![]() This mudra is formed by joining tip of index and thumb finger. It helps in overcoming and balancing Vata deficiency. Vaayu Vardhak mudra enriches air element in the body. However, in this article, there are 25 major mudras that help in treating the major physical and psychological disorders. Many mudras help in treating almost every mild and chronic disorder. Any person can perform mudras in accordance with the constitutions or humor to enhance health and treat diseases. One does not need any specifications or requirements to perform mudras. It encourages openness and fluid, effective communication, as well opening up the ‘internal dialogue’, or intuition.Mudras are simple yet, one of the most effective ways of treatments. When utilised regularly this mudra balances and activates the salivary glands, moisture and lubrication in the body. The little finger represents water and communication combined with fire in the thumb. It is known as the ‘seal of mental clarity’. This mudra combines the opposing, or conflicting elements of fire and water. Like any self-healing practice, the best results are unlocked when you practice daily over an extended period of time. A practice of 10-20mins daily is sufficient. Let your thoughts settle and focus your mind on your breath, or the hand posture. Ensure you keep the hands and fingers alert enough to maintain the mudra. Close your eyes, and bring the mind to focus on the breath. Your hands should be active in holding the mudra, but not tense. ![]() Arrange your hands and fingers into the chosen mudra. Ensure your spine is straight and your posture is dignified, without being tense or forced. Sit comfortably in a relatively uncluttered and quiet environment where you feel safe. As yoga mudras stimulate energy meridians, they are also known to assist us in cultivating more motivation and optimism. When you hold the finger postures, you have to keep just the right amount of alertness and pressure. In a practical sense, the use of mudras helps you to concentrate the mind when trying to meditate, or cultivate present awareness. Given the correspondence to the five elements, and given that the five elements each have characteristics, the stimulation of certain fingers would also affect the balance and power of these aligned characteristics. They involve subtle movements and postures in the hands and fingers that directly stimulate the energy meridians that run through the hands and fingers. Yoga mudras have a harmonising effect on the mind and body. It is said that each finger represents each of the five elements: All five play a role within the human body and mind. Each of these elements have physical properties and elemental characteristics. From the perspective of Ayurveda, the universe and all living things comprise of five key elements: space (ether), air, fire, water and earth. This allows for healing to occur.Īyurveda is the ancient knowledge system and a ‘science of life’ that underpins the practice of mudras and yoga. They tend to influence in a harmonising way, allowing the internal energy to flow with less disruption, and training the mind-body connection towards more stability and balance. ![]() ![]() Over time, they begin to influence the unconscious reflexes between body and brain. In traditional Vedic scriptures, mudras are said to be a healing modality.Īs mudras involve particular finger and hand postures, they create a subtle connection with the instinctual patterns between the brain and the physical body. There are around 100 different types of mudras, although in yoga practices today, only around 20 are commonly utilised. The Sanskrit word ‘mudra’ means gesture, and the term is almost always used in reference to a hand gesture. ![]()
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