Healthy Happy Loving Life: Melt Stress by Holding Your Fingers

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© 2021 Kebba Buckley Button, M.S., O.M., World Rights Reserved.

© 2021 Kebba Buckley Button, MS, OM

Today I’m sharing a very powerful, yet simple to use, method for deep stress relief.  It’s sourced in oriental medicine.  I urge you to play with this method for at least 10 minutes after reading this article.  I promise you will feel much calmer and more harmonious after just 10 minutes.  Here’s the background and the technique.

In the 1980’s, when I first began studying oriental medicine, I didn’t know that was what I was doing.  I had found my way into a class on Jin Shin Jyutsu®, an ancient healing art rebirthed by a Japanese man, Jiro Murai, in the early 1900’s.  One of the few direct students of Jiro Murai, the late Mary Iino Burmeister, was my teacher.  I had been hampered by a multimonth ankle injury that would “heal” and then begin to hurt severely again. Two orthopedists were unable to clear this injury.

Finally, friends sent me to a holistic practitioner, who would place his fingertips lightly on pairs of points on my fully clothed body, while my pain seemed to melt away.  I learned this was Jin Shin Jyutsu.  After these sessions, I also felt more cheerful and vital.  I asked the therapist for homework, and he gladly taught me a few points to do at home. My second orthopedist knew nothing of the Jin Shin work I was receiving, and he was very excited that the ankle finally healed.  Meanwhile, the therapist let me know where I could get Jin Shin training.  I gradually learned it was based on the Tao and a branch of oriental medical tradition.

I learned that different types of stress accumulate in different circuits and locations in the body.  Some call the circuits “meridians”.  Some think of “the nervous system”, the physical neural network in the body, which circulates impulses around the body, and to and from the brain.  I learned that we can correct the flow of energy in the body, by going to and holding spots Jin Shin Jyutsu calls “Safety Energy Locks”, and I call “access points to the nervous system”, or sometimes, “trigger points”.  While a diagram of the body’s “meridians” will not look quite like a diagram of the physical nervous system, there are clear parallels.

© 2021 Kebba Buckley Button, MS, OM

Even without a holistic therapist, there is much you can do to harmonize yourself, working from the fingers.  Five major emotions, or attitudes, are reflected in the fingers:  the thumb for worry, the forefinger for fear, the middle finger for anger, the ring finger for sadness, and the little finger for pretense or “too much to do”.  Look at your fingers now.  Are you seeing bends, thickening of joints, or repeated injuries to the same finger?  Ask yourself if your stress profile matches the key emotion for that finger.  Now gently “hug” the distressed finger with the other hand, for 5 minutes, and feel the body and mind relax.

In meetings, at movies, or on airplanes, why not quietly give the whole body a treatment, using finger holds and breath?  Hold each finger, at its base, in sequence, while exhaling and inhaling three times.  Spend extra time on the fingers where you feel pounding pulses.  When you have treated from left thumb to little finger, touch your right fingertips to the left palm, and take three breaths at this hold.  Then continue, treating the fingers of the right hand, plus the right center palm.  If you lose your “place”, just start again anywhere, and repeat as much as you like.

In the thirty years since I took up Jin Shin Jyutsu, I have seen success with every condition to which this art is applied.  The power of the fingers and points is astonishing.  This art is now a key area of my holistic healing practice.

Now, using your own circuits, you can empower yourself and melt your stress.  Get a “finger on the pulse” of your attitudes and fatigue.  Feel the power of stress relief using finger holds.  Profound relaxation and relief are yours, if you will simply play with this method.  And notice you are now more Healthy, Happy, and Loving Life^sm!  It’s up to you!  

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Kebba Buckley Button, MS, OM, is a stress solutions expert, holistic guide, and award-winning author who celebrates life.  She has a longtime energy healing practice and is an ordained minister. Among her books are: Discover The Secret Energized You (http://tinyurl.com/b44v3br), Inspirations for Peace Within:  Quotes and Images to Uplift and Inspire, and Sacred Meditation: Embracing the Divine.  The books are available on Amazon and through Kebba’s office.   To email us, kebba@kebba.com .

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Stress Relief Using Finger Holds

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Finger holds, Kebba Buckley Button, stress, Stress Management, stress relief, UpBeat Living

© 2016 Kebba Buckley Button, M.S., O.M., World Rights Reserved.

