books "The Joy of Feeling: Bodymind Acupressure" and "A Complete Guide to Acupressure." The last thing Kate said is so blatantly false that I have to think she is trying to scare people away from Jin Shin Do for her own biased personal reasons. Anyone who knows anything about acupressure or acupuncture theory knows how important the points below the occipital ridge are. The Chinese name for them is Wind Pond and they are very important for releasing the neck and head and for brightening the senses. Jin Shin Do is done with the clients supine (lying on their backs) and the points are held from beneath --not a position in which one would feel "pinned/skewered"! Most clients, when these points are held, feel cradled and comforted. They often breathe a sigh of relief or say something like " you could stay there all day!" --hardly the reaction of someone who is feeling "pinned/skewered"! It is possible that Kate had a bad experience from someone claiming to do Jin Shin Do – and this is why Iona obtained registered trademarks (now incontestable in the U.S., Canada and Europe) for the name: to help protect the integrity of Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure®. It is safest to look on the Jin Shin Do® Foundation website for qualified practitioners: www.jinshindo.org

Have no idea what the person above is talking about.
Not very commercial, when the information provided is full of fallacies, and not related to Jin Shin Do in any way. Jin Shin Do is not massage, which was mentioned twice in the article. And why would anyone make a commercial claim to "putative" energy, which is nothing but a put down of any alternative therapies, regardless of results that have been shown. China uses the basic theories behind Jin Shin Do to this day, despite an attempt to westernize their medicine, because it works, and the research shows that it works. I suspect a certain ill subset of the Jin Shin Jyutsu group created both fallacious article and talk. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.17.202.121 (talk) 21:36, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

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Hi. I've made an edit to include a list of secondary sources in which Jin Shin Do is covered significantly, and which are reliable and independent according to Wikipedia's General Notability Guideline. Consequently I've removed the lack of notability notice, as well as the deletion for lack of notability notice. I work for the Jin Shin Do Foundation on a paid basis, and wish to make it clear that I'm only intending to give correct information about Jin Shin Do. However, I welcome opinions from any editor on these changes. Thanks. Bashun (talk) 21:03, 9 December 2015 (UTC)