MUSHTI MUDRA
RELEASE OF PENT-UP EMOTIONS
PROCEDURE
WHENEVER FEELINGS OF STRESS AND ANGER ARISE, SQUEEZE YOUR FINGERS INTO A FIST. THE THUMB SHOULD BE OVER 3 FINGERS.
TO AID WITH DIGESTION AND CONSTIPATION, FORM MUSHTI MUDRA AS YOU FINISH YOUR MEAL. AVOID DRINKING WATER FOR 30 MINUTES AFTER FINISHING YOUR MEAL.
BENEFITS
MUSHTI MUDRA IS USEFUL FOR THE RELEASE OF PENT-UP EMOTIONS. IT ACTIVATES THE LIVER AND STOMACH, HELPING WITH DIGESTION AND CONSTIPATION.
MUSHTI IS A SANSKRTI WORD MEANING "CLOSED HAND" OR "FIST". OUR BODIES NATURALLY REACT TO NEGATIVE EMOTIONS SUCH AS ANGER, FRUSTRATION, IRRITATION AND CONSTANT FEAR BY CAUSING US TO SQUEEZE OUR FINGERS INTO A FIST. THIS HELPS US TO GET RID OF THE ACCUMULATED NEGATIVE EMOTIONS.
DURATION
HOLD FOR 5 MINUTES TO RELEASE NEGATIVE EMOTIONS, AS NEEDED. OR, THREE TIMES A DAY FOR 15 MINUTES REGULARLY.
HOLD FOR 10 MINUTES AFTER MEALS TO AID WITH DIGESTION.
CAUTION
THERE ARE NO SIDE EFFECTS FROM THIS MUDRA. ANYONE CAN USE IT AND ENJOY ITS BENEFITS.
PRANA MUDRA
VITALITY AND FATIGUE
PROCEDURE
TOUCH THE TIPS OF THE LITTLE FINGER AND RING FINGER TO THE THUMB. KEEP THE OTHER TWO FINGERS STRAIGHT. THIS CAN BE DONE WHILE WALKING OR SITTING.'
BENEFITS
PRANA MUDRA INCREASES VITALITY, REDUCES FATIGUE AND NERVOUSNESS, STRENGTHENS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND IMPROVES VISION. IT RECONNECTS THE BODY TO THE ESSENTIAL LIFE FORCE THAT IS OFTEN DEPLETED IN MODERN LIVING.
DURATION
PRACTICE 15 TO 30 MINUTES
CAUTION
PEOPLE WHO ARE HEAVY SHOULD REFRIN FROM DOING PRANA MUDRA. IT SHOULD BE AVOIDED IFYOU ARE SUFFERING FROM COUGHT AND COLD.
PRITHVI MUDRA
FATIGUE AND DEGENERATION
PROCEDURE
THIS MUDRA IS FORMED BY JOINING THE TIPS OF THE RING FINGER AND THE THUMB.
BENEFITS
POPULARLY KNOWN AS PRITHVI MUDRA, THIS MUDRA INCREASES THE PRITHVI (EARTH) ELEMENT WITHIN THE BODY. AT THE SAME TIME, IT DECREASES THE AGNI(FIRE) ELEMENT. THEREFORE, IT CAN ALSO BE CALLED AGNISHAAMAK MUDRA AND HAS A LONG LIST OF BENEFITS IN THE BODY HELPING WITH: CHRONIC FATIGUE, GENERAL DEBILITY, CONVALESCENSE, LACK OF STOMACH OR ENDURANCE, OSTEOPOROSIS OSTEOMALACIA (DIMINISHED BONE-DENSITY), RICKETS, FRACTURE (TO EXPEDITE UNION), DEGENERATION OF ARTICULAR CARTILAGE (OSTEO-ARTHRITIS), WEAK, ATROPHIED MUSCLES ETC.
DURATION
PRACTICE FOR 30 TO 45 MINUTES EVERY DAY, EITHER AT ONE STRETCH OR IN 10 TO 15 MINUTES INTERVALS. WHILE THIS MUDRA CAN BE PERFORMED ANY TIME OF DAY, BETTER RESULTS MAY BE EXPERIENCED IF DONE BETWEEN 6.00 AM AND 10. PM.
PRECAUTION
PEOPLE WHO ARE HEAVY AND LETHARGIC SHOULD PERFORM THIS MUDRA IN MODERATION, IF AT ALL.
PUSHAN MUDRA
EXCESSIVE WATER IN THE BODY
PROCEDURE
RIGHT HAND, TOUCH THE TIPS OF THE THUMB, INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER WHILE EXTENDING THE RING AND LITTLE FINGERS.
LEFT HAND, TOUCH THE TIPS OF THE THUMB, MIDDLE FINGER AND RING FINGER, WHILE EXTENDING THE INDEX AND LITTLE FINGERS.
BENEFITS
PUSHAN MUDRA HELPS WITH DIGESTION AND ELIMINATION OF EXCESSIVE WATER IN THE BODY, HAS A RELAXING EFFECT ON THE SOLAR PLEXUS, HELPS WITH NAUSEA AND SEASICKNESS, ENERGIZES THE BODY, DETOXIFIES THE BODY, AND STIMULATES BRAIN FUNCTION.
DURATION
PRACTICE 4 TO 5 TIMES A DAY FOR 5 MINUTES WHEN NEEDED FOR SEA SICKNESS, OR WHEN FEELING AS IF THE STRESSORS IN LIFE ARE BEING INTERNALIZED.
CAUTION
USE ONLY AS NEEDED TO AVOID DEHYDRATION.

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