I want to share with you a very powerful, yet simple to use, method for deep stress relief.  It’s sourced in oriental medicine.  I urge you to give this method at least 10 minutes after reading this article.  I promise you will feel much calmer and more harmonious after just 10 minutes.  Here’s the background and the technique.

In the 1980’s, when I first began studying oriental medicine, I didn’t know that was what I was doing.  I had found my way into a class on Jin Shin Jyutsu®, an ancient healing art rebirthed by a Japanese man, Jiro Murai, in the early 1900’s.  One of the few direct students of Jiro Murai, the late Mary Iino Burmeister, was my teacher.  I had been hampered by a multimonth ankle injury that would “heal” and then begin to hurt severely again. Two orthopedists were unable to clear this injury.

Finally, friends sent me to a holistic practitioner, who would place his fingertips lightly on pairs of points on my fully clothed body, while my pain seemed to melt away.  After these sessions, I also felt more cheerful and vital.  I asked the therapist for homework, and he gladly taught me a few points to do at home. My second orthopedist was very excited that the ankle finally healed.  Meanwhile, the therapist referred me to an office where I could get Jin Shin training.  I gradually learned it was based on the Tao and a branch of oriental medical tradition.  In the quarter century since, I have seen success with every condition to which this art is applied.  The power of the fingers and points is astonishing.

I learned that different types of stress accumulate in different circuits and locations in the body.  Some call the circuits “meridians”.  Some think of “the nervous system”, the physical neural network in the body, which circulates impulses around the body, and to and from the brain.  I learned that we can correct the flow of energy in the body, by going to and holding spots Jin Shin Jyutsu calls “Safety Energy Locks”, and I call “access points to the nervous system”, or in some cases, “trigger points”.  While a diagram of the body’s “meridians” will not look just like a diagram of the physical nervous system, there are clear parallels.

Without a holistic therapist, there is much you can do to harmonize yourself, working from the fingers.  Five major emotions, or attitudes, are reflected in the fingers:  the thumb for worry, the forefinger for fear, the middle finger for anger, the ring finger for sadness, and the little finger for pretense or “too much to do”.  Look at your fingers now.  Are you seeing bends, thickening of joints, or repeated injuries to the same finger?  Ask yourself if your stress profile matches the key emotion for that finger.  Now gently “hug” the distressed finger with the other hand, for 5 minutes, and feel the body and mind relax.

In meetings, at movies, or on airplanes, why not quietly give the whole body a treatment, using finger holds and breath?  Hold each finger in sequence, while exhaling and inhaling three times.  Spend extra time on the fingers where you feel pounding pulses.  When you have treated from left thumb to little finger, touch your right fingertips to the left palm, and take three breaths at this hold.  Then continue, treating the fingers of the right hand, plus the right center palm.  If you lose your “place”, just start again anywhere, and repeat as much as you like.

Now, using your own circuits, you can empower yourself and melt your stress.  Get a “finger on the pulse” of your attitudes and fatigue.  Feel the power of stress relief using finger holds.   And that’s Upbeat Living^sm!

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• Kebba Buckley Button is a stress management expert.  She also has a natural healing practice and is an ordained minister. She is the author of the award-winning book, Discover The Secret Energized You (http://tinyurl.com/b44v3br), plus the 2013 book, Peace Within:  Your Peaceful Inner Core, Second Edition(http://tinyurl.com/mqg3uvc). Her newest book is Sacred Meditation: Embracing the Divine, available through her office.  Just email SacredMeditation@kebba.com. 
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Got Stress from Pain? Here Are 10 Top Tips For Fast Natural Relief!

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© 2015 Kebba Buckley Button, MS, OM. World Rights Reserved.

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Let’s face it: a lot of pain is caused by stress, but there is also stress from pain. It’s hard to be relaxed and diplomatic in a business negotiation, when you have a crashing headache, or tooth pain, or back pain, or pain from an injury. Of course, there are times to take those over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers, or to take prescription pain medication your doctor has recommended.

 

However, what if you could quickly relieve your own pain—without drugs? Without drugs, you have no liver stress or stomach stress. And over the 30-plus years of my holistic healing and stress coaching practice, I’ve found a number of ways to relieve pain that are actually faster than taking a pill.  I frequently treat clients with energy therapies, such as Jin Shin Jyutsu®, Reiki®, and Healing Touch®, for all kinds of body discomforts. For home use, I developed the simplified list, below. Especially if you are aware that your pains started with stress, these tips may be all you need. And it will cost you nothing to try these techniques.

