The West and Jin Shin Jyutsu

Jiro Murai

Mary Burmeister

Jin Shin Jyutsu was rediscovered in the early 1900's by a Japanese philosopher named Jiro Murai. Jiro Murai came from a prominent medical family in Japan. At 26 he developed a terminal illness which they could not help him with. He left his family to go up to their mountain retreat to fast, meditate and practice a series of finger poses and other techniques from ancient teachings he had read about. He carried these out for seven days slipping from periods of consciousness to unconsciousness. On the seventh day he found he had completely recovered from his illness. He then dedicated the rest of his life to the study, development and proliferation of Jin Shin Jyutsu.

Working as a translator in Japan after WWII, Mary Burmeister was sought out by Master Murai. He asked if she would like to study with him and to take a gift back to America and so the Western world came to know about Jin Shin Jyutsu. She studied under Jiro Murai for 7 years in Japan and a further 7 years corresponding with him from America. Mary translated the teachings, wrote books, gave treatments, and lectured all over the world. She established the Jin Shin Jyutsu head offices in Scottsdale, Arizona which are still run by her family. Sadly, Mary passed away in January 2008.

Currently there are 21 Jin Shin Jyutsu instructors approved by Jin Shin Jyutsu Inc. in Scottsdale to teach seminars and workshops worldwide and there are well over 13,000 students of Jin Shin Jyutsu.