Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Mudras for enlightenment,Maha Mudra,Maha Vedha Mudra


Maha Mudra

Dr.V.S.SURESH Phd.,  Email: bksureshv@gmail.com
How to do: One has to first perform Mula bandha and press the Kanda(space between anus and the generative organ) by the right heel.Keep the left leg straight. Bend down and hold the big toe of the left foot with both hands. Bring the head down until it touches the knee. This position is also known as Janu-Shira-Asan. In Maha mudra, Janu Shira Asana is associated with the Bandhas, and pranayama. Inhale and while retaining the breath performJalandhar Bandha Bandha . Then Exhale while performing Uddiyan Bandha (taking the navel forcibly towards the back). Perform the pranayama as long as you can.
The same can be repeated by keeping the right leg straight and by pressing the Kanda with the left heel.
The gaze should stay between the eyebrows(bhru-Madhya Drishti). Meditate upon the Ajna Chakra.
duration :This mudra can be done as long as one can.
Maha mudra should be followed by Maha Bandha and Maha Vedha.
Benefits: This exercise enables the combined forces of Prana and Apana to pass through Sushumna, which awakens the Kundalini. This cures Hemorrhoids or piles, gastritis, constipation, consumption and various morbid conditions of the body thereby augmenting digestion and toning up the nervous system.





Maha Vedha Mudra


In Maha Vedha, press the Kanda with the left heel. Perform Mula Bandha . Place the riht foot on the left thigh. Then perform Jalandhar Bandha by pressing the chin against the chest. Place both palms on the ground and then balancing the body on the hands raise the buttocks with the left heel pressing against the Kanda, then bring it down on the ground(gently). Perform inhalation of breath in the beginning of the practice and after few times of striking, exhale.
This exercise is a great purifier of the body and the mind. It also awakens Kundalini Shakti and tleads to the attainment of Samdhi.

Mudras for enlightenment


We had so far seen mudras for health and curing disease in my previous posts but there so many mudras beyond for health to enlightenment mudras. Literally the meaning of mudras is a seal. It is called so because it seals the mind with the soul. Exercises falling under mudra are associated with retention of breath. Infact bandhas and mudras go together. Mudras control the vital forces(pranas) and thereby the mind in order to awaken the hidden mystic powers.
Once the potentialities of the spirit are unfolded before the performer, he can conquer all diseases and move towards God-realization.
Mudras helps the striver to awaken Kundalini to check the distractions of the mind and to sublimate vital energy into Ojas Shakti or spiritual energy. With the help of this Shakti he can exp;ore the mysteries.
Once th yogi attains spiritual energy, his personality blooms; he is able to attract men, his will power becomes strong and his mind balanced.
But in order to draw maximum benifits of Bandhas and mudras one must purify heart by selfless service of humanity and by developing virtues such as non-violence, truthfulness, purity. etc. Mere performance on any yoga exercises will not lead to the attainment of powers.

There are so many nudras that are in vogue and practiced, we had seen so far around 26 mudras for health and personality .
Here are some important mudras for enlightenment.
  • Maha Mudra

  • Maha Vedha Mudra

  • Yoga Mudra

  • Matangini Mudra

  • Ashwini Mudra

  • Kaki Mudra

  • Shambhavi Mudra

  • Unmani Mudra

  • Viparita Karani Mudra


  • Matangini Mudra


    How to do : Draw water through the nostrils but throw it out through the mouth. While throwing th ewater through the mouth, give the mouth a tube like shape and let the water gush forth forcible.
    Benefits : Matangini mudra tones the optical nerves and the brain. It removes headache, prevents cold, adds lustre to the face and leads to peace of mind

    Ashwini Mudra


    How to do : For this sit either in Sukhasan or in Vajrasan. You may practice this in thie lying pose, keeping th elegs folded in such a way that the heels touch the buttocks, contract the anus and release it. Repeat many times. Contraction and dilation of the anus removes constipation, enables the yogi to master Apana Vayu and helps to unfold Muladhara Chakra or the basal plexus.


    Kaki Mudra


    How to do : Sit in Sidhasana, draw the tongue out in a tube-like shape and inhale through the tongue. Retain the breath. Draw the tongue in and perform Yoni mudra . Exhale through the left nostril. Again do the same and exhale through the right nostril. Do it several times.
    Benefits :This Kaki mudra cools the body, removes excess of bile, purifies the blood and develops the mystic vision.