 

One note: this article is not intended as medical advice and is not meant to replace your doctor’s advice. These tips are not all-inclusive or comprehensive. If you have serious pain, especially due to a medical condition or surgery, by all means consult your doctor about the compatibility of these techniques, as you can use most of these along with your prescriptions.

 

1. For any pain, exhale to the end of your breath. Allow a reflexive inhalation. Do this twice more. Notice the pain is…less. Let your shoulders drop gently. Repeat.
2. For tooth pain, (1) stop consuming sugars. (2) Hold the pain area with one hand while holding the same side outer ankle with the other hand.
3. Got knots in your back? They are called “trigger points”, and everyone has them. (1) Try a heating pad for 20 minutes at a time. (2) A hot soak (at the “ahhhh” temperature for you) with at least 2 cups/1pound of Epsom salts, for 20 minutes, will relax the stressed muscles. It will also soak out toxins, replacing the toxins with magnesium, which further relaxes stressed muscles.
4. For knots in your back or for tension headaches, roll your shoulders slowly, gently stretching the muscles, for two minutes at a time.
5. For overall tight back muscles, sit in a favorite chair and lean slightly forward. Reach those arms forward, stretching, as if you are grasping at an object just out of reach.
6. Did you twist an ankle or a wrist? Put ice on it for 20 minutes at a time, for less internal bleeding, more comfort, less swelling, and faster recovery. After 20 minutes, ice will have a stimulating effect, rather than a calming one, so stick with 20 minutes 4 times a day. Keep the injury generally propped up for comfort.
7. For minor annoying injuries, ask your health food store for Arnica products, as creams or to take by mouth. But do NOT get Arnica tea. The tea smells so foul, you would remember my name forever, and not kindly. Ask the store for the correct strength of the homeopathic pellets for your issue—strength makes a huge difference.
8. Eat your fresh fruits and veggies—yes, salad is veggies! Dark greens and colorful fruits are best. They are loaded with various antioxidants that make your skin, nerve, and muscle tissues all very healthy and disinclined to have pain. Plus, you will heal faster.
9. Heal thyself: place your right hand on the injury and your left hand on top of the right hand, to drive energy into the injured area. No pressing. Do this for 10 minutes at a time if you can.
10. Think happy, healing thoughts, and see yourself relaxed and fully healthy.

 

Now get some sleep and call the office if you want an energy balancing session for a tuneup, pain solutions, or to speed your recovery. Stress from pain doesn’t have to drive you crazy or drive you to drugs. You will get through this! And the more you use the tips above, the more you will thrive through this!

 

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UpBeat Living: How Kobe Bryant (and You) Can Heal Fast!

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UpBeat Living stands for your most fulfilled life, including your best possible health and wellness, which in turn will make you vital, joyful and fulfilled.  Today, we’re reaching out to anyone who needs to heal from an injury.  Would you like to heal much faster?

Recently, basketball legend Kobe Bryant, of the LA Lakers, ripped/ruptured his left Achilles tendon (attaches to the back of the foot/ankle), making a move said he has made thousands of times before.  Surgeons have repaired it, and Bryant was told to stay in bed for 2 weeks.  Possibly out for months, he is frustrated and also in pain.  He wonders if he will actually make a full recovery and be able to return to his passion, playing professional basketball.

What should he do to heal?  Of course, he will follow his doctors’ orders, including not re-ripping the tendon.  For natural pain relief, he can use the techniques in my recent article, 10 Top Tips for Natural Pain Relief Now! ( http://wp.me/pw4HM-co).  These include certain breathwork, selected applications of stretching and ice, soaking with Epsom Salts, and eating lots of colorful fresh, organic, fruits and veggies, for the healing antioxidants.

But Bryant can also use energy healing, Jin Shin Jyutsu®, to speed his recovery.  If he can reach the injury, even with a cast on, he can hold the injury site with his right hand and place his left hand over the right.  He can also get his visitors to do that for him, while he relaxes, which will also speed recovery.  This can be done for a minute or for hours, as much as you like.  You may notice the hands getting hot.

