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MUDRAS FOR GROUNDING:

These mudras are grounding and can help with anxiety, stress, fear, insecurity, depression, and constipation.


ADHI MUDRA (Anxiety)

  • Make a soft fist with the thumb tucked inside; rest on
  • Benefits - Calms nervous system, facilitates breath in
  • Practice Tips - Use when feeling anxious or insecure
  • Contraindications - Low blood pressure
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ADHO MERUDANDA MUDRA (Downward Staff)
  • Make a fist and extend thumb up, keeping gentle pressure of fingernails against palm
  • Rest hands on thighs palms down
  • Benefits - Activates prana in the pelvis and low back
  • Practice Tips - Use when feeling depressed, or have digestive issues (both constipation and diarreha)
  • Contraindications - Low blood pressure
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APANA MUDRA (Grounding Energy)
  • Touch tips of thumb, middle and ring fingers together, extend index and little fingers; rest back of hands on thighs
  • Benefits - Eliminates toxins from the body, creates a sense of calm
  • Practice Tips - Use when you need to feel safe and tranquil
  • Contraindications - Low blood pressure
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BHU MUDRA (Grounding Energy)
  • Curl ring and little finger into palm, secure with thumb, extend index and middle fingers into V shape; point fingers toward the ground
  • Benefits - Activates downward flowing energy in body
  • Practice Tips - Use when constipated or to ground
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GUPTA MUDRA (Protected)

  • Interlace fingers inwards towards palms, cross right thumb over left and hold in front of abdomen
  • Benefits: Stimulates immunity & sexual energy
  • Practice Tips - Use to feel grounded and protected
  • Contraindications - Auto-immune disorders
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MAHA SACRAL MUDRA (Great Sacrum)
  • Touch tips of thumbs and little fingers together, then touch the thumbs, little, and ring finger tips of both hands together; extend index and middle fingers, pointing fingers downward in front of lower abdomen
  • Benefits - Activates breath in the pelvis, aids digestion and emotional processing
  • Practice Tips - Use to feel calm and grounded, also helps to process emotions
  • Contraindications - Pregnancy
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PRITHIVI MUDRA (Earth)
  • Touch the tips of the thumb and ring finger together, extend the index, middle, and little fingers; rest back of hands on thighs
  • Benefits - Balances energy of lower abdomen
  • Practice Tips - Use when feeling stressed or constipated
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Mudra Index:  Healing - Meditating - Grounding - Energizing - Therapeutic Index

This information is adapted from Professional Yoga Therapist Manual, Integrative Yoga Therapy, Joseph LePage, 2007. For more information on Mudras, please visit the Library.