Bear Grip Mudra

Aloha Everyone,

Category - Hasta Mudras (Hand mudras)

Position – Bring both hands in front of your chest but not touching your body.  The right hand faces the body and the left hand faces the palm of the right hand. The right thumb is pointing straight up while the left thumb points straight down.  Interlock the fingers of both hands, elbows up. 

Technique -  Inhale, try to pull your hands apart as powerfully and as long as you are able to while your breath is held in.  Exhale, relax your arms, your elbows will naturally come down.  Inhale elbows lifted, pull your hands apart as powerfully and as long as you are able to while holding your breath; exhale relax your arms, bring your elbows down.  Repeat this cycle for 1 minute to begin.  Eventually increase the total time to 3, 5, up to 7 minutes.  To end, deep inhalation,  bring your hands on your lap, palms facing up with index fingers and thumbs touching (Gyan Mudra), full exhalation, release your mudra.

Specialty – Stimulate the heart.

Benefits – Strengthens the heart, protection for heart related diseases, intensify concentration

Namaste -- Cathi

Linga Mudra - Mudra of Heat and Energy

Aloha Everyone,

The Linga Mudra is the mudra of heat and energy.

Category -  Hasta Mudras (Hand mudras)

Position – Bring the palms together in front of your heart pressing them gently.  Then interlock the four fingers keeping the thumb of the left hand vertical.  To complete this mudra, encircle the thumb of the left hand with the index finger and the thumb of the right hand.

Specialty – Generates heat and energy in our body, helps relieve chest congestion. 

Benefits – Energizes and revitalizes your body, helps combat severe cold and bronchial infections, helps strengthen the lungs make them powerful, if practiced longer, Linga Mudra can cause your body to sweat and give you a good workout.

Namaste -- Cathi

Apana Vayu Mudra - Mudra of the Heart

Aloha Everyone,

The Apana Vayu Mudra is the mudra of the heart.

Category - Hasta Mudras (Hand mudras)

Position – Press gently the tip of the middle finger and ring finger to the tip of the thumb.  While tip of the index finger touches the base of the thumb.  Keep the little finger (pinky) straight.

Specialty – .Primarily helps the heart.  Apana Vayu Mudra is used for heart patients and people with high or low blood pressures.

Benefits – Helps improve the health and strength of the heart.  Daily practice also helps regulate excretory systems and restores the gas related problems in your body.

Namaste -- Cathi

Apana Mudra - Mudra of Digestion

Aloha Everyone,

The Apana Mudra is the mudra of digestion.

Category -  Hasta Mudras (Hand mudras)

Position – Press gently the middle and the ring finger tips to the tip of the thumb.  Other two fingers should be straight.

Specialty – .Regulates the excretory system thus helps cure problems related to digestion

Benefits – Helps remove toxin from the body, helps regulate diabetes, helps in regular elimination of body waste, and helps mitigate constipation and piles

Namaste -- Cathi

Varuna Mudra - Mudra of Water

Aloha Everyone,

The Varuna Mudra is the mudra of water.

Category - Hasta Mudras (Hand mudras)

Position - Bring the tip of the thumb and the tip of the little finger together, press them gently.  Keep the other three fingers straight.

Specialty – This mudra is used as a remedy for several disorders of the liver.  Varuna Mudra balances the water content in your body and found to be effective in preventing diseases which come due to deficiency of water.

Benefits – Water constitutes about eighty-five percent of our body.  Reduction of water level disturbs the body functions. Varuna Mudra retains clarity in blood by balancing water content in the body. It also prevents the pain and stiffness in the body as well as prevents muscle shrinkage.

Namaste -- Cathi

Prithvi Mudra - Mudra of Earth

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The Prithvi Mudra is the mudra of earth.  This mudra helps in activating the root chakra. The root chakra holds the elemental force of vital energy. Deficiency of minerals and vitamins causes weakness in the body. 

Category -  Hasta Mudras (Hand mudras)

Position - Hold the tip of the ring finger perpendicular on to the tip of the thumb with applying a subtle pressure.  Remaining three fingers are stretched.

Specialty – Works on deficiency of minerals and vitamins causes weakness in the body. 

Benefits. - This mudra helps to remove the fatigue and strengthens the weak organs of the body.  Improves the complexion of skin, make them glow from inside. 

Other benefits of the prithvi mudra are increased energy, inner stability, strengthening of the mind and body thus making you feel happy and healthy. 

 Namaste -- Cathi

Shunya Mudra - Mudra of Emptiness

Aloha Everyone,

The Shunya Mudra is the mudra of emptiness.

Category -  Hasta Mudras (Hand mudras)

Position - The middle finger rests on the mound of your thumb.  Bend your thumb and gently press down the middle finger. Try to maintain the remaining fingers straight and extended up.

Specialty - This mudra helps with conditions related to hearing.

Benefits - It helps in relieving an earache, ringing noises in the air.  This mudra is also used in overcoming travel sickness or vertigo.  If practiced regularly, Shunya Mudra helps reduce the dullness in our body.

Namaste -- Cathi

Surya Mudra - Mudra of the Sun

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The Surya Mudra, also known as the Ravi Mudra, is the Mudra of the Sun.

Category -  Hasta Mudras (Hand mudras)

Position - Your hands are in front of your body or resting lightly on your knees depending on how this mudra is used in your meditation.  Bend the ring finger of each hand and let its finger tip press gently on the mound of your thumb.  Fold your thumb over the ring finger of each hand.  Try to maintain that the remaining fingers are extended straight at all time.

Specialty - The Surya Mudra helps decrease the earth element and increase the fire element in the body. It is effective in regulating the metabolism and body temperature.

Benefits – Helps your body increase its temperature and thus raises the metabolism and help fight common colds.  Helps reduce the accumulated fat unwanted cholesterol in body thus helps in weight loss and helps correct indigestion problems.  The sun (surya) is a symbol of brilliance and energy.  Practice of this mudra also helps remove fatigue, lethargy, laziness and dullness.

Namaste -- Cathi

Vayu Mudra - Mudra of Air

Aloha Everyone,

The Vayu Mudra is the mudra of air.

Category -  Hasta Mudras (Hand mudras)

Position -   Bend your index finger and bring it to the base of the thumb and press it lightly with the thumb.  Try to maintain the other fingers extended and straight.

Specialty - Vayu means air and this specific mudra help channel the flow and balance of air inside the body. 

Benefits – Vayu mudra helps correct the disorders caused by gases or air pressures in the stomach.  Vayu mudra is used for pain management for people with joint pain, arthritis and, rheumatism.  For healthy people, Vayu mudra is an excellent preventive measure against all vata (cool, cold, dry) related problems.

Namaste -- Cathi