And if you want to try it (or other mudras), yourselfyou’re in luck.
Here’s what hand mudras are all about, plus 13 to use in your meditation and/or yoga practice.
What are hand mudras?
Mudrais an ancient Sanskrit term meaning “gesture,” “seal,” or “mark.”
Subsequently, mudras can further help us meditate and open upour seven main chakras.
It’s also great for grounding and supporting theroot chakra.
With both hands in the gyan mudra, rest them on your knees, with your palms facing up.
Bring your ring finger to gently touch your thumb, extending your three other fingers outward.
With both hands in the privthi mudra, bring your hands to your knees with the palms facing up.
Water is lifeand it must balanced within us in order for us to feel our best.
Use this mudra to balance your literal or emotional waters, and work with your sacral chakra.
Bring your thumb and pinky finger together gently with the palms facing up.
take a stab at keep your fingers extended but relaxed.
(They’ll naturally curl a bit, which is OK.) Like all mudras, use both hands.
It enlivens your energy and vitality from the root chakra, spreading it all throughout your system.
Have the palms facing up.
It’s also excellent for working with your heart chakra.
Extend your index, ring, and pinky fingers out with the palms facing up.
Perform the mudra with both hands, placing them on your knees.
Have both hands placed on your knees with the palms facing up.
It’s also thought to help increase concentration, making it excellent for the third eye andcrown chakras.
Placing both hands on your knees, have the palms facing up.
but it can also be incorporated into your yoga and meditation practice for balance and concentration.
The mental nature of this mudra makes it well suited for thethird eye chakra, too.
Touch all of your fingertips gently together to create a triangle.
The “shield” in its namesake is a shielf from negativity and clouded thinking.
This mudra is traditionally performed with opposite hands depending on your sex.
It’s primarily used in this way, encouraging deeper meditations and inner reflection.
Hold your hands in your lap as you sit for meditation.
FAQs:
What are the 5 mudras?
Do hand mudras really work?
Which mudra is more powerful?
All of the mudras are powerful in their own waysit all depends on the benefits you’re looking for.
