A gift to the West from post-war Japan

According to ancient written records, the  principles of Jin Shin Jyutsu physio-philosophy were widely known before the birth of Gautama Buddha, before the birth of Moses and before Kojiki (the Japanese Record of Ancient Things). For many generations it was passed on through verbal teachings and shared experience. Knowledge of this ancient art of harmonising life energy faded gradually until the true concept was virtually lost.

It was rediscovered in the early 1900s by Master Jiro Murai, who, after recovery from a "terminal" illness, in gratitude devoted himself to the revival of the Art for future generations. Master Murai was a man of keen intelligence with great dedication and capacity for questioning. After years of systematic and meticulous research, he organised the body of ancient knowledge for transmission as he wished to make the art available again.

In the late 1940s Master Murai invited an intelligent young Japanese-American woman, who had arrived in Japan to serve as a translator and study diplomacy, to take a gift back to America. This woman was Mary Burmeister, born Mary Iino in Seattle 1918.

Mary Burmeister studied with Master Murai for 12 years. 17 Years later, Mary started sharing Jin Shin Jyutsu with people in the West. As interest and demand grew, Mary tirelessly practiced and taught the Art of Jin Shin Jyutsu throughout the USA and Europe.

Mary Burmeister died in January 2008. Jin Shin Jyutsu Inc., based in Scottsdale, Arizona, maintain the legacy of Jin Shin Jyutsu, including coordinating international practitioner training.