Mudra Therapy for Reiki Therapists, Healers & Yoga Teachers

Let us learn to identify the 5 elements associated with our fingers.

Learn how to redirect the energy coming out of our body, into our body again with the use of Mudras.

Gyan Mudra is the first mudra. This mudra improves brain function and helps you go deeper into meditation. Gyan Mudra benefits include better memory, concentration, peacefulness and calmness.

Do this Gyan Mudra Meditation with stereo head phones.

Only some mudras can be done for unlimited time. Most mudras can be practiced for 15 minutes to 1 hour only. Time taken for someone to start feeling the flow of energy varies. Notice the time each mudra takes to get activated after you start doing any of the mudra.

Learn how touching the tip of the thumb with the tip of any of the fingers, the element associated with that finger will increase. And touching the base of the thumb decreases it.

Learn how your posture, attention, breathing, meditation and other factors increase the effectiveness of the mudra.

Learn the rules associated with Mudras, including the duration, etc. Consult your Doctor first if you are facing any health issues and always consider practice of mudras as a complementary exercise to speed up your recovery.

Aakash means space. Lets look at how this mudra works. Aakash mudra benefits: It helps ears, nose and throat to function better. It increases and balances the space element in the body.

Prithvi means Earth or matter. Lets see how this mudra gives your more energy and other benefits. Prithvi mudra benefits: It helps in increasing your energy levels, alertness and brain power. It increases and balances the earth element in the body. This mudra strengthens your aura and immunity.

Varun signifies water. Lets see how balance of water element in our body helps us. Varun mudra benefits: It helps in improving circulatory system of the body. Helps solve skin related problems. It increases and balances the water element in the body.

Practice the 4 basic Mudras for good health. The key to good health is to balance the 5 elements. By practicing the 4 basic mudra, namely Dhyan, Aakash, Prithvi and Varun you can balance all the 5 elements and live a healthy and happy life.

For healthy individuals, just practicing these 4 murdas while doing your meditation, yoga or Reiki practice can give very good results.

You can even do these mudras while watching TV as a bonus. There is no time limit for these 4 mudras so you can do it for as long as you want.

Vayu means Air or Gas. It can cause many problems in our body. Vayu Mudra benefits: This mudra can help reduce many kinds of pains caused by accumulation of vayu or gas in any part of body. This mudra is very helpful when done in Vajrasana after lunch. 

Shunya means zero, emptiness or vacuum.  Vayu Mudra benefits: It helps in improving our hearing ability. Very helpful when there is any kind of pain in the ears.

Aditya is another name of Sun. Aditya Mudra benefits: Sneezing stops in just a few minutes with this Mudra.

Surya means Sun. Surya Mudra benefits: This mudra gives you lot of heat. It reduces stress and gives you energy and vitality. It gives you freedom from cold, cough and sinus problem with regular use. People with high BP problem should avoid it. Don't do it more than 15 minutes.

Jalodar means water in your stomach and nashak means destroyer. Jalodar Nashak Mudra benefits: It removes excess water from your stomach area.

Practice these mudras and keep a journal of your experiences. You can share these experiences with your loved ones. I will be adding some advanced mudras here. So till then stay tuned and gain some experience in using the above mudras.

Prana Mudra benefits: Increases the prana or energy in your body, improves blood circulation and eye sight. You start to feel more positive, hopeful and enthusiastic. Tiredness disappears and it reduces thirst and hunger so this mudra is very useful during fasting.

Experience the Power of Saman Mudra with this Meditation.