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Can you do mudras while lying down? According to Painuly, mudras can be practiced lying down. “There's no harm if you fall asleep while holding the mudra,” he says. “You can put your hands on your chest, navel, or simply down besides your hips [while you practice].”
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Read More »Share on Pinterest Illustrations by Wenzdai Figueroa Sleep is an essential, restorative part of daily activities. Still, many people have trouble getting enough. Before the advent of modern medicine, ancient practices, such as yoga, meditation, and tai chi, offered stress-reducing techniques that also indirectly aided sleep. These practices included mudras, or hand gestures meant to stimulate certain energies in the body, mind, and spirit. Can mudras be a useful complementary practice to help you sleep more deeply? Read on to learn more about this esoteric practice and how it may help improve sleep. What is a mudra? “Mudra” is a Sanskrit term that means “gesture.” In yogic practices, this word refers to particular hand positions, often involving gentle pressure between the fingertips. This gesture or pose is held in place for a length of time, from a few seconds to the duration of a long form meditation. The term mudra is also commonly used in Indian classical dance. This is seen as a form of yoga, known as Bhakti or devotional yoga. In Hindi, the word mudra can also mean token, currency, or seal. Each hand pose, or mudra, represents a closed loop that’s believed to energetically seal the spiritual energy within the body. The term “Hastha yoga” is also used to refer to hand-based yoga techniques, like mudras. What do mudras do? Our hands have a network of nerves and nerve endings. Practitioners believe that mudras stimulate these nerves, which in turn communicate with the brain. “The practice of yoga mudra facilitates the flow of energy in the body,” says Elizabeth Huber, a yoga therapist, yoga nidra teacher training facilitator, and yoga health coach. “The specific mudras affect certain states of mind and create and maintain equilibrium in the five elemental energies in the body that helps in a healthy life.” Huber also believes that mudras act as physical representations of mental phenomena. “Mudras act as pathways to rewire the brain. By curling and touching the fingers we can access a mind-body connection, as each area of the hand corresponds to a certain part of the mind or body,” she says. Superna Yamuna Chopra, a yoga acharya and holistic life coach, believes that mudras can be a pathway to self-realization. “Mudras are an advanced yogic practice that lead to awakening of the prana, chakras (or energy centers), and Kundalini shakti,” Chopra says. Prana refers to life force in Sanskrit. Kundalini shakti refers to the energy of creation, said to be coiled at the base of the spine until enlightenment is achieved, and it ascends to the crown of the head. According to yoga instructor Ashish Painuly of Fitsri.com, mudras “work on the Ayurvedic principle of five fundamental elements, or Pancha tattva, of which our body is made up of.” These elements are represented by the five fingers. When you press your fingertips together, the corresponding elements are stimulated, Painuly says. The five elements and corresponding fingers are: Finger Element Chakra Location thumb fire or “agni” solar plexus above the navel index finger air or “vayu” heart center of the chest middle finger air or “akash” throat hollow of the throat ring finger earth or “prithvi” root base of the spine little finger water or “jal” sacral between the sacrum and perineum What the science says There isn’t a lot of peer-reviewed scientific research around mudras for sleep. Mudras are believed to have been used in ancient times to help relieve stress. Many Indian studies mention mudras as a culturally relevant practice that is believed to help with a number of ailments, like: asthma
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Learn More »Yoga, yoga mudras, and meditation are all inherently ritualistic and require trained guidance to be performed correctly. The practice of yoga and meditation benefits both the culture and the practitioner if it promotes an environment of mutual respect. Yoga and meditation practitioners suggest that each element of the practice, and even the environment of practice, is significant. This is said to impact its effectiveness. What mudras can’t do Yoga and yoga mudras represent a form of ancient wisdom that can serve as a complementary therapy. While they may offer support for sleep, they shouldn’t replace medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Clinically, yoga mudras need more research to confirm whether they can help with sleep issues.
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