    Shambhavi Mudra


    How to do : The practitioner should sit in Padmasana or Sidhasana with eyes steady looking in the void and keeping the mind focused in the heart. One should practice not to wink before this. He has to forget the body and the surroundings and let the mind merge in silence.
    Benefits : By dong Shambhavi mudra one has more and more peace come unto him.

    Unmani Mudra


    This Unmani mudra can be practiced by only those who have reached a higher state in yoga.
    How to do : In this one has to sit in Padmasana or Sidhasana with the eyes half open. Then he has to fix mind on the space just a few inches from the eyes. Meditate upon the Self that is formless, nameless and Infinite, without any thought in mind and mind in calm meditation.
    Benefits : This gives peace of mind and unfolds inner glories of the Spirit through Samadhi.





    Viparita Karani Mudra


    This Viparita Karani word means Sanskrit inverted. One has to lie down relaxed. Gradually raise both the legs and the hips. Support the waist with hands more or less in Sarvanga Asan pose.
    By tis practice, the positons of the Sun and Moon are reversed. Hence it is called Viparita Karani.
    It is the opinion of yoga masters that sun dwells in the navel and moon in Sahasrara. The nectar that flows from the moon is consumed by the fire at the navel. This leads to decay and death. But by the constant practice of this mudra the nectar of the moon is perserved.

    Duration recommended is a few minutes to start with but can be gradually increased to two hours or more. After a few weeks the face shines with spiritual lustre, wrinkles are removed, eyes become healthier, and digestion becomes keen.



    Maha sivaratri


    Maha sivaratri

    Dr.VS.Suresh Phd .,  Email : bksureshv@gmail.com
    Maha sivaratri is great day to start doing yoga. I wish all my readers will practice yoga from this day, Don't forger yoga is not only about asanas and mudras there much more in yoga. So don't ever think tha if one can do asanas mean is a yogi , No he is not he is simply a master in asanas, he is not a yogi, even in some type yogas like raja yoga you no need to do this asanas. so remember becoming yogi is not only doing exercises or mudras there many things you must know .

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    Apaan- vaayu mudra



    Apaan- vaayu mudra

    This important mudra is sometimes called ‘Mritsanjeevani’ mudra , a mudra which can snatch a person away from the clutches of death! Indeed, this mudra tremendously benefits a person who has suffered from chest-pain(angina pectoris) or a heart attack . It increase the earth element (and therefore the Kapha humor) while decreasing the air and fire elements with in the body.
    Method: this mudra is formed by
    1.Joining together the tips of thumb, middle and ring fingers and
    2.applying the tip of index finger to the base of the thumb,
    Effects : this mudra bestows tiple benefits:
    1.Removal of obstructions/blockages in, and detoxification of, the body to allow an increase of element Aakaash (space),
    2. Increase of vitality due to an increae of element Prithvi(earth) and
    3. Sedation of the mind and relaxation of the body/muscles due to a reduction of elemtn Vaayu(air).
    Benefits:Apaan-vaayu mudra can be used to overcome the following disorders:
    1. Fast heart beats, palpitations,
    2. Angina pectoris (chest pain caused by blockages with in the coronary arteries that nourish the heart),
    3. Performance of this mudra as soon as heart attack strikes might enable the victim to minimize damage to the heart-muscle,
    5. Painful condition like headache, toothache, tummyache, backache, joint-pains, heel pain etc.,
    6. Excessive sweating,
    7. Obstruction of urine
    8. Ailments caused by a deficiency of element earth or humor kapha,
    9. Ailments caused by an excess of elements air, fire and humors Vaata, Pitta.

    Duration: 45 minutes every day, either at one stretch or in three parts (i.e or 15 minutes, thrice a day). However, when suffering from chest-pain, it should be performed continuously till the pain subsides.
    Precaution: People having a pronounced kapha constitution should perform this mudra in moderation..





    Apaan mudra



    Apaan mudra
    The Apaan mudra is an extremely important and useful mudra that first detoxifies (and, therefore, purifies) the body and the energizes it.
    Method: Appan mudra is formed by joining together the tips of the thumb, the middle finger and the ring finger.

