Author Archives: Feel Integrated

Pilot Study: Jin Shin Jyutsu During Recovery From Cardiac Procedures

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Feel Integrated

Even though this pilot study is from back in 2000, and probably not up to the standards for medical studies, I think the results are very interesting.  The patients at Morristown Memorial Hospital all seemed to like the treatments (78% said … Continue reading →

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Post-Exercise Massages Work: New Research Proves Connection

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Feel Integrated

And yet another recent articler about the benefits of massage, this time from the Huffington Post: A new study published in Science Translational Medicine found that a short, 10-minute Swedish-style massage session can reduce inflammation, which can help your muscles … Continue reading →

Posted in Massage, Massage research |

Alice Burmeister’s ‘The Touch of Healing’

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Feel Integrated

The classic The Touch of Healing is still one of the best books for anyone interested in Jin Shin Jyutsu, and I highly recommend it. The authors explain the natural life force that runs through the body and demonstrate with case studies, … Continue reading →

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Massage therapy has a wide variety of tangible health benefits

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Feel Integrated

This recent article in the WSJ  cites research which over the past couple of years has found that massage therapy boosts immune function, helps with back pain, as well as a variety of other tangible health benefits: A 10-minute massage … Continue reading →

Posted in Massage research |

Thich Nhat Hanh’s Google Talk on Mindfulness

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Feel Integrated

Multi-tasking is not all that it’s cracked up to be. As a parent, I learned to re-focus my attention when I have time to spend with my daughter, to be mindful of this delicious but fleeting time in our lives. … Continue reading →

Posted in General Health |

How massage heals sore muscles

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Feel Integrated

Despite the fact that the writer chose to use the outdated and slightly offensive term “masseur,” this is a very informative article. According to this recent article from the Well section of the NYTimes, researchers found that massage reduced the production … Continue reading →

Posted in Exercise, Massage, Massage research |

Book recommendation: ‘Oil Pulling Therapy’

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Feel Integrated

You have never heard of oil pulling therapy?  Neither had I, until about two years ago.  My gums would bleed periodically, and my dentist told me I had the “gums of a 50 year old man,” and I therefore needed … Continue reading →

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Massage Benefits Are More Than Skin Deep

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Feel Integrated

In this article in the New York Times’ Vital Signs column, researchers found that volunteers who received Swedish massage experienced significant decreases in levels of the stress hormone cortisol in blood and saliva, and in arginine vasopressin, a hormone that … Continue reading →

Posted in General Health, Massage research |

New studies caution against too much vigorous exercise

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Feel Integrated

Although exercise is good for you and reduces your cardiovascular risk by a factor of three, too much vigorous exercise, such as marathon running, seems to actually increase your cardiac risk by seven, according to a study presented at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Exercise, General Health |

A quote by Marcus Aurelius

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Feel Integrated

The universe is transformation, life is opinion…take away the opinion, and then there is taken away the complaint, “I have been harmed.” Take away the complaint, “I have been harmed,” and the harm is taken away. Marcus Aurelius (Roman emperor, … Continue reading →

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