YOG – GESTURE (MUDRAS) through FINGERES and HEALING CHAKRA.

 

The whole Universe or Brahamanda is made - up or composition of 5 elements. Our physical body is also the composition of same 5 elements, namely - Air, Water, Fire, Earth and Aakash (Ether or Void - the tiny intercellular spaces in the human body).

 There is a proverb in Hindi – “Chiti (Earth), Jal (Water), Pawak (Fire), Gagan (Ether), Samira (Air), and Panch (5) Tatwa (Element) Se Bana (made of) Sarira (Body)”; means our body is made – up of 5 elements.

We can also Cure or Heal our Chakras through these Mudras. Blocked energy in our 7 chakras can often lead to illness, so it's important to understand what each chakra represents and what we can do to keep this energy flowing freely.

In Sanskrit there is also a proverb “Yatha Pinde Thatha Brahamande” means as Pind (Body) is as Brahamand (Universe) is. This means the elements are same in both - in the body and universe.

These 5 elements are also associated with the 5 senses and act as the gross medium for the experience of sensations. 

The basest element is Earth. . These 5 senses are 1 – Hearing, 2 – Touch, 3 – Sight, 4 – Taste and 5 - Smell.

The same elements are with the universe too.

 When they are (elements) naturally balanced, the universe works in rhythm but when it gets imbalanced or we disturb elements as we are doing; the environmental problem occurred or it gets disturbed and the consequence of its disturbance feels the whole universe and specially the earth which has living substance like us, plants, and all creatures. 

Climate changes, Ozone problem, Antarctica Ice melting are due to this imbalance. 

In about all Ancient Civilization they talk about these elements. Ancient civilizations of Greece, Egypt, Babylonia, Tibet, Japan mentions in their scriptures about these elements.

According to scholar Galen these elements were used by Hippocrates to describe the human body. 

These 4 humours or elements are – Yellow Bilr (Fire), Black Bile (Earth), Blood (Air), and Phlegm (Water).

Yog Gesture or Mudra balances these elements to balance the rhythm of the body and make it healthy, fit and fine.

In ancient Indian Sastra there is a Sanskrit proverb “Nasti Mudrasamam Kinchit Sidhidam ChitiMandale” means upon this earth there is no other duty which gives so much success as Gestures or Mudra can give.

In Yog “Asthang Yog” has its importance but you can’t miss Mudras or Gestures. These Gestures are advance stage of Asana.

In Asanas, Organs (Indriya) are important, where as in Mudras or Gesture, Prana or life substance is important or primary. Indriya (organ) are secondary in Gestures.

The 5 fingers of our hand represent these 5 elements. 

These 5 fingers and there elements which they represent are – Thumb – Fire (Agni), Index – Air (Vyu), Middle – Ether, Sky (Akash), Ring – Earth (Prithvi) and Little – Water (Jal).

When these elements are in balance in their form, the body is healthy; but when they get imbalanced the body and its system gets ill.

 Mudra or Gesture science says that due to the balance of these 5 elements the internal organs, different composite of body works.

These 5 elements regulate the action of our body and due to this we alive the sleeping energy or power of our body which are usually in sleeping state. 

Imbalance of these elements disrupts the immunity system and causes disease.

Deficiencies in any of these elements can be cured connecting one part of the body with another in a particular manner through Mudras or Gesture.

When a finger representing an element is brought into contact with the thumb, that element is brought into balance.

Therefore the disease caused by the imbalance is cured.

Mudras start electromagnetic currents within the body which balance various constituting elements and restore health.

One has to do these Mudras or Gestures at least 10 minutes to get its benefit, which can be extended up to 30 to 45 – 50 minutes.

The joining of fingers creates an effect on the human body.

Practicing these different types of mudras for health is considered good as it provides physical, mental, as well as spiritual benefits.

 Mudras, also known as hand yoga, typically involves placing the hands and fingers in certain positions as described in the Vedas. 

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