Another Jin Shin Jyutsu® move to use is to hold the medial wrist at the base of the bone below the left little finger. This is the last point on the hand, on the little finger side, that is still on the hand.  This move  flushes energy into the ankles and feet, aiding regeneration.  All basketball players should be doing this while watching movies!

If Kobe Bryant is looking for a Jin Shin Jyutsu® practitioner to come and work on him, gently holding pairs of points, and giving him great pain relief, relaxation, and speeded-up healing, he can look at the JSJ Locator to find someone in his area (http://jsjinc.net/locator.php ).  And after he gets out of the hospital, he can take a Jin Shin Self-Help class in any of a number of locations around the world.

We look forward to seeing Kobe Bryant back on the court, in surprisingly short time, back fulfilling his passion!

On Saturday, November 2d, my office in Phoenix is giving a Jin Shin Jyutsu Self-Help Part 1 class from 9 am to 1:30 pm. Self-help Part 2 will be on Saturday, November 9th.  To register, or for details, email kebba@kebba.com, or call 480-250-1177.

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UpBeat Living: 10 Top Tips for Natural Pain Relief NOW

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© 2013 Kebba Buckley Button.  World Rights Reserved.

 

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Do you have pain and hate to take drugs?  Here are some nonprescription ways to help yourself with minor pains, especially muscular pain due to stress.  These are from our 30-year holistic healing practice and stress management coaching practice.  These tips are not meant to be medical advice, nor are they meant to be all-inclusive or comprehensive.  If you have serious pain, especially due to a medical condition, by all means consult your doctor, and ask about the compatibility of these techniques with your situation.

1. For any pain, exhale to the end of your breath.  Allow a reflexive inhalation.  Do this twice more.  Notice the pain is…less.  Let your shoulders drop gently.  Repeat as often as you like.
2. For tooth pain, (1) stop consuming sugars.  (2) Hold the pain area with one hand while holding the same side outer ankle with the other hand.  (3) Over-the-counter pain remedies such as Orajel can assist until you get to a dentist.
3. Got knots in your back?  They are called “trigger points”, and everyone has them. (1) Try a heating pad for 20 minutes at a time.  (2) A hot soak (at the “ahhhh” temperature for you) with at least 2 cups/1pound of Epsom salts, for 20 minutes, will relax the muscles.
4. For knots in your back or for tension headaches, roll your shoulders slowly, gently stretching the muscles, for two minutes at a time.
5. For overall tight back muscles, sit in a favorite chair and lean slightly forward.  Reach those arms forward, stretching, as if you are grasping at a bank of chocolate ice cream.
6. Did you twist an ankle or a wrist?  Put ice on it for 20 minutes at a time, for less internal bleeding, more comfort, less swelling, and faster recovery.  After 20 minutes, ice will have a stimulating effect, rather than a calming one, so stick with 20 minutes 4 times a day.  Keep the injury generally propped up for comfort.
7. For minor annoying injuries, ask your health food store for Arnica products, as creams or to take by mouth. But do NOT get Arnica tea.  The tea smells so foul, you would remember UpBeat Living forever, and not kindly.  Ask the store for the correct strength of the homeopathic pellets for your issue—strength makes a huge difference.
8. Eat your fresh fruits and veggies—yes, salad is veggies!  Dark greens and colorful fruits are best, loaded with various antioxidants that make your skin, nerve, and muscle tissues all very healthy and disinclined to have pain.  Plus, you will heal faster.
9. Heal thyself:  place your right hand on the injury and your left hand on top of the right, to drive energy into the injured area.  No pressing.
10. Think happy, healing thoughts, and see yourself relaxed and fully healthy.

Now get some sleep and call the office if you want a Jin Shin Jyutsu ® session for a tuneup, pain solutions, or speeding your healing.  You will get through this!

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● If  you enjoy this post, please click “like” in the FB widget in the right hand column.  You’ll have our undying gratitude plus a huge rise in your Good Karma.

 

● Kebba Buckley Button is a Master’s Degree scientist, a minister, and the award-winning author of  the 2012 book, Peace Within:  Your Peaceful Inner Core (http://tinyurl.com/abd47jr), and also Discover The Secret Energized You (http://tinyurl.com/b44v3br).  She also has a natural healing and stress management practice and is a celebrated public speaker.

 

● Your comments are welcome!

 

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