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Introduction to Mudras

Mudras (gesture, seal) are subtle physical movements of the hands, face, and or body. Complex mudras involve the whole body in a combination of asana, pranayama, The purpose of a mudra is to activate and create a circuit of prana in the body.  This circuit channels the prana in a specific way to create  subtle effects and beneficial changes  on different parts of the bodies systems.

People fold their fingers in various Mudras (Gestures). It is little known, however, that Mudra Science is Tatva Yoga-Yoga based on science of elements. And, believes Acharya Keshav Dev, these mudras can help cure many diseases.

MRIT SANJIVINI MUDRA

MRIT SANJIVINI MUDRA
 

In the case of severe heart attack, this life giving divine Mudra provides instant relief within a few seconds.
Helping hand for Cardiacs.  First Aid for Heart Problems

APAN MUDRA

Provide relief in urinary problems
Facilitates discharge of waste material from the body.
Cleanses & purifies the body.		 APAN MUDRA
PRAN MUDRA

PRAN MUDRA

Energy Bank - Improves Vitality of the body & Eyesight.

 

LING MUDRA

Practice the Mudra and get rid of Frequent Cold, Congested Chest and Incurable Infections.

LING MUDRA
GYAN MUDRA

GYAN MUDRA

Yogic Tranquilizer.
Its practice ensures Mental Peace, Concentration of the mind and Sharp Memory,
Spiritual enhancement develops creativity.

SHUNYA MUDRA

Cures ear aches in
just a few minutes.

SHUNYA MUDRA
   

Ø       Mudras can bring about miraculous change and improvement in our body.

Ø       Mudras generate Powers to provide all round development of mind & body which brings peace and happiness.

Ø       Mudras look like miraculous remedies. They provide instant relief in many illnesses.

Ø       Mudras can cure almost any ailment from simple earache to heart attack.

Ø       Mudras help in moulding the Physical, Mental and even the Moral aspects of the individual.

Ø       Some Mudras can balance the elements of the body within 45 minutes while some are fast enough to act within a few seconds.

Ø       Practice of some of the Mudra's regularly can cure Insomnia, Arthritis, improves memory.

Ø       Mudras have extra ordinary powers, practice of mudras brings about a quick and fundamental reversions of the destructive changes in the human body.     
     They also develop virtuosity, social amiability, non-violence, piety and courteous dispositions.

Ø       All Godly and superhuman persons like Lord Mahavir, Gautam Buddha, Lord Shankaracharya and others used to remain in these Mudras.

Ø       Mudra helps in Kundalini Yoga to awaken the Cosmic Energy and to unite consciousness of inner Supreme Soul.

Ø       Mudras are significant and simple yogic function by which one can develop internal and external dispositions.

Ø       Detailed description of Mudras are found in Tantra Shastra, Upasana Shastra, Nritya Shastra, Art of Sculpture etc.

 
1.
Nurturing Meditation. The position for this practice is good old-fashioned spooning. (Esoteric theory of energy flow dictates that you should both be on your left sides.) Decide which one of you feels most in need of nurturing. Let's say it's the woman. Since the partner in back will be the giver (though you'll both rebalance your energy through the exercise), the man should snuggle in close behind her, lining his chakras up with hers: heart center to heart center, belly center to belly center, and so on. Both partners should use pillows to prop head, neck, and shoulders high enough so the man can slip his left arm under the woman's neck and bring his hand to rest lightly on the third eye chakra of her forehead or the crown chakra at the top of her head. The man's right arm should cradle the woman, with his hand over her heart; she should rest her hand on top of his.

After a few moments, move into the "harmonizing breath." Notice your partner's breathe, and begin to synchronize with it: Inhale together, pause together, exhale together, and pause again. As the woman inhales, she focuses on accepting energy through her back into all of her chakras; as the man exhales, he concentrates on sending energy out the front of his body and into his partner.

When you're ready, you can use this technique to charge each chakra individually. Begin with the heart chakra, and focus there for three full breath cycles. Then move your awareness to your third eye chakra for three breaths; then your "root" chakra at the base of the spine. Next, move up your body to your second chakra (your genital area), then your navel chakra, your throat chakra, and your crown chakra. (Skip the heart and the brow, since you've already charged those.)

 
2.
Hand on Heart. Sit comfortably, cross-legged, facing your partner. Each of you places your right hand on your partner's heart chakra and your left hand atop your partner's right hand. Tune in to your heart: first, your physical heart, and then the emotion and energy of your heart chakra. Can you sense your heartbeat? How does your heart chakra feel? Expansive and open? Constricted? Fluttery? Vibrating? Peaceful? Try closing your eyes and focusing on the connection between your heart and your partner's hand, or you can gaze into each other's eyes and/or engage in the harmonizing breath.

 
3. Yab-Yum. The man sits cross-legged and the woman sits on his upper thighs, crossing her ankles behind his back. Because this upright sitting posture promotes alert awareness, aligns the partners' chakras, and allows them to breathe each other's breath and either touch their brow chakras together or gaze into each other's eyes, yab-yum is the classic position for Tantric sex.

 
The breathing techniques of pranayama purify the mind and body through the balance and cultivation of energy throughout the whole body. Different pranayamas have different actions on the body and thus different purifying effects.  Kapalabhati (breath of fire) is warming and energizing, purifying the body through the creation of heat and the movement of energy.  Nadi Sodhana (alternate nostril breath) is calming and cleansing, purifying the body through reducing stress and removing blockages in the nadis (energy channels).
 
 
For more on mudras see http://www.mudrasforhealing.com/home-mudra.htm