Mudras

From the 2018 Ghosh Yoga Immersive

The brain uses most of it's sensory processing energy on stimulation from the hands, feet and mouth.

• Placing your hands in a mudra helps stimulate the nerves of the arm, and eventually the brain stops monitoring that part of the body. This frees up cognitive energy to 'go inward' in meditation.

• There are 3 nerves that ennervate in the hand
  • The median nerve
  • The radial nerve
  • The ulnar nerve

Kubera Mudra

1. The pinky and ring finger touch the palm
2. The first and second finger touch the thumb

• This mudra stimulates all 3 nerves in the hand

Hridaya Mudra

pronounced ree-DAH-yah

1. The first finger touches the palm
2. The ring and middle fingers touch the thumb
3. The pinky relaxes

• This mudra stimulates the median and radial nerves

Jnana Mudra

1. The index finger touches the thumb
2. The other fingers relax

• This mudra stimulates the median nerve, the largest nerve in the arm