3 Powerful Meditation Yoga Mudras and how To Use Them
The first question you are probably thinking is…. what on earth is a Yoga Mudra, right?
The use of Mudras, within the practice of Yoga, is a powerful tool for your overall health, self-care, and empowerment. They are basically hand and finger positions combined with relaxed breathing to bring about a state of calm and renewed focus.
So why might you want to do it during your working day?
Well, as much as working from home has many benefits it also has some drawbacks!
It’s finding that balance between work life and work life when you are constantly bombarded with emails, and texts and then there are the Teams meetings which don’t always go to plan. It’s no wonder people are getting stressed when working from home.
This is where some simple Yoga Mudras can be of help by drawing your awareness within yourself to tap into the body’s natural energy pathways and recharge your energy levels.
The term Mudra means to use the hands in simple gestures during a meditative state with specific goals to channel your body’s energy flow. There are loads of these Mudras but here are 3 simple ones to begin with.
1. Gyan
This is probably the most common and is used to improve your concentration and sharpen your memory.
Start by touching the tip of your index finger to the tip of your thumb while keeping the other three fingers straight. Sit in a relaxed position on a chair with your arms on your desk or lap. Take a 4-second in through the nose, 4-second out through the mouth breathing pattern ideally with your eyes closed. Focus on the breathing pattern and let everything else go. If random thoughts do enter your mind, don’t worry about it. Let them pass and refocus on breathing.
2. Dhyana
This Mudra is often seen in pictures of people meditating and is performed to bring you into a deeper level of concentration and a feeling of inner peace and tranquillity.
Start by placing your hands upright with your right hand resting on top of your left hand.
The thumbs should be lightly touching. Let your hands rest lightly on your lap. Adopt the same relaxed breathing pattern as in the previous Mudra.
3. Buddhi
This Mudra is great for mental clarity and can help you understand intuitive messaging from your subconscious when you’ve been asleep or daydreaming. It can also help communication by improving internal and external dialogue. By this I mean some of those conflicting mental dialogues we all have with ourselves will be resolved quicker.
Start by touching your thumb to your little finger while keeping the other three fingers straight. Let your hands rest lightly on your lap. Adopt the same relaxed breathing pattern as in the previous Mudra.
Here we have three simple Mudras to have a go at whenever you feel the need. Don’t worry if you find it quite hard to relax the mind initially, just focus on breathing in and out. You can pick either one of the Mudras and perform for 5-10 mins at a time or 2-3 Mudras for a few minutes of each one.
You’ll notice that you will get better with practice which unsurprisingly is like anything in life.
