Best Mudras For Self-Healing

Here are the best Mudras for self-healing and how to do them.

Gyan Mudra

One of the most popular Mudras in the world, the Gyan Mudra is also known as the seal of knowledge. You can practice it by pressing your first finger or index finger to your thumb and holding your other fingers upright.

This Mudra stimulates the endocrine and pituitary glands as well as the nervous system. It is known to enhance intuitive wisdom, increase memory, and ease anxiety, depression and sadness. It also soothes the mind, inspires creativity, boosts concentration, and expands consciousness.

In addition, it stimulates the root chakra to make you feel safe and secure in your surroundings and reset the health of your physical body. So, it is a Mudra to practice if you’re looking to boost your brain power, emotional well-being, and health.

Shuni Mudra

Shuni, also known as the seal of patience, is Sanskrit for Saturn, which is the planet of discipline in Vedic astrology. To perform the Shuni Mudra, touch the tip of your middle finger to the tip of your thumb with the other three fingers stretched out.

It can also be used to improve commitment, focus, patience, and understanding, as well as turning negative thoughts into positive ones. It’s also a great Mudra for instilling stability in your life and helping you with your daily responsibilities, as well as giving you courage and strength for bigger tasks.

Surya or Ravi Mudra

The Surya or Ravi Mudra, also known as the seal of life, is an excellent Mudra for improving your health and wellness. It stimulates the nervous system, improves digestive health, and increases the element of fire in your energy field to revitalize your energy, strengthen your physical body, and boost your vitality.

To perform this Mudra, put your third finger or ring finger and thumb together and stretch your other fingers outward. It’s a great Mudra for when you feel like you need to boost your metabolism or sexual energy, when you’re feeling a little drained, or when you’re undergoing a big change in your life.

Buddhi Mudra

The Buddhi Mudra, also known as the seal of mental clarity promotes clear communication, stronger intuition, and psychic development. The word Buddhi translates as higher mind or intellect and it is performed by touching your little finger to the tip of your thumb, with the others stretched out.

It can also help to relieve muscular pain and brings the energy of the element of water to the body, which is associated with intuition and sensitivity for getting in touch with your emotions and connecting with your inner self for spiritual guidance.

Prana Mudra

The Prana Mudra is a sacred seal that channels the flow of vital life force energy known as prana by linking the energy points in your body. You can practice it by touching your little and ring finger against your thumb, and pointing your other two fingers straight out.

It also boosts your energy levels, improves overall physical and mental health, and increases blood circulation.

Ganesha Mudra

The Ganesha Mudra helps to remove energy blockages. It is named after the Hindu diety who removes obstacles. You can use it to relieves stress, lift your spirits, and help you navigate through difficult times and creative blockages. It also stimulates the heart chakra, which deals with self love and matters of the heart.

To practice it, hold the palms of your hands together in front of your heart as though you’re saying a prayer, then twist your hands so that your fingertips point toward the opposite elbows, with your right palm facing your heart. Then, bend your fingers and slide your hands across each other to lock your fingers together.

Vayu Mudra

The Vayu Mudra’s name comes from the Sanskrit word for Air, because it is known to fill your energy with the element, which is associated with health, vitality, and divine inspiration, so it is a great Mudra for creative people and anyone looking for an overall reset or boost.

To do the Vayu Mudra, bend your index finger so that the tip is touching the base of your thumb, and then bend your thumb over the bend in your finger that is closest to the nail – or the middle phalange.

Hakini Mudra

The Hakini Mudra is associated with the third eye chakra – the sixth energy center in the body that governs our spiritual sensitivity, intuition, and psychic ability. It’s a great Mudra for strengthening spiritual abilities and generating ideas and creative energy flow to the mind.

The practice this Mudra, allow all of your fingertips to touch, with your palms facing one another and keeping your fingers extended.

Apana Mudra

The Apana Mudra, also known as the Mudra of digestion, aids digestive health and is used to enable the free flow of Apana Vata, cleanse the energy field, and improve the functions of the organs, especially those that relate to digestion. You can practice this Mudra by touching your middle fingers and ring fingers to your thumbs.

Brahma Mudra

The Brahma Mudra, also known as the Poorna Mudra, meaning full or complete Mudra, combines synchronized movements of hands and the head, acting as a complete therapy for the eyes, neck, mind, spine, throat, shoulders, hypothalamus, and thyroid glands.

It improves focus, releases negative energy, calms the mind, and energies the body. It also removes toxins from the body and energy field and can help you to reach a higher meditative state. To practice this Mudra, make fists with your hands and press your knuckles against each other in front of your lower stomach, with your palms facing upwards.