HOW WILL WORK OUR HAND MUDRAS?

 

HAND MUDRAS WILL CHANGE

 YOUR LIFE

HAND MUDRAS ARE NOT NEW. IN FACT, THEY HAVE BEEN USED FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS ACROSS MANY CULTURES. TODAY, THEY CAN BE FOUND IN DAILY USE ACROSS THE GLOBE. HOWEVER, THEY ARE MOST ASSOCIATED WITH EASTERN TRADITIONS SUCH AS BUDDHISM AND HINDUISM. WETERNERS MOST OFTEN ASSOCIATE HAND MUDRAS WITH MEDITATION AND YOGA PRACTICE, HOWEVER, THEIR USES AND BENEFITS EXTEND FAR FURTHER.

BECAUSE HAND MUDRA CONNECT WITH THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, THEY BECOME A FORM OF STIMULATION AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE PRACTITIONER,THEIR BODY AND THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND THEM. HAND MUDRAS HAVE BEEN  USED TO COMMUNICATE IDEAS IN TRADITIONAL DANCES, FOR DEEPENING MEDITATION, FOR ACHIEVING SPECIFIC RESULTS, AS WELL AS FOR HEALING BOTH ACUTE AND CHRONIC CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE BODY. BY TOUCHING SPECIFIC NERVES, PARTS OF THE BRAIN AND BODY ARE STIMULATED INTO ACTION, GENERATING PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES THAT YIELD VERY REAL RESULTS.

ENJOY THE MANY HAND MUDRAS COMPILED AND COLLECTED FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND BROUGHT TO YOU FROM THE ANCIENT WISDOM OF THE AGES.

AKASH MUDRA

INTUITION AND DETOXIFICATION

PROCEDURE

CONNECT THE TIP OF THE THUMB TO THE TIP OF THE MIDDLE FINGER. THE REMAINING THREE FINGERS ARE IN A RELAXED STATE. KEEP PALMS FACING UPWARD.

BENEFITS 

AKASH MUDRA HELPS ELEVATE THOUGHTS, DEVELOP INTUITION AND DETOXIFY THE BODY, ELIMINATING A SENSE OF HEAVINESS, RELIEVING CONGESTIONS AND PAIN IN THE HEAD, EARS AND CHEST, AND HELPING WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, IRREGULAR HEART-BEATS, DIZZINESS AND JOINT PAINS. IT ALSO HELPS STRENGTHEN BONES, CAN INCREASE SPIRITUAL POWER AND MAKE YOU FEEL FEARLESS.

DURATION

BEST IF DONE ABOUT 45 MINUTES PER DAY. IT CAN BE DONE AT ONCE OR IN 10 TO 15 MINUTES INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.

CAUTION

THIS MUDRA SHOULD BE PERFORMED IN A SITTING POSTURE, NEVER WHILE WALKING OR EATING. IF SUFFERING FROM HEART AILMENTS, ONLY PERFORM THIS MUDRA FOR 10 MINUTES PER DAY.

ANJALI MUDRA

STRESS REDUCTION

PROCEDURE

HOLD HANDS TOGETHER, PALMS STAYING SOFT AND FORMING A SOFT DOME SHAPE, FINGERS CLOSE TOGETHER AS IF IN PRAYER. HOLD HANDS OVER THE HEART/CHEST, BRINGING YOUR ELBOWS INTO ALIGNMENT WITH YOUR WRISTS.

BENEFITS

ANJALI MUDRA HELPS REDUCE STRESS AND ANXIETY, CALMS THE BRAIN, CREATES FLEXIBILITY IN THE HANDS, FINGERS, WRISTS AND ARMS, AND OPENS THE HEART.

DURATION

PRACTICE FOR 30 TO 45 MINUTES FOR CENTERING AND DEEPENING MEDITATION, EITHER ALL AT ONCE OR IN 15 MINUTE INCREMENTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS GESTURE IS ALSO USED IN INDIA AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS A GESTURE OF GREETING, ACKNOWLEDING AND HONORING OTHERS.

CAUTION

THERE ARE NO SIDE EFFECTS FROM THIS MUDRA. ANYONE CAN USE IT AND ENJOY ITS BENEFITS.

APAAN MUDRA

DETOXIFICATION AND ELIMINATION

PROCEDURE

THE TIPS OF MIDDLE FINGER AND RING FINGER TOUCH THE TIP OF THUMB WHILE THE OTHER TWO FINGERS ARE STRETCHED OUT.

BENEFITS 

APAAN MUDRA PURIFIES THE BODY, REMOVING TOXINS BY HELPING REGULATE THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM. IT HELPS IN RELIEVING CONSTIPATION, ANURIA (ABSENSE OF BLOCKAGE OF URINE), THE RELIEF OF BURNING IN THE BODY OR BODY-PARTS, AND IN DEALING WITH AN ABSENCE OF SWEAT. IT IS ALSO SAID TO BE USEFUL DURING CHILDBIRTH IF THERE IS A DELAY.

DURATION

PRACTICE DAILY FOR 45 MINUTES EITHER IN ONE STRETCH OR IN 15 MINUTES INTERVALS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. PRACTICING FOR LONGER PERIOD YIELDS MORE BENEFITS.

CAUTION

THIS MUDRA SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY PREGNANT WOMEN BEFORE COMPLETING 8 MONTHS. AFTER THAT, 10 MINUTES 3 TO 4 PER DAY WILL HELP TO ENSURE A NORMAL DELIVERY.