WHAT IS THE MUDRAS
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MUDRA
THE SANSKRIT WORD MUDRA IS TRANSLATED AS "GESTURE" OR "ATTITUDE". MUDRA CAN BE DESCRIBED AS PSYCHIC, EMOTIONAL, DEVOTIONAL, AND AESTHETIC GESTURES OR ATTITUDE. YOGIS HAVE EXPERIENCED MUDRAS AS ATTITUDE OF ENERGY FLOW, INTENTED TO LINK INDIVIDUAL PRANIC FORCE WITH UNIVERSAL OR COSMIC FORCE.
MUDRAS ARE A COMBINATION OF SUBTLE PHYSICAL MOVEMENTS WHICH ALTER MOOD, ATTITUDE AND PERCEPTION, AND WHICH DEEPEN AWARENESS AND CONCENTRATION. A MUDRA MAY INVOLVE THE WHOLE BODY IN A COMBINATION OF ASANA, PRANAYAMA, BANDHA AND VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES, OR IT MAY BE A SIMPLE HAND POSITION.
MUDRAS AND PRANA
THE ATTITUDE AND POSTURES ADOPTED DURING MUDRA PRACTICES ESTABLISH A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN ANNAMAYA KOSHA, (THE PHYSICAL BODY), MAMONMAYA KOSHA (THE MENTAL BODY) AND PRANAMAYA KOSHA (THE ENERGY BODY). INITIALLY, THIS ENABLES THE PRACTITIONER TO DEVELOP AWARENESS OF THE FLOW OF PRANA IN THE BODY. ULTIMATELY, IT ESTABLISHES PRANIC BALANCE WITHIN THE KOSHAS AND ENABLES THE REDIRECTION OF SUBTLE ENERGY TO THE UPPER CHAKRAS, INDUCING HIGHER STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS.
SCIENTIFIC TRUTH
IN SCIENTIFIC TERMS, PROVIDE A MEANS TO ACCESS AND INFLUENCE THE UNCONSCIOUS REFLEXES AND PRIMAL, INSTINCTIVE HABIT PATTERNS THAT ORIGINATE IN THE PRIMITIVE AREAS OF THE BRAIN AROUND THE BRAIN STEM. THEY ESTABLISH SUBTLE, NON-INTELLECTUAL CONNECTION WITH THESE AREAS. EACH MUDRA SETS UP A DIFFERENT LINK AND HAS A CORRESPONDINGLY DIFFERENT EFFECT ON THE BODY, MIND AND PRANA.
THE AIMS TO CREATE FIXED, REPETITIVE POSTURES AND GESTURES WHICH CAN SNAP THE PRACTITIONER OUT OF INSTINCTIVE HABIT PATTERNS AND ESTABLISH A MORE REFINED CONSCIOUSNESS.
THE FIVE GROUPS OF MUDRA
1. HASTA (HAND MUDRAS)
THE HAND MUDRAS PRESENTED IN THIS CHAPTER ARE MEDITATIVE MUDRAS. THEY REDIRECT THE PRANA EMITTED BY THE HAND BACK INTO THE BODY.
- JNANA MUDRA
- CHIN MUDRA
- YONI MUDRA
- BHAIRAVA MUDRA
- HRIDAYA MUDRA
2. MANA (HEAD MUSCLES)
THESE PRACTICES FORM AN INTEGRAL PART OF KUNDALINI YOGA AND MANY ARE MEDITATION TECHNIQUE IN THEIR OWN RIGHT. THEY UTILIZE THE EYES, EARS, NOSE, TONGUE AND LIPS. TECHNIQUES INCLUDED IN THSI CATEGORY ARE
- SHAMBHAVI MUDRA
- NASIKAGRA DRISHTI
- KHECHARI MUDRA
- KAKI MUDRA
- BHUJANGINI MUDRA
- BHOOCHARI MUDRA
- AKASHI MUDRA
- SHANMUKHI MUDRA
- UNMANI MUDRA
3. KAYA (POSTURAL MUDRA)
THESE PRACTICES UTILIZE PHYSICAL POSTURES COMBINED WITH BREATHING AND CONCENTRATION. TECHNIQUE INCLUDED IN THIS CATEGORY
- VIPAREETA KARANI MUDRA
- PASHINEE MUDRA
- PRANA MUDRA
- YOGA MUDRA
- MANDUKI MUDRA
- TADAGI MUDRA
4. BANDHA (LOCK MUDRAS)
THESE PRACTICES COMBINE MUDRA AND BANDHA. THEY CHARGE THE SYSTEM WITH PRANA AND PREPARE IT FOR KUNDALINI AWAKENING. TECHNIQUE INCLUDED IN THIS CATEGORY
- MAHA MUDRA
- MAHA BHEDA MUDRA
- MAHA VEDHA MUDRA
5. ADHARA (PERINEAL MUDRAS)
THESE TECHNIQUES REDIRECT PRANA FROM THE LOWER CENTRES TO THE BRAIN. MUDRAS CONCERNED WITH SUBLIMATING SEXUAL ENERGY ARE IN THIS GROUP.
- ASHWINI MUDRA
- VAJROLI MUDRA
BETWEEN THEM THESE FIVE GROUPS ENGAGE SUBSTANTIAL AREAS OF THE CEREBRAL CORTEX. THE COMPARATIVELY LARGE NUMBER OF HEAD AND HAND MUDAS REFLECTS THE FACT THAT THE OPERATION AND INTERPRETATION OF INFORMATION COMING INF FROM THESE TWO AREAS OCCUPIES APPROXIMATELY EITHER FIFTY PERCENT OF THE CORTEX.
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