Jin Shin Jyutsu® Safety Energy Locks
26 Safety Energy Lock or "SEL" points form the foundation for both the Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner flows and the self-help holds. These SEL points act as energetic fuses and ideally allow energy flow all the time. If a point is closed, energy can stagnate and create disharmony. To open a point, you simply hold it with your hand for however long you like. Some people do it for a fixed length of time or for a certain number of breaths or until it feels "done". There is no time limit for self-helps.
If you'd like to try some self-helps, here are a few SELs associated with some common "projects". On the single points, you can hold both sides at the same time or one side at a time.
- Insomnia - SEL 18 or 4
- Headaches (depends on the type) - SEL 16 or 18 work for most
- Colds/Sore Throats - SEL 3 and 11 with the same side SEL 15 (i.e., left hand on right 3 and 11 and right hand on right 15 then switch to right hand on left 3 and 11 and left hand on left 15)
- Mental Clarity - SEL 20
(mouse over image for SEL location descriptions)
Safety Energy Lock high 1
One hand width above SEL 1
Safety Energy Lock 1
Inside each knee at the slight bump where the thigh and shinbones connect
Safety Energy Lock 2
Top of each hipbone
Safety Energy Lock 3
On the back, by the inside upper corner of each shoulder blade
Safety Energy Lock 4
At the base of the skull on either side of the spine
Safety Energy Lock 5
Between the ankle bone and back heel on the inside of each foot
Safety Energy Lock 6
On the arch of each foot, roughly halfway between toe sole and heel
Safety Energy Lock 7
Under each big toe
Safety Energy Lock 8
Outside back of each knee
Safety Energy Lock low 8
One hand width below SEL 8
Safety Energy Lock 9
On the back between the bottom of the shoulder blade and the spine
Safety Energy Lock 10
On the back between the middle of the shoulder blade and the spine
Safety Energy Lock 11
On the back just below where the neck and shoulders connect
Safety Energy Lock 12
On the back of neck halfway between skull and shoulders on either side of the spine
Safety Energy Lock 13
Two ribs down from the collarbone on each side
Safety Energy Lock 14
On the front bottom of rib cage
Safety Energy Lock 15
Where the hip and thigh connect on each side, close to groin
Safety Energy Lock 15
Where the hip and thigh connect on each side, close to groin
Safety Energy Lock 16
Between the ankle bone and back heel on outside of each foot
Safety Energy Lock 17
On the outer wrist below each wrist bone in the hollow between the arm bones
Safety Energy Lock 17
On the outer wrist below each wrist bone in the hollow between the arm bones
Safety Energy Lock 18
At the base of each thumb (the large pad below) on the palm side
Safety Energy Lock 18
At the base of each thumb (the large pad below) on the palm side
Safety Energy Lock 19
On each inner elbow on the thumb side at the top of the bend
Safety Energy Lock 19
On each inner elbow on the thumb side at the top of the bend
Safety Energy Lock high 19
One hand width above SEL 19
Safety Energy Lock high 19
One hand width above SEL 19
Safety Energy Lock 20
On the forehead above each eyebrow
Safety Energy Lock 21
Below each cheekbone
Safety Energy Lock 22
Directly under each side of the collarbone
Safety Energy Lock 23
On the back, close to the spine by the lowest bones of the ribcage
Safety Energy Lock 24
On the outer top of each foot between little and ring toes, use SEL 6 toe to heel distance
Safety Energy Lock 25
On each sitbone, where leg and buttock meet
Safety Energy Lock 26
Directly behind each armpit on outer shoulder blade edge
