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Mudras and Bandh
MUDRA’S The Sanskrit word mudra is translated as ‘gesture’ or ‘attitude’. Mudra can be described as psychic, emotional, devotional and aesthetic gestures or attitudes. Yogis have experienced mudras as attitudes of energy flow, intended to link individual pranic force with universal or cosmic force.” The kularnava Tantra traces the word mudra to the root mud meaning ‘delight’ or ‘pleasure’ and dravay, the causal form of dru which means ‘to draw forth’. Mudra is also defined as a ‘seal’, ‘short – cut’ or ‘circuit by – pass’.Mudras are a combination of subtle physical movements which alter mood, attitude and perception, and which deepen awareness and combination of asan, pranayam, bandh and visualization techniques or it may be a simple hand position. Mudra are introduced after some proficiency has been attained in asan, pranayam and bandh, and gross blockages have been removed. Mudras are higher practices which lead to awakening of the pranas, chakras and kundalini, and which can bestow major siddhis, psychic power, on the advanced practitioner. A SCIENTIFIC LOOK AT MUDRAS : In scientific terms, mudras provide a means to access and influence the unconscious reflexes and primal, instinctive habit patterns that originate in the primitive areas of the brain around the brain stem. They establish a subtle, non - intellectual connection with these areas. Each mudra sets up a different link and has a correspondingly different effect on the body, mind and prana. The aim is to create fixed, repetitive postures and gestures which can snap the practitioner out of instinctive habit patterns and establish a more refined consciousness. FIVE GROUPS OF YOG MUDRAS : The yog nudras can be categorized into approximately five groups which are described as follows :
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