{"id":10748,"date":"2015-02-01T01:10:35","date_gmt":"2015-02-01T06:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=11142"},"modified":"2015-02-03T19:31:48","modified_gmt":"2015-02-04T00:31:48","slug":"a-moment-for-meditation-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2015\/02\/01\/a-moment-for-meditation-6\/","title":{"rendered":"A Moment for Meditation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mudra<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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I love mudra.\u00a0 It is a simple, yet fulfilling, peaceful part of meditation.\u00a0 Mudra is simply yoga for your hands.\u00a0 It is a Sanskrit word, meaning <\/em>\u201c<\/em>seal<\/em>\u201d<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The ancient yogis found that each part of the hand and how it moves correspond to certain other parts of the body or the mind.\u00a0 It can also relate to your emotions, feelings and your behaviors.<\/em><\/p>\n

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There have always been hand languages and hand gestures in many of the cultures around the world.\u00a0 Look at paintings of Buddha, Jesus, many saints and religious icons; notice the hand gestures, palm open facing forward or fingers touching.\u00a0 These are mudras.\u00a0 Hand gestures were also used in ritual in\u00a0 Ancient Egypt, Greece and Indian; and, most likely in some traditions in modern day Wicca and Witchcraft.\u00a0 Even in today<\/em>\u2019<\/em>s world, there is the ubiquitous handshake, hands in prayer and for some of us, the constant movement of our hands as we speak, to name a few.<\/em><\/p>\n

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There are many, many different mudras within the yoga and meditation world.\u00a0 The most used is gyan mudra but there are several others, which are listed below:<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Gyan Mudra<\/span><\/strong> – The index finger and thumb touching; all other finger straight.\u00a0 This is for knowledge<\/em><\/p>\n

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Shuni Mudra<\/strong><\/span> – The middle finger and thumb touching.\u00a0 This is for wisdom, <\/em><\/p>\n

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Surya Mudra<\/strong><\/span> – The ring finger and thumb touching.\u00a0 This is for vitality and energy.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Buddhi Mudra<\/strong> <\/span>– The pinkie finger and thumb touching.\u00a0 This is for communication.<\/em><\/p>\n

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One of the other most commonly used is prayer pose, which is both palms touching, with hands held in front of the heart center.\u00a0 Prayer pose is for centering and calming.\u00a0 It is seen as the universal symbol of prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Using these mudras during meditation effectively <\/em>\u201c<\/em>seals<\/em>\u201d <\/em>the effect of the mudra in your consciousness, hence the name.<\/em><\/p>\n

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While mudra should be practiced for a minimum of 3 minutes, they can be practiced anywhere.\u00a0 The energy from that connection will always be felt.\u00a0 Mudras can be used with mantra (see January, 2015 column) or without.<\/em><\/p>\n

When speaking of your hands, the right hand is seen as the <\/em>\u201c<\/em>receiver<\/em>\u201d<\/em>, and is associated with the sun, and the left hand is seen as the <\/em>\u201c<\/em>giver<\/em>\u201d <\/em>and is associated with the moon.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The following are just three of the meditations with mudras that can help in this crazy hectic world in which we find ourselves.\u00a0 I hope that you will give them a try.<\/em><\/p>\n

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As we have discussed before, you will want to be in easy pose, or in a chair with a straight back.\u00a0 Your breathing will be long and deep.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Prayer Pose<\/strong> – Very simply sitting with your hands in prayer pose, with the breath, feeling yourself as infinity.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Cup of Compassion<\/strong> – Hands form a cup, with pinkies and outside of palms touching, facing upward.\u00a0 With the breath, visualize yourself receiving and accepting energy, guidance and blessings from the universe.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Preventing Stress<\/strong> – Hands are palm up; rest the back of the left hand in the palm of the right hand.\u00a0 Hands will meet in front of you an inch above the navel.\u00a0 Breathe long and deep.<\/em><\/p>\n

