Practice Prana Mudra To Reduce Muscular Pains, Remove Fatigue & Build Self Confidence

Not everyone practices mudras and considers it something associated with Indian classical dance only. This is where we go wrong! Mudras in fact enhance energy in the body and each mudra has different benefits. Mudras are often described as devotional, emotional, and psychic gestures. These hand gestures and movements are not difficult to practice but yield many benefits that will amaze you. 

They can alter your mood, work on your concentration power and when combined with certain yoga asanas, they work like magic. However, you need to practice a lot. 

Prana Mudra involves the connection of your thumb and ring finger and little finger. These denote fire, earth, and water, in the respective order.

How To Perform 

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• Sit in a comfortable posture and relax.
• Join the fingers but keep them straight and firm so that they are away from each other. 
• Breathe in a rhythm and place the hands over the knees. 
• Do it early morning preferably. If you plan on doing it in the afternoon or night, make sure you have had your food atleast 30 minutes before. Practice for 15 minutes each if you do it in 2-3 sittings but when you want to do it one go, it must last for atleast 30 minutes. 
• Meditate while performing this mudra as it increases the efficiency.

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Benefits 

• It works on your muscular pains. 
• It helps in building self-confidence. 
• Restlessness and disturbed minds can get some relief by practicing this mudra.  
• By practicing this mudra, your body gets rid of all that fatigue you may have been experiencing.
• Improves your immunity level. 

• If you have dryness in your eyes, have a weak vision or redness, then this mudra is what you need. 
• Prana mudra is great for those who experience a lack of sleep at night.
• Diabetics will gain a lot from this mudra practice but it should be performed regularly.
• If you suffer from joint pains, the practice of prana mudra on regular basis will be helpful when combined with vayu mudra.
• Reduce anxiety with this mudra. 

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Limitations 

There are no limitations to practice this mudra. There is no bar for any gender, age, pregnancy and it can be practiced even if you have some disease or ailment.

There is a lot more when it comes to mudras. You will find a lot on them in ancient Indian scriptures as they have been an important part of life among Hindus and Buddhists. In Buddhism, there are six mudras which is visible in many depictions of Gautam Buddha. They are mostly associated with his teachings and life. Not just here, mudras are practiced a lot in tantric rituals as well. 

There is oodles of information on mudras so stay tuned to HerZindagi and enhance your knowledge and health. However, before you practice them, it is best to connect with a guru who is well versed in the field.