Uncategorized

  Akasha = “space,” “ether,” “infinite space,” limitless emptiness of the void” Mudra = “gesture,” “seal” Akasha Mudra = “Touching the void gesture,” Gesture of Consciousness of Inner Space”   How to do it: Sit in a comfortable seat with…

  Yoni = “womb,” “origin,” “resting place” Mudra = “gesture,” “seal” Yoni Mudra = “seal of the inner source” How to do it: Sit in a comfortable seat with your spine tall. With your palms facing your body and fingers…

  Hridaya = “heart,” “center,” “essence,” “core” Mudra = “gesture,” “seal” Hridaya Mudra = “gesture of the heart,” or “heart seal” How to do it: Sit in a comfortable seat with a tall spine. Fold your index finger to the…

Bhumi = “earth” Sparsha = “touch” Bhumi Sparsha Mudra = “to lightly touch the earth,” also “to bear witness” How to do it:  In a comfortable seat, bring your left hand to your heart and lightly touch the earth with…

Vajrapradama mudra (sometimes vajrapradana mudra) is the “gesture of unshakable trust,” or “unswerving confidence.” How to do it: Sit in a comfortable position with a tall spine. Bring your hands in front of your heart and interlace your fingers at the…

Padma = “lotus” Mudra = “gesture, seal” Padma Mudra = “lotus flower gesture,” “lotus seal” How to do it: Bring your palms together in front of your heart. Softly open your index fingers, middle fingers, ring fingers, and center of…

  Mudra = “seal,” “gesture”   Ganesha is “the remover of obstacles,” and “lord of new beginnings”   Ganesha Mudra = “Remover of Obstacles Gesture”   How to do it: Place your left hand, palm facing outward and thumb down,…

Once, I ran from fear so fear controlled me. Until I learned to hold fear like a newborn. Listen to it, but not give in. Honour it, but not worship it. Fear could not stop me anymore. I walked with…

  Sama Vritti means “equal movement or equal breathing.” Pranayama is the practice of expanding our prana, our vital life force or vital life energy, through various breathing practices. In sama vritti pranayama, we work to find equal rhythm between…

Abhaya hrdaya mudra is the “fearless heart mudra.”                       Abhaya means “fearless.” Hrdaya means “heart, essence, core, center” of something. Mudra means “gesture or seal.” I like to think of mudras as energy circuits. When we work with mudras, the gestures…