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These are but a few of the myriad mudras available to you. This video from YouTube may also be helpful:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wN9n3ABjnIU&index=7&list=PL_dIya2JbVnTkujuSpjPc-hZV6LbKSnTX<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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If you have any questions, or would like further information, please do not hesitate to contact me at <\/em>ShaktiWarriorSpirit@gmail.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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Namaste, Sat Nam & Blessings<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span>Resources:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> Kundalini Yoga Sadhana Guidelnes – 2nd Edition<\/em><\/p>\n

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Mudra \u00a0 I love mudra.\u00a0 It is a simple, yet fulfilling, peaceful part of meditation.\u00a0 Mudra is simply yoga for your hands.\u00a0 It is a Sanskrit word, meaning \u201cseal\u201d. \u00a0 The ancient yogis found that each part of the hand and how it moves correspond to certain other parts of the body or the mind.\u00a0 It can also relate to your emotions, feelings and your behaviors. \u00a0 There have always been hand languages and hand gestures in many of the cultures around the world.\u00a0 Look at paintings of Buddha, Jesus, many saints and religious icons; notice the hand gestures, palm open facing forward or fingers touching.\u00a0 These are mudras.\u00a0 Hand gestures were also used in ritual in\u00a0 Ancient Egypt, Greece and Indian; and, most likely in some traditions in modern day Wicca and Witchcraft.\u00a0 Even in today\u2019s world, there is the ubiquitous handshake, hands in prayer and for some of us, the constant movement of our hands as we speak, to name a few. \u00a0 There are many, many different mudras within the yoga and meditation world.\u00a0 The most used is gyan mudra but there are several others, which are listed below: \u00a0 \u00a0Gyan Mudra – The index finger and thumb touching; all other finger straight.\u00a0 This is for knowledge       Shuni Mudra – The middle finger and thumb touching.\u00a0 This is for wisdom, patience and \u00a0intelligence.         Surya Mudra – The ring finger and thumb touching.\u00a0 This is for vitality and energy.           Buddhi Mudra – The pinkie finger and thumb touching.\u00a0 This is for communication.             One of the other most commonly used is prayer pose, which is both palms touching, with hands held in front of the heart center.\u00a0 Prayer pose is for centering and calming.\u00a0 It is seen as the universal symbol of prayer.           Using these mudras during meditation effectively \u201cseals\u201d the effect of the mudra in your consciousness, hence the name. \u00a0 While mudra should be practiced for a minimum of 3 minutes, they can be practiced anywhere.\u00a0 The energy from that connection will always be felt.\u00a0 Mudras can be used with mantra (see January, 2015 column) or without. When speaking of your hands, the right hand is seen as the \u201creceiver\u201d, and is associated with the sun, and the left hand is seen as the \u201cgiver\u201d and is associated with the moon. \u00a0 The following are just three of the meditations with mudras that can help in this crazy hectic world in which we find ourselves.\u00a0 I hope that you will give them a try. \u00a0 As we have discussed before, you will want to be in easy pose, or in a chair with a straight back.\u00a0 Your breathing will be long and deep. \u00a0 Prayer Pose – Very simply sitting with your hands in prayer pose, with the breath, feeling yourself as infinity. \u00a0 Cup of Compassion – Hands form a cup, with pinkies and outside of palms touching, facing upward.\u00a0 With the breath, visualize yourself receiving and accepting energy, guidance and blessings from the universe. \u00a0 Preventing Stress – Hands are palm up; rest the back of the left hand in the palm of the right hand.\u00a0 Hands will meet in front of you an inch above the navel.\u00a0 Breathe long and deep. \u00a0 These are but a few of the myriad mudras available to you. This video from YouTube may also be helpful:\u00a0\u00a0 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wN9n3ABjnIU&index=7&list=PL_dIya2JbVnTkujuSpjPc-hZV6LbKSnTX   \u00a0 If you have any questions, or would like further information, please do not hesitate to contact me at ShaktiWarriorSpirit@gmail.com \u00a0 Namaste, Sat Nam & Blessings \u00a0 \u00a0Resources:\u00a0 Kundalini Yoga Sadhana Guidelnes – 2nd Edition \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Healing Mudras – Yoga for Your Hands by Sabrina Mesko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":212,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/212"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10748\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}