THE YOGA MUDRAS AND ITS BENEFITS !

 

 THE YOGA MUDRAS

THE PHYSICAL BODY IS MADE UP OF FIVE ELEMENTS NAMELY- AIR, WATER, FIRE, EARTH, AND AAKASH. IMBALANCE OF THESE ELEMENTS DISRUPTS THE IMMUNITY SYSTEM AND CAUSES DISEASE.

DEFICIENCIES IN ANY OF THESE ELEMENTS CAN BE MADE UP BY CONNECTING ONE PART OF THE BODY WITH ANOTHER IN A PARTICULAR MANNER THROUGH MUDRAS.

WHEN FINGER REPRESENTING AN ELEMENT IS BROUGHT INTO CONTACT WITH THE THUMB, THAT ELEMENT IS BROUGHT INTO BALANCE. THEREFORE, THE DISEASE CAUSED BY THE IMBALANCE IS CURED. MUDRAS START ELECTROMAGNETIC CURRENTS WITHIN THE BODY WHICH BALANCE VARIOUS CONSTITUTING ELEMENTS AND RESTORE HEALTH. THE JOINING OF FINGERS CREATES AN EFFECT ON THE HUMAN BODY.

FIVE FINGERS FOR

FIVE ELEMENTS

 

 

• THUMB                          - FIRE
• INDEX                            - AIR
• MIDDLE                         - AAKASH
• RING                               - EARTH
• LITTLE                            - WATER

ABHAYA MUDRA

 

 

ABHAYA MEANS "FEARLESS". ABHAYA MUDRA REPRESENTS PROTECTION, PEACE, BENEVOLENCE, AND DISPELLING OF FEAR.

SEQUENCE

1. RAISE BOTH YOUR HANDS TO THE SIDES OF YOUR HEAD.
2. TOUCH THE FOREFINGER TO TIP OF THUMB (JUST AS IN GYAN MUDRA)
3. HOLD THE HAND VERTICALLY STRAIGHT BY THE SIDES.

BENEFITS 

• MIND BECOMES FEARLESS.
• GIVES A FEELING OF COURAGE AND STRENGTH.

GYAN MUDRA

GYAN MEANS "KNOWLEDG". IT IS THE GESTURE OF KNOWLEDGE. THIS MUDRA IS CONSIDERED TO BESTOW INTELLIGENCE AND WISDOM AS ITS NAME SUGGESTS.

SEQUENCE

1. JOINT THE TIPS OF THE FOREFINGER AND THE THUMB.
2. HOLD TOGETHER GENTLY FOR AT LEAST 15 TO 20 MINUTES.

BENEFITS

• BESTOWS INTELLIGENCE AND WISDOM.
• PURIFIES THE MIND OF THE PRACTITIONER.
• CURES MANY MENTAL AILMENTS.
• GIVES A FEELING OF JOY.
• CURES INTOXICATION AND ADDICTIVE HABITS.

LINGA MUDRA

 

 

LINGA OR "AUGUSTHA"  MEANS "PHALLUS". THUMB IS A SYMBOL OF MASCULINITY.

SEQUENCE

• JOIN BOTH THE PALMS.
• INTERLACE FINGERS OF BOTH THE HANDS.
• EXTEND ONE THUMB UPWARDS.
• ENCIRCLE EXTENTED THUMB WITH THE INDEX FINGER AND THE THUMB OF THE OTHER HAND.

BENEFITS 

1. THIS MUDRA GENERATES HEAT IN THE BODY AND THUS, WHILE IT "BURNS" AWAY ACCUMULATED PHLEGM IN THE CHEST, IT ALSO MAKES THE BODY MORE RESILIENT TO THE COLD.
2. IT HELPS IN INCREASING DYNAMISM IN A PERSON.
3. PERSONS WITH BILIOUS TEMPERAMENT SHOULD PRACTICE THIS MUDRA UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF AN ABLE AND EXPERIENCED PERSON.
4. CHRONIC COLD IS EASILY CURED.
5. IT BURNS UNWANTED CALORIES IN THE BODY, THUS REDUCING OBESITY.

MRITASANJEEVANI MUDRA

SEQUENCE

1. FOLD THE INDEX FINGER (FOREFINGER) ON THE PAD OF THUMB.
2. PRESS THEFOREFINGER GENTLY ON THE PAD.
3. TOUCH THE FORE PART OF THIRD (LONGEST) FINGER AND FORE PART OF FOURTH (RING) FINGER WITH THE FORE PART OF THUMB.

BENEFITS

• THIS MUDRA STRENGTHENS THE HEART AND IS FOCUSED TO BE USEFUL IN ALL HEART AILMENTS.
• IT HELPS NORMALIZE BLOOD PRESSURE.
• THIS MUDRA HAS ALSO BEEN FOUND TO INCREASE SELF-CONFIDENCE