6 Benefits of Yoga Mudra
Yoga Mudra will help you on your path to spiritual enlightenment and emotional stability.
You’ve probably heard of yoga mudra before, but have you ever wondered what it actually is? Yoga mudra, or pran Mudra, is a symbolic gesture that has positive effects on the mind and body. By implementing yoga mudra into your yoga routine, you can reap the following Six benefits that will help you on your path to spiritual enlightenment and emotional stability.
1) Stretches, Strengthens and Relaxes Your Whole Body
One main benefit of mudras is that they stretch, strengthen and relax your whole body. Due to yoga’s beneficial mix of postures, deep breathing exercises and concentration techniques, you can strengthen your muscles, increase flexibility and reduce stress through mudras. They also open your chest for deeper breathing and improve circulation throughout your body.
2) Improves Overall Balance
Yoga mudras are an ancient practice that is said to provide a number of physical benefits. One in particular, known as Gyan Mudra, is said to improve overall balance and strength by increasing flexibility in the muscles and joints. By practicing Gyan mudra regularly, you’ll soon notice improvements in balance throughout your body. This helps you be more agile when performing everyday tasks or athletic activities. Additionally, having better balance will help prevent falls, which can cause a variety of injuries and painful conditions.
3) Improves Your Mood
Because yoga mudras help balance your mood, you’ll notice a positive difference almost immediately. By using these ancient tools on a regular basis, you’ll experience less depression and anxiety. You’ll be calmer, happier and more patient—great for dealing with stress at work or at home. You can even use mudras to manage pain symptoms such as headaches and lower back pain. And, if you’re already practicing yoga regularly, adding mudras into your routine will deepen your overall practice.
4) Easy to Do Anywhere
No matter where you are or what your schedule is like, there’s always time for yoga. You can do yoga poses in a chair, standing up, or even while lying down. The key to performing successful mudras is to incorporate them into every day activities to make them as habitual as possible. Do some basic moves before your morning shower to awaken both your body and mind; later on in the day, take a few minutes out of each hour to repeat some mudras.
5)Good for high blood pressure.
There are a number of mudras that have been found to be beneficial for people suffering from high blood pressure. These include Purnamudra, Bhramari, and Shambhavi. These three mudras involve controlling breathing patterns and hand gestures to create positive effects on one’s health and wellbeing. Research has shown that these mudras can help regulate blood pressure levels in patients suffering from hypertension. In addition, they may also help reduce stress-related symptoms and prevent heart attacks. For example, studies suggest that practicing Purnamudra mudra by making a peace sign with your hands while sitting or standing can lower blood pressure significantly. While some believe it is due to stress relief, others believe it is because you stimulate acupressure points on your fingers and palms when you do so.
6) Improves digestion
The mudras that come from yoga greatly assist in improving digestion. In combination with other physical and spiritual practices, mudras can help reduce excess acidity in your stomach, heal ulcers and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and even fight cancer. Utilizing yoga mudras can enhance your entire body's absorption of nutrients from food and supplements as well. Studies have shown that practicing yoga can improve your metabolism, which will also help you lose weight. One study found that women who practiced a gentle, Hatha-based vinyasa style form of yoga for 12 weeks lost an average of nearly five pounds and lowered their blood pressure significantly when compared to a control group who had not exercised during that time period.
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