The Magic of Mudras

Yoga is the way to control our mind and our breath. Every vessel in our body is connected to our mind. If we control our mind, then we can control our overall body.

Yoga is actually connected to the word "Om", it is the word of the universe, which is said to be vibrating on only this word. Yoga teaches us how to chant this magical word to get the best effect of it. While meditating and chanting Om, there are different ways of Mudras that we keep our hands in, which gives more power and energy.

Different types of Mudras have different effect on our body and soul. In Mudras, mainly hands and our five fingers are in use. These five fingers represent the five elements;

• Ring finger - Earth
• Thumb – Fire
• Middle finger – Sky 
• Little finger – Water, and
• Index finger – Air.

Yoga has different Mudras for every part of life. There is certain aspect of every Mudra and deep mystery in it. If we practice these Mudras daily in a correct way, then its mystery is automatically revealed and felt by the positive effect that it has on us. These Mudras also enhances their ability to perform their daily activities. Mudras works on different pinpoints of our body and is a way to maintain our body's cycle. 

Let’s discuss about some basic Mudras and its benefits on us.

Surya Mudra:

It is advised to sit in Surya Mudra in the morning for its best effect. It enhances the absorption of sunlight and it makes our body strong.

Prithvi Mudra:

Prithvi Mudra enhances our blood circulation and strengthens our bones.

Varun Mudra:

Varun means Water. So, Varun Mudra is used to control water elements in our body. It enhances our facial beauty.

Gyan Mudra:

This Mudra is for knowledge and meditation. It is advised to be done in the morning. It is useful in concentration, cure from sleeping disorder and in controlling anger.

Apaan Mudra:

Apaan Mudra works great in detoxifying our body. It relieves us from urine related diseases.

Linga Mudra:

It increases the energy and heat in our body and is very good in treating cold. It also works wonders on our immunity system and reduces fat.

Shunya Mudra:

This Mudra is for ears. It can enhance the power of hearing.

Prana Mudra:

Prana Mudra can be done any time in the day. It can enhance the immunity power and refreshes you.

Agni Mudra:

This Mudra is used to control heat in our body. This must be done with empty stomach.

Vayu Mudra:

This Mudra is used to control air in our body. Vaayu Mudra can be done in many ways and is very good in curing us from gastric problem. It is very beneficial in treating body ache.

Are you Diabetic? Don’t wait to start these Yogasanas.

What is Yoga? It means the unity of the discrete awareness and universal truth, or soul with spirit. The yoga culture is practiced in India, since 5000 years. It is actually the ancient knowledge of the human body. Many people think that Yoga is just a physical movement like bending, twisting, and stretching, inhaling and exhaling in a complicated way, but it’s more than a movement, a preparation of disciplined and balanced body-mind-soul.

Yoga can give us endless benefits, but we should do it with right process. Today, we are surrounded by many drastic diseases. Healthy body and mind is the key of a successful life. Every day, we are dealing with pollution, wrong life-style, and lots of stress. It takes us far away from the good health. But Yoga works like a soldier. The application of the pose (asanas) reinforces the body and brings a feeling of well-being. Yoga increases the intellectuality and a strong concentration power, it stables the emotions and makes us more rational and more caring towards each other.

The Asanas intensify muscle power, increases suppleness along with good blood circulation. Yoga for us, is, one solution for many problems. It organizes and balances our hormone systems. Not only it controls cholesterol level, blood pressure, and enhances cardiovascular performances, but also builds up a powerful immunity to protect our body.

The practice of breathing techniques (Pranayam) improves our respiratory system. It makes our lungs strong as well as increases the consumption of oxygen in our blood. It is a blessing for asthma patients or for one who suffers from respiratory disorders. It makes a strong nervous system, thus, making it easy to face many extreme situations. Pranayama also calms the mind.

In this cutting age, we are threaded by Cancer, Diabetes, Parkinson, Obesity, Cirrhosis of lever, Thyroid, Arthritis, back and neck pain, Migraine, many type of hormonal problems, sleep disorder, and depression. Sexual and complications about the child birth are also seen extensively nowadays. Due to workload and stress, people get captured by smoke and consume alcohol, which is a mother of many drastic diseases. If we regularly practice yoga (Asanas, Pranayama, Meditation), our inner system becomes capable to fight against many of these unwanted diseases.

Diabetes is a silent killer. In this century, a large number of mass of the world suffers from diabetes. It mainly happens due to the deficiency of insulin composition by the pancreas or shortfall of cell response to insulin, an imbalanced glucose level is seen in blood as an outcome. Some Asanas can help us to control diabetes and prevent it.

Akarna Dhanurasana (Archer’s Pose)

Method: Sit down with legs stretched affront. Now, hold the toes of both the legs with opposite hands. The toe of the right leg should be brought towards the right ear. Head should be held straight.

Benefits:

It is super beneficial for diabetes, abdominal fat, gastritis, hyperacidity, sciatica, strength of the wrist, biceps, triceps, dysentery, constipation, nervous weakness.

ARDHA MATSYENDRASANA (Half Twist Pose)

Method: Stand keeping legs straight. Fold right knee and keep the heel below the anus. Fold left leg and bring it to right side of the right leg and keep feet in touch with the ground. Then move right hand on the left knee kept below the armpit. Then touch left heel with left hand.

Benefits:

Very effective for diabetes, it massages kidney, liver and pancreas. It helps maintain softness of the body, massages the muscles of the back and belly, improves digestive power, lumbago muscular, rheumatism, slip disc, and improves the functioning of nervous system.

HALASANA (Plough Pose)

Method: Just lie straight with two hands beside, then raise legs upwards & bring them behind head to touch the ground.

Benefits:

Beneficial for diabetes as it motivates pancreas, spleen and the entire lower abdominal organ by the massage. This asana is very useful for weak liver function, problem of kidney, indigestion, constipation, excess fat in waist region, thyroid, diabetes, piles, dysentery, eye problem, asthma, bronchitis, abdominal wind too.

Besides asanas, breathing practices, especially anulom-vilom (alternate nostril breathing) and Kapalbhati (one-time inhale; exhale 30 to 50 times quickly) is mostly effective. Anulom vilom is very helpful in diabetes as alternate nostril breathing has serene results on the nervous system. This even balances the stress levels and is effective in diabetes treatment. Kapalbhati, on the other side, energizes the pancreas to release insulin, thus helping control diabetes. But remember, before doing any of the Yoga pose (Asanas, Mudras, Pranayama) take expert advice.

There is no age for yoga. There is nothing that is too late or soon for starting yoga. But it will take time to rebuild our human body. Along with a healthy diet, plenty of water consumption, positive attitude with regular exercise, yoga helps to get a healthy, happy body, mind and soul. It makes us a good human being, which is the first condition to be healthy. Hopefully, in many people, interest grows for yoga activity.