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Scientific look at Mudra Yoga |
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In
scientific terms, mudras provide a means to access and influence the unconscious
reflexes and primal, instinctive habit patterns that originate in the
primitive areas of the brain around the brain stem. Each mudra sets up
a different link and has correspondingly different effect on the body,
mind and prana. The aim is to create fixed, repetitive postures and gestures,
which can snap the practitioner out of instinctive habit patterns and
establish a more refined consciousness.
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Five
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Hasta
(hand) mudras: - They redirect the prana being emitted by the hands
back into the body. Mudras, which join the thumb and index finger,
engage the motor cortex at a very subtle level, generating a loop
of energy, which moves from the brain down the hand, and then back
again. i.e.
Jnana
mudra
Yoni
mudra
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Mana (head) mudras: - These practices form an integral
part of kundalini yoga and many are meditation techniques in their own
right. They utilize the eyes, ears, nose, tongue and lips. i.e.
Shambhavi
mudra
Khechari
mudra
Akashi
mudra
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Kaya
(postural) mudras: - These practices utilize physical postures combined
with breathing and concentration. i.e.
Prana
mudra
Vipareeta
karani mudra
Yoga
mudra
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Bandha
(lock) mudras: - These practices combine mudra and bandha. They charge the
system with prana and prepare it for kundalini awakening. i.e.
Maha
mudra
Maha
bheda mudra
Maha
vedha mudra
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Adhara
(perineal) mudras: - These techniques redirect prana from the lower centers
to the brain. Mudras concerned with sublimting sexual energy are in this
group.
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on Mudra |
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