Self-help is emphasized and encouraged. I wrote harmony, not disease. Jin Shin recognizes the harmony in the individual, and if we get what we look for in life, then looking for harmony helps it emerge. One thing I really appreciate about Jin Shin is that you cannot do it wrong . This is because the practitioner isn't really the healer.
Hands are place on the body over the clothing without pressure or rubbing.
I see my job as a human translator for healing energy. Same with Jin Shin. Now, this can feel like blood pulse as it found in say, the wrists, neck, etc., but the energy pulse can be found everywhere in the body and is a sign of the movement and presence of energy. Not everyone can feel this in their hands at first. If both hands are being used, then optimally the pulse is felt in both hands beating together before they are moved to a new position on the body.