Jin Shin is an ancient method of looking after our body (energy system). The High Touch Network supports the study and practise of this ancient knowledge in new ways for our modern times. Betsy Dayton, the founder of The High Touch Network, has put this system into a series of books so it is easy to learn and use.

Our true 'bodies' are larger than the body we can actually see. An electrical system or force permeates this 'etheric' body as well as our physical body. It is this force that gives and sustains life (our 'lifeforce'). Jin Shin works with this.

The core of the system works with three main circuits. When we release these circuits - you can do this on yourself - we allow the electricity to travel in its optimum way. Doing this regularly allows the body to be in an harmonious and balanced condition more frequently. When the body is in this condition it is able to heal itself. Used over a period of time, many problems will right themselves as the body spends more and more time in this optimum state and is free to rebalance in its own way. The body's own wisdom here is phenomenal. The points on the body that we hold are recognised places where we seem to have circuit breakers (fuses). These were identified thousands of years ago. The flows of Jin Shin work by 'jump starting' these fuses. We use two hands just like a positive and negative jump lead to re-start the battery of a car. Therefore, we kick-start the body's own system into action. How quickly we notice the changes often depends on the level of congestion - although sometimes remarkable shifts happen very quickly.

Therapies such as Acupuncture and Shiatsu are thought to have come from Jin Shin. They are like specialisations if you like. Jin Shin works with the same organ meridians, though in a simpler manner, making this accessible to everyone by using simple hand holds to clear meridians. Anyone can utilise these meridians to deal with simple everyday problems such as headaches etc. on a symptomatic level, whereas using the major circuits, mentioned above, is working with the core of the mechanism.

So this beautiful tool, Jin Shin, we may use to alleviate symptoms, achieve a greater degree of 'health' or as part of our journey through life to achieve greater awareness and understanding of ourselves.