1. Health in Your Hands!

2. Mudra Thoughts
Your hands open and close : close and open.
If it were always a fist, or always stretched open,
you would be paralyzed.
Your deepest presence is in every contraction and expansion
beautifully balanced and coordinated as a bird’s wings.
Mudra is invigoration in relaxation ! Freedom in routine!
Confidence through self control! Energy within and energy outside!

3. What is Mudra?
Hand yoga, used in conjunction with
meditation
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Used widely in Indian classical dance

4. Use of Mudras in Indian Classical Dance

5. Why Use Mudras?
Harmonizes and
Heals, mind, body
& spirit
Builds
Creates
immunity, and
Equilibrium by
cures disease as
regulating the flow
they work on our
of Prana/ life force
organs
Long-term practice
leads to higher Stimulates and
state of balances chakras
consciousness

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Helps Balance and Activate Chakras

7. Why Use Mudras?
Helps balance the elements of
space, air, fire, water and earth in our
body
Same benefits as yoga but can be
done anywhere & saves time
Helps to instantly reconnect to
stillness when used with Pranayama
exercises
When combined with Hatha yoga and
Pranayama, the therapeutic and
curative effect of mudras is
compounded

8. Broad Classification of Mudras
Spirit Consciousness
Body Mind

9. Spirit Consciousness

10. Breathe! You are Alive
Inhale and the Divine power approaches
you.
Hold the inhalation and the Divine power
stays within you.

11. Shankh Mudra
Conch/Shell / Throat
chakra
Encircle your left thumb with the four fingers of
your right hand. At the same time, touch the right
thumb to the extended middle finger of your left
hand. Together, the two hands look like a conch
shell. Hold your hands in front of your sternum.
Very effective for throat related disorders. Activates throat chakra. Sing "OM"
several times when practicing this mudra. Then listen within yourself, to the
silence, for several minutes afterward. It’s connecting to our inner sound and
divine energy
Used during rituals in many Hindu temples. The conch horn is blown in
the morning to announce the opening of the temple doors. The same
applies to our inner temple, where the divine light shines.

12. BHAIRAVA/BHARA
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Balance and Fearlessness
Bhairava - Place the back of the right hand on
the palm of the left hand. Both hands rest in the
lap. Bhairavi mudra is practiced the same way
but the left hand is placed on top of the right.
The thumbs can also join together.
The two hands represent the duality of our being as yin and yang energy and
individual and supreme consciousness. By connecting the hands we harmonize
coordination of the right and left hemispheres of the brain and unite all
opposites.
Universally used for meditation as it brings the feeling of
peace, calm and balance

13. Lotus Mudra
Purity & Love
•Place both hands in front of your chest so that only the edges of your hands and pads
of your fingers touch each other: This is the bud of the lotus flower.
•Now open your hands, but maintain the contact between the tips of the little fingers
and the outer edges of your thumbs. Spread the other fingers open as wide as possible.
• After four deep breaths, close both hands back into a bud, place the fingernails of the
fingers of both hands on top of each other; now join the backs of the fingers, the backs
of the hands, and let your hands hang down relaxed for a while. In the same way, bring
your hands back into the bud and the open flower. Repeat a number of times.
This Mudra belongs to the heart chakra and is the symbol for
purity. Love lives in the heart, together with
goodwill, affection, and communication. Do this Mudra when you
feel drained, exploited, misunderstood, or lonely. Open yourself to
the divine force and be ready to receive whatever you need

14. Body & Emotions

15. Mudras for Body and Mind
Sun (Surya)
Life Force Varuna(Water)
(Prana)
Space (Shunya)
Fire (Apaan)
Air (Vayu)
Heart Wisdom (Gyan)
(Hirdya)
Energy (Linga ) Mudra

16. CHIN or
GYAN Mudra
Wisdom
Join the tips of the index finger and thumb and keep the
other 3 fingers stretched and joined.
In consciousness terms the index finger represents “I” or The self/ Ego and the
thumb stands for Divine or cosmic consciousness. This mudra is symbolic of
oneness and unity between the two. Most common in meditations as it stills the
mind and connects us to a state of tranquility.
The thumb has reflex points that reflex to the endocrine organs the
brain. Chin mudra enhances memory. Activates the brain. Helps with
mental ailments. Cures sleeplessness. Controls anger and restlessness.

17. Vayu / Air
Chakra Heart
Press the index finger on the base of thumb and keep the
thumb on the index finger. Let the other fingers be
straight.
Balances the element of air in the body & thus
corrects disorders caused by its imbalance .
Curative in bone and skeletal system related problems . Helps in
Parkinson's , arthritis, cervical pain, neck problems, curing paralysis
and controlling stomach gas .

18. Shunya /Heaven Mudra/ Space
Bring the middle finger to the base
of the thumb and gently press the
thumb over it. The other fingers
stay joined and straight.
Creates balance in the empty spaces in the body
Very effective in ear problems especially chronic ear infections

19. Surya /Sun Mudra
Bring the tip of the ring finger at the base of the
thumb and slightly press the thumb over it.
Helps in reducing body weight.
Reduces cholesterol
Brings down anxiety
Helps in indigestion

20. Prithvi /Earth
Root chakra
Join the tip of the thumb and the
ring finger.
Makes the body sturdy
Helps in gaining weight . It Improves skin tone and
complexion, making it glow.
Makes one active and happy.
Very useful for grounding and root chakra balancing

21. Varuna / Water
Sacral Chakra
Join the tip of the thumb with the
little finger. Keep all other fingers
stretched out .
Improves the quality of blood in the body, balances water
content and imparts a freshness to the body.
Prevents Gastroenteritis pain and muscle shrinkage
Helps in kidney disorders.

22. Prana / Life Force
All Chakras
Join the tip of the thumb with the
tip of the little finger and the ring
finger, keeping the other two
fingers straight.
Pumps and regulates life force in the body.
Gives a special power to the eyes.
Beneficial for all diseases as it works with all
chakras

23. Apaan / Excretion
Chakra –Solar Plexus
Join the tip of the thumb to the tip of
the middle finger and the ring
finger, keeping the other fingers
stretched out.
Helps eliminate waste matter from the body
Regulates diabetes.
Aids digestion and excretion
Reduces constipation and urine related problem

24. Heart / Hirdya Mudra
life saving
Press the index finger to the base of the
thumb and join the tips of the ring and
middle finger.
Mudra therapists claim this is as effective as first-
aid in heart conditions.
Reduces palpitations.
Ideal during states of intense emotional conflict- one
of the main problems with cardiac personalities.

25. Energy /Linga Mudra
Interlock the fingers of both the
hands and have the left thumb
vertically straight up with the right
thumb and the index finger
encircling it.
Activates sexual energy.
Produces heat in the body and effectively cures cold and
cough

26. Closing Yogic Mantra
Fear less, hope more
Eat less, chew more
Whine less, breathe more
Talk less, listen more
Judge less , understand more
Resist less and surrender more
Hate less, love more!

27. JUST DO YOUR DAILY PRACTICE