For an individual practice, bring your left hand to rest over your heart as you stack your left shoulder over right so your heart is wide open. Your hips are also stacked creating a beautiful opening for what are considered our more vulnerable energetic centers: hips and hearts. In partner ...
In addition to being symbolic, mudras are used in yoga and meditation to control the flow of energy in the body and unblock chakras. Although hand mudras are the most common in yoga, there are also head, postural, lock and perineal mudras. In vitarka mudra, the circle formed by the index...
Though hand walking may seem to be a uniquely human skill, there are certain animals that give the appearance of walking on their hands. Cats and dogs, for instance, can be trained to walk on their front legs. There is also a certain breed of skunk that, when attacked, can walk on it...
Each chakra has an associated location, color, and quality. Here you will learn the basics on how we can use asanas (postures), meditation, pranayama (breathing), mudras (gestures), chants, and affirmations to help balance the first three chakras. Working with our subtle energy can ha...
I took a private yoga class, which was held outside on a beautiful morning. My yoga teacher, Stephanie, introduced me tomudras, a Sanskrit word meaning gestures. Mudras are hand and finger gestures that are believed to influence energy flow in the body and mind. ...
Karana mudra is depicted as one of the most spiritual Buddhist mudras meant for removing obstacles and fear. In case you didn’t know already, mudra is the Sanskrit word for “hand gesture.”Buddha was an Enlightened Master who achieved enlightenment under a bodhi tree through his knowledge of...
are absolutely different from the tantric hand gestures also called mudras. This is a unique method developed by Hatha yogis to reverse the flow of the nectar of life and to awaken the kundalini. Hatha yogis can influence the subtle body by practicingMudras,BandhasandKumbhaka(breath retention)....
Mudras (hand gestures) Cleansing kriyas (purification techniques) MeditationThe Evolution of Hatha YogaOne reason for the lack of clarity around hatha yoga is that it has had a long and winding road of evolution, indeed!The earliest forms of hatha yoga pre-date the 11th century CE and seemed...
Classical Hatha yoga was developed in the 15th century and included guidance for the proper setting of yoga, asanas, pranayama or breathing exercises, mudras or hand gestures, and meditation for personal spiritual growth. Hatha yoga was brought to America by Swami Vivekananda in 1893 as a spiritua...
The religion is inspired by Buddhism and ancient Brahmic scripts, which is why the hand gestures (also known as mudras) and insignias feel so familiar. The incantation (“Hou-ho-xiu-yi, si-sei-wu-ma”) sounds similar to many Buddhist mantras used during meditation, and the statues of ...