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Six Mudras to Heal Common Ailments Sonali Bansal Spirituality
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“When refex points o the ngertip are pressed, these healing
sustan!es are released and one !an realan!e any diseased area
o
the ody"# $ %he Healing Art o Mudras, &eorah 'as!a Mudras
are
hand gestures or simple ormations o the ngers and hands
(hi!hstimulate spe!i! energy path(ay that !an unlo!) higher le*els
o
a(areness and ring aout healing (hen held (ith o!us or
extended periods o time" +a!h nger represents an element o
nature and (hen that is rought into !onta!t (ith the thum,
it
rings aout alan!e in that element and helps !ure the disease
!aused y the imalan!e" Mudras start ele!tromagneti! !urrents
(ithin the ody (hi!h alan!e *arious !onstituting elements
and
restore health" &eorah 'as!a in %he Healing Art o Mudras
said,
“Mudri! nger positions tie in (ith healing arts su!h as
a!upressure,
a!upun!ture, hand and oot refexology, and massage therapy, as
all
o these (or) (ith the release o the human odys o(n natural
io!hemi!al healing sustan!es endorphins and dopamine that
assist in the healing pro!ess" When refex points o the ngertip
are
pressed, these healing sustan!es are released and one !an
realan!e any diseased area o the ody" -or example it is a
!ommon response to !len!h the sts (hen experien!ing stress
or
tension" %his rea!tion a!tually !reates a mudra, (hi!h
a!ti*ates!ertain refex points, thus helping the indi*idual to !alm
do(n"# .ets
loo) at six mudras that !an e pra!ti!ed to !ure !ommon
diseases
and ailments/ 0yan 12no(ledge3 mudra or stress Ho( to/ 4oin
the
tip o the thum to the tip o the index nger to orm an 5
shape,
(hile all the other ngers are straight relaxed" 7magine the
thum
and the index nger to e one and not deta!hed, uniting the
Brahma 1thum3 and indi*idual !ons!iousness 1index nger3" Why
to/ %his hand gesture (or)s (ith the air element in the ody, and
isoten used during pranayama and meditation" 7t helps in
managing
stress, in!reasing !on!entration le*els and !alming the
entire
ner*ous system" A!ti*ating the pineal gland, 0yan mudra helps
(ith
heada!hes and )eeps you !alm" &uration/ 8ra!ti!e the mudra
either
or 9: minutes at a stret!h or distriute it to ;: minutes three
times
