These three mudras will bring you into your calming, soothing center and out of the chattering mind and ocean of emotion to be at peace once again. ADHI MUDRA "I am always calm in the center of my being." Place your thumbs inside your palms and gently make loose fists...
Mudras
Purna Hridaya Heart Mudra: Welcoming Thoughts and Feelings
'Purna' means open and 'hridaya' is the heart, thus this is the Open Heart Mudra. This is one of my favorite mudras for when I'm feeling a lot of emotion, or feeling stuck in an emotion or repetitive thoughts. Practicing Purna Hridaya Mudra will help to bring your...
Heart Hridaya Mudra
"My Heart is Open and Spacious, Allowing Me To Be With All That Is." Cultivating the support within the inner refuge of the heart opens the doorway to greater self-love and acceptance. Hridaya means heart in Sanskrit and this mudra allows you to go inward through the...
Empty Hands Mudra
"I Empty my Hands to Hear the Voice of my Heart." It is interesting that in many indigenous cultures like the North West Coast and Inuit have depicted in art and told stories of hunters who had holes in the center of their palms. These openings were windows that...
Hansi – Inner Smile Mudra
"My Inner Smile awakens the Bliss that is always present." I love how the pinky fingers are like the uplifted corners of the mouth as in a smile in this mudra! You can rest the backs of your hands on your lap; or with elbows at your waist float your hands chest...
I Allow Mudra
"I allow everything to be exactly as it is." Our possibilities increase when we allow everything to be exactly as it is in each unfolding moment. Allow Mudra came to me from an experience of feeling boxed in within my own self-imposed expectations. I was trying to...
Jala Water Mudra
"I flow with the rhythms of the rivers within." This is one of my all time favorite Mudras! Perhaps because its so simple and yet so powerful at bringing me back into my natural flow. It helps me to sense my navel and breath naturally flowing more deeply and fully...
Murti Mudra for Embodiment
"Fully Present in My Body, I Am Here Now." Murti means 'body' or 'form' in Sanskrit. It guides the breath to settle deep into the pelvis, anchoring balance, stability, and comfort within both body and mind. By grounding yourself and feeling your connection to the...
Deep Listening Mudra Flow
This flow of mudras will allow you to calm and relax muscular tensions, inviting your senses to open to receive, as well as draw you inward to hear your own inner voice. Stilling and soothing the mind, this flow can lead you into feeling gratitude for all that is,...
Behold Beauty Mudra
“Grounded in my True Self, I behold beauty within and all around me.” (left hand under right, hands are held in front of the heart like prayer mudra) This mudra arose within my practice while I was on retreat in a deep meditative space. This is the first mudra that...