Instructor: Authorized Jin Shin Do® Instructor, Jeannette Hollenbeck
Location: Held in-person in Virginia Beach, VA upon request by emailing Jeannette at, jinshindoacupressure@yahoo.com
Class Dates: This 5 day class can be taken over 2 pre-determined weekends or 5 pre-determined weekdays. *The student booking the class chooses the class dates.
Classroom Hours: 40 Hours (attendance of all 40 hours is required)
Approved for 40 Continuing Education Hours: NCBTMB and Florida for Massage Therapists and Nurses.
Tuition: Payable on Zelle or Venmo and due prior to the first day of class. Contact Jeannette for the class fee and payment details
Prerequisites: None
Class Description: The Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure® Basic Class is known as Part 1 of 4 Parts of Module I in the hierarchy of classes required for becoming a Jin Shin Do® Registered Acupressurist. See the official website of the Jin Shin Do® Foundation for Bodymind Acupressure®, http://www.jinshindo.org for a list of all Jin Shin Do® classes).
This class is held upon request, over 2 weekends, or 5 weekdays chosen by the student booking the class. The class fee covers all 5 days of class, as well as a student manual, a text book, and a Jin Shin Do® 8 Strange Flows acupoint chart.
In the Basic class, students are introduced to Acupressure theories of Qi (Chi), Yin & Yang, Meridians, and the Stange Flows (Extraordinary Vessels), as well as the Pal Dan Gum (Eight Silken Movements) exercises, and Hara Breathing.
In the first 2.5 days of class, students will learn 45 numbered Jin Shin Do® acupoints and 10 lettered acupoints, Qi, Yin & Yang, and Meridian theories, Jin Shin Do® Segmental theory, a local & distal point technique, and a body mind processing technique. Students will then give as well as receive sessions following provided Segmental patterns.
In the remaining 2.5 days of class students review the previously learned 55 acupoints and are introduced to the 8 Strange Flows including their routes, points, and correspondences as well as their Coupled and Master points. Students will then give as well as receive sessions following provided Strange Flow patterns.
After attending the Jin Shin Do® Basic Class, students will receive a certificate of completion and be able to give effective professional acupressure sessions to clients. However, they will not be authorized to use the Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure® trademark until they have completed all subsequent required classes and other requirements.
Required Class Materials: All required class materials will be provided by the instructor and include:
- Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure® Handbook, Part 1, © 2009
- Jin Shin Do 8 Strange Flows acupoint chart © 1981
- The Acupressure Way of Health: Jin Shin Do®, © 1978 by Iona Marsaa Teeguarden (JSDF / Redwing; originally published by Japan Publications).
Not required, but recommended: Chpt. 1-3, A Complete Guide to Acupressure, Revised © 2003 (1st version © 1996) by Iona Marsaa Teeguarden (JSDF; originally published by Japan Publications).
To request this class and for class fee and payment details email Jeannette at, jinshindoacupressure@yahoo.com