MUDRA   PARTIAL LIST OF MUDRAS                           MUDRA026.TXT
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       List of Mudras

       Supine Poses

       1.Gyan Mudra
       2.Vayu Mudra
       3.Akash Mudra
       4.Shunya Mudra
       5.Prithvi Mudra
       6.Surya Mudra
       7.Varun Mudra
       8.Jalodarnashak Mudra
       9.Pran Mudra
       10.Apan Mudra
       11.Apan Vayu Mudra
       12.Linga Mudra
       13.Shankh Mudra
       14.Sahaj Shankh Mudra
       15.Dhyan Mudra

       Do's and Don'ts for practicing Mudras - as directed by the Physician:

       Beginners should start practicing with ten minutes in the beginning,
       extending upto one hour at the most.

       The mudras mentioned above are very important in maintaining good
       health. They are not restricted to any particular age or gender. They
       are universally beneficial to all, throughout our lives. Mudras are
       very flexible in their timing, posture and have no strict dosages.
       Irrespective of whether you are travelling, watching TV or preoccupied
       with something else, mudras can be performed without any dilution in
       its effect.

Mudras are to be
performed with both the
hands. Benefits can also
be obtained by doing
mudras with one hand,
like the Gyan Mudra. The
left part of the body is
benefited by performing
mudras by the right hand
and vice-versa. Mudras
should be performed with
ease and light pressure
on fingers. If the
remaining fingers are to
be kept straight, they
should also be kept
straight with ease.
Touching of fingers to
each other is very
important in mudras.
Remaining fingers may be
kept in any comfortable
position.

Any mudra can be
practiced on both the
hands for at least 45
minutes every day. A
desirable change in the
body elements can be
seen only after 45
minutes. This minimum
duration of 45 minutes,
daily, is especially
essential for a Sadhak.
The simplest way to
practice and regularise
mudras is by practicing
it for 15 minutes in the
morning and for 15
minutes in the evening
regularly. If someone
finds it difficult to
remain in a single mudra
for 45 minutes then he
should try the above
mentioned way. This
practise also gives
favorable results,
although it may take
more time than usual.
One can remain disease
free, if he practices
mudrabhyas sincerely
with faith. Diseased
remain healthy for life.

If you are suffering
from any particular
disease, then you can
practice the mudra
related to that disease.
A patient should
practice the
corresponding mudra for
45 to 50 minutes and
according their capacity
and need, the timing
should be altered.
Chronic diseases may
take more time to cure,
but any mudra performed
even for one second can
help create vibrations
in the important Yogic
chakras and in the
remotest muscle centers
of our body, which prove
beneficial.

Mudras like Shunya
mudra or Vayu mudra are
to be performed only
till the curing of the
disease. When the
disease is cured, one
should not practice
these mudras for a long
time, as it may prove to
be harmful. Mudras like
Pran mudra, Gyan mudra,
Prithvi mudra can be
practiced for as much
time as one wishes to.

The effects of Shunya
mudra and Apan mudra are
instantaneous, while
Gyan, Apan, Prithvi and
Pran mudras require more
practice for better
results. If a person is
healthy and wants to
maintain his health,
then he should at least
practise Pran mudra or
Gyan mudra for some time
every day.

Mudras can be
practiced along with any
other treatment. Another
advantage is that it
gives favourable results
even if you do not
conceptually believe in
the method.

By practising mudras,
it is possible to carry
out minute changes in
our body, which are
practically impossible
for our present science.
This is possible because
the minute pulse centers
and the switchboard of
the bio-electricity is
in our two palms, it
gets affected by
pressing our hands. For
example, in a case of a
sudden heart-attack, a
can immediately perform
Apan Vayu mudra with
both hands if there is
no effective medicine at
hand. It helps to
release gas (which
pressurises the heart)
from our body and can
save the victim from
death even before the
arrival of a doctor.
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