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Ring Finger Mudra for Temperature Control, Stamina and Equilibrium

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Another one of my favorite yoga mudras  is the Ring Finger Mudra.  It’s especially helpful in the summer since it helps control body temperature.  It does this since it works with the Chinese  “triple warmer. ” There are times when I get too hot as well as times that I get chilled due to air conditioning.  This hand gesture solves it.  In addition to temperature control, it is also good for increasing stamina and feeling balanced and a steady equilibrium.

How to do the Ring Finger Mudra

  • Sit, stand or lie down
  • Encircle your left ring finger with the four fingers of your right hand – the right thumb  extends to the middle of your left hand.
  • Keep holding your finger for a while and feel the experience
  • Next encircle your right ring finger and hold it for the same amount of time.

Benefits of the Ring Finger Mudra

  • Gives stamina, staying power and the power to be assertive
  • Associated with the deep meridian of the liver which provides patience, serenity, hope, and vision for the future
  • Associated with the triple warmer which provides temperature control for the body, which in turn regulates cell function.
  • Helps with maintaining equilibrium during stressful times

Reference:  Mudras: Yoga in Your Hands by Gertrud Hirschi

Mahasirs Yoga Mudra for Headaches

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I woke up in the middle of the night not long ago with a headache.  Ouch!  It was piercing me right between the eyes.  This is unusual for me and I was hurting and unhappy about it.

Well,  I was snuggled under the covers and didn’t want to get up.  Luckily, I thought of the yoga mudra for headaches.  In no time at all, my head quit hurting and I was back sleeping once again.  Since I didn’t look at the clock (that’s too depressing in the middle of the night), I woke up once more with a headache so I repeated the yoga mudra and it worked just as fast.  The next morning I woke up feeling rested and no more headache.

How to do the Mahasirs Mudra for Headaches

  1. Place your ring finger into the fold of the thumb.
  2. Touch the tips of your thumb, index and middle finger.
  3. Keep the baby straight.
  4. Do this with both hands.
  5. Hold it as long as necessary.

Benefits of the Mahasirs Mudra

  • Relieves tension
  • Balances energy
  • Eliminates mucus congestion in the frontal sinuses
  • Quiets the senses and calms the emotions

This mudra is particularly good for sinus headaches.  It is also calming, centering and clears your head bringing clarity.

Pran Mudra

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One of my favorite yoga hand positions, otherwise called yoga mudras, is the Pran Mudra.
It is simple to do and very powerful.

What are the benefits of the Pran Mudra?

  • Increases vitality and your life force
  • Reduces fatigue
  • Reduces nervousness
  • Improves vision
  • Builds self-confidence
  • Gives the courage to start something new and follow through on it
  • Balances and equalizes the functioning of the right and left hemispheres of the brain if you hold the fingernails instead of the finger tips of the ring and little finger.

How to do the Pran Mudra

1.  Put the tips of the thumb, ring and little fingers together.  Instead of touching the tips, another way is to put the thumb on the fingernails of the ring and little fingers.

2.  Extend the middle and pointer fingers

3.  Use with both hands.  It’s fine to have your hands down by your side, resting in your lap, or add it to a standing posture while practicing yoga

4.  Use it as needed for 5 to 30 minutes.  As a treatment, do it 3 times a day for 15 minutes.  As with all mudras, practice slow, deep and mindful breathing to magnify the benefits.

Julie Keefe at Magic Beans Workshop emailed me to say…

Hi Julie!

Just wanted to let you know that I’ve been frequently using the Pran Mudra that you taught us. I really enjoyed how it was incorporated into our yoga postures and really felt that it significantly enhanced my practice, energy and mood that night. I’ve been using it while on my morning walks. I’m very excited!

→ Join us for a Yoga Mudra Workshop.  Check my schedule to see when the next one is.

Please share your other ideas and comments below so we can all benefit.

Bhramara Mudra for Allergy Relief

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Yoga Mudras were introduced in my last post.  They are gestures for the hands and body that aid healing for the body, mind, emotions and spirit.  Using hand positions in this manner can be found in the yoga, Buddhist, Chinese, and other traditions.

Here is one to practice to relieve allergies and related conditions.  It’s called Bhramara Mudra.

  • Place your index finger at the base of your thumb.
  • Touch the tip of your thumb beside the fingernail of the middle finger
  • Extend your ring and little fingers
  • Focus your attention and breathe as deeply, slowly and smoothly as possible
  • Hold for several minutes and practice often

Even though I had my doubts, this yoga mudra has helped me a lot.  I use it during an allergy attack and as a preventative during allergy season.  For example, I will hold this yoga mudra with one or both of my hands while waiting, walking or sitting.

I’ve shared this with others and have been told that it stopped a sneezing fit, solved an allergy attack when out walking, and cleared up a runny nose from allergies.  Really!

Don’t forget to use common sense too.   Help yourself by doing what you can to boost your immune system and avoid what triggers your allergies (pollen, animal dander, dust, food triggers, etc.)

Hear what Sandi had to say about the Bhramara Mudra for allergy relief and what she said about coming to my Transforming Stress into Awakened Living workshop in this minute-long video.

Please try it for yourself and then post your results!

Visit often since there are lots more yoga mudras to share with you for things like feeling more stable, calm, energized and uplifted.

Post a comment to let me know the ones you’re most interested in and I’ll do my best.  Better yet, come to a yoga class and/or to the next yoga slumber party to learn more in person.  Here’s the schedule for your convenience.

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