For many years, I have successfully used mudras to help me concentrate
better or to intensify my meditation. Don't ask me why, but I always felt my little finger games to be something quite intimate, and consequently omitted them from the curriculum of my courses. It probably wasn't the right time for them yet.
At a workshop for brain training several years ago, I became acquainted with Mudra Number 27 and immediately put it to use for a great many different occasions. If I lose the thread while speaking or writing, or if I want to remember something, I simply place the fingertips of both hands together. Then the sentence or word usually comes to mind. Mudra Number 42, the hands placed together in front of the chest, calms my thoughts and supports concentration. I was also able to counter physical complaints with mudras. One of the most wonderful experiences occurred when I had to lie down after returning from a very long hike. I was very tired and had met a number of people
on horseback (I react allergically to the smell of horses), as well as blossoming
trees, during the last three miles. This was enough to cause an asthma attack. I did Mudra Number 4, and after four minutes, my breathing wasback to normal. I also frequently use Mudra Number 5 when I notice that my chest has become constricted. Perhaps I should do a serious course of treatment at some point using this mudra. During the last flu attack, I often felt wretched. Mudra Number 3, the first version, helped me. Before I go on a long hike, I like to move my bowels, which is done easily if I have already done Mudra Number 23, followed immediately by Mudra 24, while still
resting in bed. Fellow hikers also report success with these mudras
In case of seasickness, or when generally suffering from flatulence
after too much fat at a meal, I use Mudra Number 3, the first version, with
much success. I find Mudra Number 2 to be great because it practically
throws me out of the bed in the morning. It is wonderfully refreshing and
counteracts sensations of dizziness.
After a long session of garden work that was followed by an annoying
backache, I recently had an interesting experience. I laid down on my
back, pulled my knees up to my chest, and did Mudra 17 to balance out the
energy in my back. After a few breaths, I felt wonderful and a pleasant
warmth flowed through the lumbar vertebral area into my back. I could
directly feel how the backache slowly dissolved. Our health and well-being
are greatly dependent upon an optimal flow of energy, and tension blocks
this energy flow.
Since I am basically a healthy person, it naturally hasn't been possible
for me to try out the effects of all of the mudras. However, many of my
yoga students and acquaintances have told me about improvement or even
the miraculous healing of some conditions. One woman thought that
mudras saved her husband's life one night when he woke up with vehement
heart pain. She attempted to contact a physician and placed his hands
into the form of Mudra 16 while waiting. The heart pain subsided, he fell
asleep exhausted, and it wasn't necessary for the physician on emergency
call to come immediately. In the morning, she took her husband to the doctor.
The diagnosis was that the man had suffered a severe heart attack during
the night
Publisher's Note: If you feel heart pain, please get to the emergency room in your hospital. Call
an ambulance; make sure you have emergency phone numbers available for quick reference in
case you need them. Doing the mudras while waiting for an ambulance is fine. The woman in
this story is very lucky that her husband lived through this experience! The mudra exercises do
not replace the care of a competent physician.
better or to intensify my meditation. Don't ask me why, but I always felt my little finger games to be something quite intimate, and consequently omitted them from the curriculum of my courses. It probably wasn't the right time for them yet.
At a workshop for brain training several years ago, I became acquainted with Mudra Number 27 and immediately put it to use for a great many different occasions. If I lose the thread while speaking or writing, or if I want to remember something, I simply place the fingertips of both hands together. Then the sentence or word usually comes to mind. Mudra Number 42, the hands placed together in front of the chest, calms my thoughts and supports concentration. I was also able to counter physical complaints with mudras. One of the most wonderful experiences occurred when I had to lie down after returning from a very long hike. I was very tired and had met a number of people
on horseback (I react allergically to the smell of horses), as well as blossoming
trees, during the last three miles. This was enough to cause an asthma attack. I did Mudra Number 4, and after four minutes, my breathing wasback to normal. I also frequently use Mudra Number 5 when I notice that my chest has become constricted. Perhaps I should do a serious course of treatment at some point using this mudra. During the last flu attack, I often felt wretched. Mudra Number 3, the first version, helped me. Before I go on a long hike, I like to move my bowels, which is done easily if I have already done Mudra Number 23, followed immediately by Mudra 24, while still
resting in bed. Fellow hikers also report success with these mudras
In case of seasickness, or when generally suffering from flatulence
after too much fat at a meal, I use Mudra Number 3, the first version, with
much success. I find Mudra Number 2 to be great because it practically
throws me out of the bed in the morning. It is wonderfully refreshing and
counteracts sensations of dizziness.
After a long session of garden work that was followed by an annoying
backache, I recently had an interesting experience. I laid down on my
back, pulled my knees up to my chest, and did Mudra 17 to balance out the
energy in my back. After a few breaths, I felt wonderful and a pleasant
warmth flowed through the lumbar vertebral area into my back. I could
directly feel how the backache slowly dissolved. Our health and well-being
are greatly dependent upon an optimal flow of energy, and tension blocks
this energy flow.
Since I am basically a healthy person, it naturally hasn't been possible
for me to try out the effects of all of the mudras. However, many of my
yoga students and acquaintances have told me about improvement or even
the miraculous healing of some conditions. One woman thought that
mudras saved her husband's life one night when he woke up with vehement
heart pain. She attempted to contact a physician and placed his hands
into the form of Mudra 16 while waiting. The heart pain subsided, he fell
asleep exhausted, and it wasn't necessary for the physician on emergency
call to come immediately. In the morning, she took her husband to the doctor.
The diagnosis was that the man had suffered a severe heart attack during
the night
Publisher's Note: If you feel heart pain, please get to the emergency room in your hospital. Call
an ambulance; make sure you have emergency phone numbers available for quick reference in
case you need them. Doing the mudras while waiting for an ambulance is fine. The woman in
this story is very lucky that her husband lived through this experience! The mudra exercises do
not replace the care of a competent physician.
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