8 Most Effective Mudra Gestures You Must Try

Introduction
Every part of our body has some power or has their own benefits. Today we will see about mudra postures which are performed with fingers. And has great impact in terms of  health.

As the universe consists of five elements -Fire, Air, Sky, Earth and Water, our body is also made up of five elements. Our five fingers represent these elements of universe.

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 Fingers Name

Thumb

Index

Center

Ring

Little

Elements Name

Fire-Sun

Air-Wind

Sky

Earth

Water

Basic Rules to perform Mudras

• Anyone can perform Mudras gestures; ladies-gents, kids- Elderly, patient or person with no disease. Use both hands to perform mudra. Doing mudra by left hand benefits righ parts of the body and visa-versa.

• Mudras should be done 48 minutes throughout the day. Or-else one can do it 15-15 minutes at morning and evening.

• Mudras are more beneficial if it is performed during Padmasana, Vajrasana and Meditation. If you cannot do these asanas, you can perform any other asan.

• You can perform Pran mudra, Apan mudra, Gyan mudra as long as you wish to do. But, other mudras can be performed only to cure disease. Vayu, Shunya and Ling mudra can be done till you are having trouble.

• Apanvayu mudra is immediately beneficial to any disease related to heart. This affects same as injection. By the time you consult the doctor, it gives relief to the heart patient if this mudra is performed.

• It can be done parallel with the other treatment. Because, it does not creates any obstacles in the treatment, instead benefits it in a good way.

Vayumudra

Vayumudra is created when you place the tip of index finger to the base of the thumb. Then, give slight pressure to the index finger through thumb, keeping rest of the fingers straight. Vayumudra is more beneficial if it is performed during Vajrasan position.

Vayumudra

Benefits:

1. Performing this mudra gesture, air related afflictions such as arthritis, gout, sciatica, knee pain and gas are relieved.
2. It is beneficial for diseases like Parkison, Sciatica, Polio, Paralysis, Crvical Spondylosis and knee pain. 
Extras:

Where the pressure is occurred on base of the thumb through index finger, there are interactive points that allow the whole body to be balanced and healthy. 
Important to note:

Avoid performing this posture more than 30 minutes at a time. You can do it 15-15 minutes 2-3 times a day if needed. Stop doing this mudra once you are relieved from pain.

Aakashmudra 

To create this mudra, place tip of middle finger to the tip of thumb, keeping rest of the three fingers straight.

Aakashmudra
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Benefits:

1. This mudra is beneficial for any type of bone disease. 

2. Calcium is gained by performing this mudra which helps in making bones stronger.

3. This mudra gesture makes teeth stronger and eliminates all the teeth related problems. It relieves pain occured in jaws created during yawning.

4. Since center finger is interrelated to heart, it is beneficial in any heart disease.

5. The person suffering from blood pressure, angina pain, or not having good pulse rate will not be able to perform this mudra properly. It will be corrected by practicing this mudra gradually.

6. If any disease related to ear is not cured only by performing shunyamudra, then you can also perform aakashmudra along with it. 

Important to note:

It gives more benefits if this mudra is performed periodically. Do not reverse the hand while performing this mudra, keep the palm towards sky.

Shunyamudra

This mudra is created by placing base of the thumb to the tip of the middle finger giving slight pressure to it and keeping the rest of the fingers straight.

Shunyamudra

Benefits:

1. This mudra is specially for ear ache. It effects immediately if performed for 5-10 minutes.

2. Performing this mudra daily for an hour can help in relieving hardness of hearing.
3. Bones becomes strong and very effective in heart disease.
4. Helps in throat problems and thyroid disease and it also strengthens gums.
Important to note:

Once you are relieved from any of the disease mentioned above, don't continue this mudra.

Gyanmudra

This mudra is created by joining the thumb and index finger together and keep rest three fingers straight and joined.

Gyanmudra

Benefits:
1. It helps in sharpening memory.
2. It cures laziness, insomnia and sleeplessness.
3. It is beneficial in any type of problems related to mind like irritability, insanity, panic, restlessness, anxiety, depression and many more.
4. Problems like anxiety, lethargy, fear and emotional distress are removed.
5. Gyanmudra and pranmudra are very beneficial for the person having migraine.

Types of Gyanmudra.

➤Gyan-Dhyan Mudra

➤Gyan Beragya Mudra

➤Abhay Gyan Mudra

➤Tatva Gyan Mudra

1. Gyan-Dhyan Mudra

To create this mudra, firstly do the gyan mudra from both the hands and then place right hand on the palm of left hand. Now place both hands towards navel and take the posiion of Padmasana.

Gyan Dhyan Mudra

Benefits:

1. It benefits in developing the stage of Dharna and meditation.
2. Negative thoughts are reduced by performing this mudra. 

2. Gyan-Beragya Mudra

It is performed with both the hands with gyan mudra posture, by placing right hand near the heart and left hand near left knee.

Gyan Beragya Mudra

Benefit:

By doing this mudra, increases the feeling of beragya in mind and it also helps in living naive life.
3. Abhay Gyan Mudra

Perform gyan mudra with both the hands and raise both the hands to shoulder level making your palms visible. Keep your hands straight.

Abhaygyan Mudra

Benefits:

1. It helps in reducing fear in life.
2. It helps in relieving fear of death.

4. Tatvagyan Mudra

To create this mudra, you need to perform prithvi mudra from left hand and gyan mudra from right hand. Now, place both these hands towards knees.

Tatvagyan Mudra

Benefit:

Reminds us that the true nature of the self is transcendent, unchanging, pure and whole. 

Closure

So these are most effective mudra postures that you should perform for healthy life. 

Thank You.

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