"My Inner Smile Awakens the Bliss that has Always Been Here." I love how the pinky fingers are like the uplifted corners of the mouth as in a smile in this mudra! Practicing Hansi helps me to remember that not only feelings of bliss, but also positive qualities are always within me, no matter what else is going on in life, or how I may feel one moment to the...

"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 make everything unfold according to how I wanted it - never a good idea. It's a good idea to set one's intention, then...

"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 there. My breath is a representation of the rhythms of nature inside me and in the Five Elements all around...

"Fully present in my body, I am here now." Murti means body, form, in Sanskrit, and allows the breath to settle into the pelvis to support balance, stability, and comfort within the body and mind. Grounding, rooting and feeling your connection to the Earth helps to support feeling present and embodied. The exhalation will be enhanced leading to greater relaxation and softening within the body. This is a great antidote...