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12 MUDRAS TO SHIFT YOUR ENERGY

January 22, 2018 4:51 am Published by Eryn Johnson
WHAT ARE MUDRAS AND WHY ARE THEY
POWERFUL?
In Sanskrit, mudra means “seal” or “sign.” Mudras are hand gestures that act as energy “seals”
and they also position your hands to symbolize different meanings.

The tips of your fingers, the crown of your head, and feet are where energy leaves your body.
You can practice mudras to take that energy back into your body and channel it instead of
allowing it to leave through your fingertips.

THE ELEMENTS OF THE HAND

The hand has three Gunas or qualities, and every finger has its own energy and its own elements.

In yogic philosophy the three Gunas, fundamental forces, are tamas, rajas, and sattva. They
interact to create all of the known Universe (Prakriti) and can be increased or decreased by using
mudras.

Sattva manifests as balance, inspiration, and knowledge of what is real. Tamas is a heavy,
mindless energy that causes ignorance and inaction. Rajas is the energy of change, manifesting
as passion, pain, desire, and effort, and it can lead you to sattva or tamas but is often
characterized as attachment to outcomes and unsteadiness.

Your hand has each of these three Gunas characteristics, and each finger within each Guna is
associated with an element.

 Your thumb, associated with the fire or Agni element, is rajasic.

 Your index finger, associated with air, and your middle finger,
associated with space, are tamasic.
 Your ring finger, associated with earth, and your pinky, associated
with water, are satvic.
You can learn more about the elements and get cards for each element in Zenned Out’s
Goddess Discovery Book.

A MUDRA FOR EVERYTHING

You can use mudras to increase or decrease the Gunas and specific elements. Whatever you need
in your life, there is a mudra for it! The list below shares some great mudras to get started with,
some of which you might already be familiar with, and many of which balance all five elements.
JNANA MUDRA
Use this mudra to balance fire and air, connect to your higher self, clear stagnant energy, and
create openness to receiving inner and divine guidance.

Rest your palms facing up on top of your thighs or knees and tuck the tip of your index finger
under the tip of your thumb. Your middle, ring, and pinky fingers remain lightly extended.
ANJALI MUDRA
If you’ve ever been to a yoga class, you know this mudra. It is done by simply connecting your
palms in prayer hands in front of your heart chakra.

Anjali mudra is commonly used to close and sometimes open a class because it is a gesture of
offering from the heart. It’s a literal connection of your hands, symbolizing one of the key
principles of yoga: union. It connects the right and left sides of your brain, and the right and left
or feminine and masculine energies in your body.
KASHYAPA MUDRA
Do you ever spend time with a friend who has a bad attitude, and you feel yourself being
lowered to her frequency? Do you ever feel yourself absorbing the energy of somebody else’s
bad day?

This is the mudra you need to protect your energy. Kashyapa mudra balances and grounds you
while creating a seal against negative energy.

To use this mudra, make a fist with the tip of your thumb between your middle and ring fingers.
SHANKHAVARTA MUDRA
Shankhavarta mudra is the mudra of inner wisdom. When you’re struggling to differentiate
between the voices of your highest self and fear or ego, use this mudra to find clarity and connect
with your inner guidance.

Start with your palms in Anjali mudra and, keeping your fingertips connected, press your palms
away from each other to form a triangle with the base as your connected thumbs. Then release
your right index finger and allow it to relax toward the center of the triangle your hands have
formed.
YONI MUDRA
I like to think of yoni mudra as the goddess mudra. Use it to quiet your mind, connect to your
divine feminine energy, and call on the energy of the goddesses.

Bring your palms together, fingers pointing down. Open your palms up into an upside-down
triangle with your thumbs as the base. Then turn your pinky, ring, and middle fingers in so that
the backs of the fingers are touching and thumbs are pointing slightly upward.
SHUNYA MUDRA
Shunya means “empty.” This mudra balances fire and space to help you open and expand, to
clear throat chakra blockages, and release the limiting beliefs of your ego.

Hold the palm of your hand open and bend your middle finger to gently press into the ball of
your thumb. Bend your thumb so that it presses into your middle finger and extends your other
fingers. Then try it with your other hand!

Use this mudra to clear away energetic blockages holding you back from abundance, and open
yourself to receiving.
PADMA MUDRA
This mudra, also known as the lotus mudra, resembles a lotus flower blossoming open.

You know the phrase “no mud, no lotus.” The mudra reminds you that the lotus has moved
through the mud and risen above it to blossom.

Start with your hands together at heart center in Anjali mudra. Keeping the base of your hands,
pinky fingers, and thumbs together, allow the rest of your fingers to blossom open.

Use this mudra to balance fire and water, open your heart chakra to love, compassion, and
gratitude, and remind you of the peace and wholeness you already possess within.
BUDDHI MUDRA
If you need help accessing your inner guidance and understanding intuitive messages, use
Buddhi mudra to balance fire and water. Simply touch the tip of your thumb to the tip of your
pinky finger while holding your other three fingers straight.
SAMPUTA MUDRA
Do you ever have those days where you just feel off? You don’t feel like yourself, and maybe
your mind is spinning instead of being focused and calm. On those days, use Samputa mudra to
find mental and emotional clarity, connect to your true self, and balance all five elements.

Bring your palms together at heart center. Hollow out a small space between your hands, keeping
the tips of your fingers connected, and tuck your thumbs into that hollow space.
GARUDA MUDRA
If you need to be reminded of your personal power and strengthen your solar plexus chakra,
Garuda mudra is the mudra for you. This mudra stimulates the fire element, the element of the
solar plexus chakra, to energize you and stoke your inner fire.

Hold your hands in front of you with your palms facing your chest. Cross your left hand over
right and interlock your thumbs, stretching all of your other fingers out as much as you can.
USHAS MUDRA
The Ushas mudra is all about flow and creativity. When you’re stuck in a place of trying to force,
push, and control where you aren’t allowing yourself to open, receive, and follow your inner
guidance, use this mudra to get back into flow, connect with your feminine energy, and awaken
your sacral chakra, your center of creativity and passion.

To do this mudra, clasp your hands together, interlacing your fingers with your left thumb resting
on top.
KUBERA MUDRA
Kubera mudra, also known as the wealth mudra, is the mudra for attracting a regular flow of
abundant energy and material well-being. This mudra balances fire, air, and space and reminds
you that if you trust the Universe, you will always have enough and you will always be taken
care of.

To use this mudra, touch the tips of your thumb, index, and middle fingers together, and tuck
your ring and pinky fingers into the middle of your hand.
Try incorporating some of these mudras into your spiritual practice, whether it’s
meditation, reiki, yoga, or breathwork, and see how they change your energy.

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