    Effects: Appaan mudra is a combination of the Aakaash-vardhak(Aakaash) and the Prithvi-vardhak(pritvi) mudras. Apart from an increase of elements space and earth, appan mudra brings about an increase of Vaaata and Kapha humors and therofre a decrease of Pitta humor.
    Benefits: the Apaan mudra can be used to overcome the following disorders:
    1. Anuria (absence/obstruction of urine)
    2. Constipation, flatulence (gas), pile,
    3. Absence of sweat,
    4. Delayed delivery of a child,
    5. Burning in the body/body-parts,
    6. Ailments caused by a deficiency of element space and humor Vaata,
    7. Ailments caused by a deficiency of element earth and humor kapha,
    8. Ailments caused by and excess of elemnt fire and humor Pitta.
    Duration: Minimum 45 minutes every day, either at one stretch or in three parts(i.e, for 15 minutes, thrice a day)
    Precaution : People with a Vaata+kapha mix constitution should perform this mudra in moderation.



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    Uttarbodhi mudra




    Uttarbodhi mudra
    Uttarabodhi mudra can be called the mudra of enlightenment. And as the sun of enlightenment dawns, fears are dispelled. Thus this mudra works like (and , therefore, can complement) abhay-gyaan mudra.
    Method: Interlock the hands (held at navel ), keeping the
    1 index fingers straight touching each other and pointing upwards and pointing upwards and
    2thumbs extended, touching each other and pointing downwards.
    Effects; A regular practice of this mudra brings about a realization that we should fear nothing or nobody except God.
    Benefits;
    1 helps to soothe excited nerves before beginning a daunting task.
    2. enables the performer to overcome examination nerves, stage fright etc.
    Duration: For fifteen minutes or more , as and when required.

    Maatangi mudra



    Maatangi mudra
    Maatangi is the God of inner harmany. Performance of this mudra enables a person to attain harmony with himself and with the surroundings.

    Method: Interlock the hands(held at navel level), keeping the middle fingers straight and touching each other.
    Effects : this mudra beneficially affects the hypothalamus which is a part of the brain.
    Benefits : since hypothalamus is the seat of autonomous nervous system, this mudra establishes a state of balance(i.e, homoeostasis) within the body. It also relieves tension
    And pain in organs of the chest and abdoment.
    Duration ;
    for at leat fifteen minutes when suffering form internal pain.
    2. For five minutes , thrice a day to attain and maintain internal harmony.

    Asthma mudra



    Asthma mudra
    Like aakash-vardhak (or aakaash), Prtihvi-shaamk (or surya) and Linga mudra, this mudra too can help asthmatics, enabling them to relieve an attack of asthma.
    Method: Press together the finger nails of the middle fingers, keeping the other fingers gently extended.

    Effects: This mudra helps to treat as well as prevent attacks of asthma.Duration: At least fifteen minutes when suffering from breathlesnes. A regular performance of this mudra for about five minutes thrice a day helps the person to jprevent future attacks of asthma..



    Shanka mudra




    Shanka mudra
    Shanka is the Indain term for a conch. When this mudra is performed, the hands resemble a conch.

    Method: first, clench the left thumb with right fingers. Now, Place the left fingers on the back of the right palm. Finally, join the tips of the right thumb and the left index finger.
    Effects: The thumb which represents the element fire , is encircled(and thereby subdued) by the fingers. At the same time, the union of the left index finger and the right thumb results in an increase of element air. In other words the Shanka mudra brings about a decrease of Pitta humor but an increase of Vaata and Kapha humors within th body.

    Benefits : Shanka mudra can be used to overcome the following disorders:
    Feverish feeling in the bdoy,
    Burning in the body/body –parts,
    Allergic disorders, especially unicaria (skin rashes)
    voice (larynx) and throat(pharynx) problems,
    flabbiness/weakness /paralysis of muscles.

    Duration: 45 minutes every day, either at one stretch or in three parts (i.e or 15 minutes, thrice a day). However, when suffering from fever or manifestations of allergy) it may be performed for longer periods.

    Precaution: People with a Vaata+ Kapha mix constitution should perform this mudra in moderation.Note: There is a simplified version of this mudra called ‘sahaj shanka mudra’, which is performed by interlocking the eight fingers and bringing in contact the two upward-pointing thumbs. Benefits of this mudra ar similar to those of the Shanka mudra

















    Linga mudra



    Linga mudra

    Linga is the Sanskrit term for phallus(the male genital organ) . this mudra increases bodily heat since it reinforces the fire element and the Pitta humor.
    Method : this mudra is formed by interlocking the palms but keeping the left thumb erct, pointing upwards.

