Simple mudras for strees releving

ABOUT:

Yoga is an old discipline from India. It is both spiritual and physical. Yoga uses breathing techniques, exercise and meditation. It helps to improve health and happiness. A yogasan is a pose in which a man can sit. The intention of yogasan is to exercise the body and making it free of pains and problems. Yogi is a person who has mastered yoga or has achieved great success in yoga. Yogasanas are also called as Asan or Asanas. A Yogi can sit in any asan for a given time.

Gyan Mudra:

Gyan Mudra is a powerful mudra practiced for thousands of years by yogis that brings peace, calm, and spiritual progress. Connect the thumb and the forefinger. The other fingers are straight but relaxed. Pressure between the thumb and forefinger is light. Gyan Mudra does many things.  Stimulating the root chakra, it eases tension and depression.  It relates to expansion and knowledge.  It is extremely calming and brings the practitioner spiritual openness and ease in meditation.

Prana Mudra:

This mudra is about prana, that is life. It concentrates on one’s energy and boosts their immunity. It can help improve the health of eyes and help with fatigue and insomnia. To perform this mudra, the ring finger, little finger and thumb touch while the middle and index fingers are extended .

Prithvi Mudra:

This mudra connects you with Prithvi, that is the earth. It helps one with achieving a balanced and fulfilling life by strengthening his body, reducing fatigue and keeping one grounded and free from irrational thought. It is very easy to do, just joining the tips of ring finger with the tip of thumb finger and applying gentle pressure is enough to form Prithvi-vardhak mudra.

Mushti Mudra:

This is another mudra that helps in releasing pent-up emotions like suppressed anger, frustration,  irritation and negative emotions. It also activates your liver, and digestive system helping you beat constipation and releasing ama from your body.  Clench your hands in a fist, keeping your thumb over the other fingers, and hold this asana for five to ten minutes for relief.