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Allow yourself to be patient and truly “Be with this BE-ing in this loving and gentle Art.” Let the stress
drop from your shoulders… remember you are not DOING anything. You are Being the observer of the
harmonizing of the animal. Allow your hands to be “Un-needy.” Allow your breath to deepen. Watch for signs of
relaxation in the animal. This is a subtle and cumulative art.
I begin almost every session with the Initial Centering hold. First and foremost, this balances the exhale
(the letting go) and the inhale (the receiving). The simple truth of Jin Shin Jyutsu is that if you can breathe,
you can heal. This easy, non-invasive step can be a session all by itself. It establishes a connection with the
animal and begins a non-verbal dialogue between the two of you. I find this very beneficial with a frightened
animal, as well as one for whom breathing is a project. SELs 13 and 10 both help to balance the emotional and
spiritual aspects of a BE-ing. SEL 13 is sometimes called the “Creator’s Number,” or “the number of creating”
so holding this SEL helps to bring things to form. This SEL is very useful in giving birth to new ideas or new BEings.
SEL 13 teaches us about unconditional love thus it is wonderful to make a newborn secure, as well as to
allow an older animal who may have lost his trust to re-open to love. SEL 10 is about the limitless outpouring of
the life force. Opening this SEL allows a BE-ing to receive all the good of life, starting with breath.
Overworked, abandoned, abused and neglected animals will benefit from having this SEL opened.
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