    Effects: the thumb represents the element fire. This fire is reinforced by performing the linga mudra. The fire element which resides in the thumb is activated and is able to increase uninhibited.
    Benefits: the linga mudra can be used to overcome the following disorders:
    1.Shivering and chills due to intolerance of cold weather; hypothermia,
    2. Ailments caused by an overproduction/ accumulation of phlegm(mucous) in the body; such ailments include colds, sinusitis, productive(wet) cough, sticky stools, etc,
    3. Asthma and other respiratory ailments that occur at the change of weather,
    4. Sexual debility in males.

    Duration: This mudra is not to be performed on a regular basis, It should be performed only when needed (e.g., when suffering form chills) and should be discontinud once the ailment has been overcome.
    Precautions: 1. Overuse of Linga mudra may aggravate the Pitta humor within the body, causing sluggishness and lethargy.
    This mudra should not be performed when suffering form ailments of Pitta-excess especially fever.





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    Tridosha-naashak “samaan’ mudra


    At times also called the Mukul mudra or the Sukri mudra this mudra balances and co-ordinates the five elements and the three humors of the body. Therefore, this mudra is useful for a person, whose all three humors have become deranged. Therefore this mudra is useful for a person, whose all three humors have become deranged. Theoretically, this mudra can be to overcome any disorder. More importantly, however, it can be used to prevent illness.
    Method: This mudra is formed by joining together the tips of the thumb and all four fingers.
    Duration: 45 minutes every day, either at one stretch or in three parts (i.e, for 15 minutes, thrice a day).
    Precaution: None.
    Note: wile performing this mudra, The fingertips can be directed at (or touched to) the diseased part of the body.

    Tridosha-naashak ‘Surabhi’ mudra



    Tridosha-naashak ‘Surabhi’ mudra
    Also known as the Kaamadhenu mudra, this mudra balances and oc-ordinates the five elements and the three humors of the body. While the effects of this mudra are similar to those of the Samaan mudra it si much mor difficult ot perform.
    Surabhi means a cow. In fact Kaamadhenu is a mythological, heavenly cow which is believed to fulfill all wishes .By regularly performing this mudra, the practitioner can succeeded in realizing all his dreams and fulfilling all his wishes!

    Method: This mudra is formed by joining
    The tip of ring finger of each hand to the tip of little finger of the other and
    The tip of index finger of each hand to the tip of middle of the other. The two thumbs lie side by side, touching each other. This forms a figure that resembles the four udders of a cow.

    Duration: 45 minutes every day, every day, either at one stretch or in three parts (i.e., for 15 minutes thrice a day)
    Precaution: None

    Pushaan mudra


    Pushaan mudra
    This mudra is dedicated to Pushaann or sun, the God of warmth, energy and nourishment.
    Method: With the right hand, perform the Vaata-kaarak mudra and with the left hand, perform the Apaan mudra.
    Effects: pushaan mudra increases the space, the air, and the earth elemtns of the body.
    Benefits:
    Increases energy and immunity.
    Increases strength, stamina and endurance.
    Detosifies the body by facilitating excretion of metabolic waste products through stools, urine and sweat.Duration: For 45 minute every day, either at one stretch or in three parts , of 15 minutes each.

    Apaan mudra



    Apaan mudra
    The Apaan mudra is an extremely important and useful mudra that first detoxifies (and, therefore, purifies) the body and the energizes it.
    Method: Appan mudra is formed by joining together the tips of the thumb, the middle finger and the ring finger.

    Effects: Appaan mudra is a combination of the Aakaash-vardhak(Aakaash) and the Prithvi-vardhak(pritvi) mudras. Apart from an increase of elements space and earth, appan mudra brings about an increase of Vaaata and Kapha humors and therofre a decrease of Pitta humor.
    Benefits: the Apaan mudra can be used to overcome the following disorders:
    1. Anuria (absence/obstruction of urine)
    2. Constipation, flatulence (gas), pile,
    3. Absence of sweat,
    4. Delayed delivery of a child,
    5. Burning in the body/body-parts,
    6. Ailments caused by a deficiency of element space and humor Vaata,
    7. Ailments caused by a deficiency of element earth and humor kapha,
    8. Ailments caused by and excess of elemnt fire and humor Pitta.
    Duration: Minimum 45 minutes every day, either at one stretch or in three parts(i.e, for 15 minutes, thrice a day)
    Precaution : People with a Vaata+kapha mix constitution should perform this mudra in moderation.