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THERAPEUTIC MUDRA INDEX:

Use the following index to find mudras that can be helpful for specific physical ailments and emotional symptoms.

ANXIETY
- Adhi Mudra
- Anjali Mudra
- Bhairava Mudra
- Ganesha Mudra
- Jnana Mudra
- Vajrapradama Mudra

ARTHRITIS
- Marma Mudra
- Prithivi Mudra

ASTHMA
- Uttabodhi Mudra

AUTO-IMMUNE DISORDERS
- Anjali Mudra
- Bhairava Mudra

BACK PAIN
- Pascima Mudra

BLOATING
- Varuna Mudra

CANCER
- Ushas Mudra

COLDA/FLU
- Linga Mudra

CONSTIPATION
- Adho Merudanda Mudra
- Apana Mudra
- Prithivi Mudra
- Maha Sacral Mudra

DIARRHEA
- Adho Merudanda Mudra

EMOTIONAL ISSUES
- Ganesha Mudra
- Mandala Mudra
- Padma Mudra
- Pushan Mudra

 FATIGUE
- Prana Mudra

FERTILITY
- Yoni Mudra (women)
- Merudanda Mudra

FLATULENCE
- Pushan Mudra

HEADACHES
- Mahasirs Mudra

HEART DISEASE
- Anjali Mudra
- Bhairava Mudra

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
- Adhi Mudra

HYPOTHYROIDISM
- Prana Mudra
- Visuddha Mudra

JOINTS
- Marma Mudra
- Maha Sacral Mudra
- Varuna Mudra

LETHARGY
- Dhyana Mudra
- Kubera Mudra
- Matangi Mudra
- Merudanda Mudra
- Palli Mudra
- Shivalingam Mudra
- Surya Mudra
- Uttabodhi Mudra
- Vajrapradama Mudra

LOW BLOOD PRESSURE
- Merudanda Mudra

LOW SELF-ESTEEM
- Adho Merudanda Mudra
- Palli Mudra
- Vajrapradama Mudra

MENOPAUSE
- Yoni Mudra

NAUSEA
- Pushan Mudra

NEGATIVITY
- Kali Mudra

PROSTATE HEALTH
- Maha Sacral Mudra

SINUS ISSUES
- Mahasirs Mudra

SPEECH
- Kapota Mudra
- Visuddha Mudra

STRESS
- Jnana Mudra
- Prithivi Mudra
- Pushan Mudra

VISION
- Kapota Mudra
- Prana Mudra

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.