Do You Know About the Japanese Stress Relief Techniques?

 

Stress is a common problem that we all face every day and the ways of relieving it are different ranging from traditional methods to modern ways. However, every one of these different methods shares the same goal that is making the inner self feel better. They all help to improve the mood of the person.

Ancient traditional medicine was practiced through many different generations and countries. The most famous ones are Japan, India, China and other lands that work mainly with mind, body and soul by enhancing and maintaining good health status.

Therefore, those traditional techniques rely mostly on the natural remedies found in our body or in nature rather than using chemicals or artificial products. This does not mean the latter is not effective but they prefer the remedies which were inherited from their ancestors.

Moreover, these ancient reliefs believe in the energy held in the human body. They believe this energy can heal broken emotions like anxiety, stress, anger, sadness, depression and others.

Yoga, meditation, breathing, walking in nature, massaging certain organs in our body and a lot of various similar techniques approve the reality of their efficiency on dealing with mood and emotions.

 

Effect of Stress on Our Body

We all know that stress does not affect only our feelings. It results in several problems and the effects are different from person to person. They are divided into personal and healthy problems.

Headaches, high stomach acidity, irritable bowel syndrome, spasms and contracted muscles especially neck and shoulders are the well-known health issues in our body due to stress.

On the other hand, low self-esteem, low self-confidence, insomnia, anxiety, weight gain or loss, addiction to food items or drugs or alcohol to forget the pain are also the known mental and psychological problems.

Now that we are aware of causes, let us employ the use of some traditions and ancient medicine to solve the problem naturally. This method concerns both the body’s physical and mental status so they manage both of them in the same circle.

 

The Five-Minute Japanese Technique

Japan was and still is an old country that loves the traditional techniques of healing. The famous method which takes only five minutes considering how much it heals.

Known as the Jin Shin Jyutsu it has its origins in Japan. This ancient healing art is more than three-thousand-year-old. It means the usage of light touch over our fingers to restore energy and helps balance emotions to a more harmonious state.

This idea is compared to a similar instance. When one of our fingers are injured, we immediately massage and press down on the area to lessen the pain. Similarly, once we feel disturbed, we can apply this calm pressure on a specific area of our body.

The best part of this technique is you can do it anywhere and anytime as it takes only five minutes. In addition to this, it balances and harmonizes the energy of the body to relieve stress and anxiety instantly.

Furthermore, the highest concern is the self-care and using this technique you do not need any healer to practice it, you can do it on your own and you will improve your ability as self-healer.

A study on this method, says that the daily acupressure applied for at least thirty days shows the gratitude improvement, high meditation and calmness on the participants.

On the other hand, they also present a significant increase in the mental wellbeing of a person such as decreasing depression, anger, anxiety and promotion of rest and relax.

The hand is the main performer in this healing process. each finger has a great role because it is connected to an emotional state, thus all together will work to improve the whole cycle mind and body.

It helps in weakening feelings such as worry, fear, anger, sadness and issues with self-esteem by taking two to five minutes to grasp each finger. The connectors, thereby, transfer the information into our mind.

While doing this lay down on a comfortable place or sit properly. You can smell the distress. Observe a natural view or listen to a piece of calming music.

What Is This Practice?

1.The Thumb: the biggest finger that helps to fight and eliminate anxiety and worry.

2. The Index: the second finger helps to kill fear.

3. The Middle: responsible for controlling anger and displeasure.

4. The Ring: the marriage finger aids in fighting depression, sadness and deduction.

5. The Pinky: helps to calm down, reduce anxiety and increase optimism.

It is well shown which finger to be concerned about while dealing with emotions. The method is not practicing randomly therefore it takes some easy steps to massage our fingers. They are:

Step one: Grasp with your opposite hand to the finger representing your affected emotion. In the other words wrap your hand around the responsible finger.

Step two: Hold it for one to two minutes until a pulse is felt which means more oxygen is pumped into this organ and thus a feeling of relaxation is spread throughout the body.

Step three: Repeat the process for each finger or any feeling of imbalance.

Step four: Apply slight pressure in the palm with the opposite thumb, hold for at least one minute to fully calm your mind.

Jin Shin Jyutsu can be applied many times depending on the person and their way of relaxing. Some people experience relief from the first time, others need several repetitions especially if they are highly depressed.

 

In the long run, this method can also relieve migraines, nausea, allergies, fatigue, ulcers, PMS, cancer, acne, TMJ, arthritis, asthma, infertility, constipation, fibromyalgia, and drug side effects.

It benefits the circulation, digestion, hormonal balance, menopause, pregnancy, immune system and memory.

 

Other Techniques with Products

There exist other ways of relieving stress. The Japanese use a special product that affects their emotions positively and works to improve their mood levels.

 

Math Salts

These are products that combine small wooden boxes called “Masu” that were historically used in Japan mainly to measure rice and a bath. The salts carry the aroma of Japan: lavender, chamomile, cherry blossom, green tea and yuzu citrus.

Soaking a period away from life and daily affairs to smell these fragrances bring pure positivity from beginning to the end. Each person knows their body and the best way to activate the relax it from the inside. However, it helps a lot when we learn new ways and practice them.

 

Written by - Rayan Issa

Edited by - Christeena George