17/05/2021
Apan Vayu Mudra – Gesture to save life
Apana Vayu mudra is a therapeutic mudra, mainly helps in healing heart-related diseases. This mudra is also known as Mrit-Sanjeevni Mudra.
Apana Vayu mudra includes gesture of the thumb, middle finger, ring finger, and index finger. This mudra increases the earth element with the fire element and decreases the air element in the body.
This balance of element helps to clean the body and supply more oxygen to the heart. As a result, this increases the strength of our heart. We fold the index finger in this mudra which reduces the excess of air element in the body.
Thus, this mudra balances these three elements and gives relief from heart disorders and many other problems.
Here’s How To Do It:
1. find a quiet place and sit comfortably with your spine tall
extend the arms forward, palms up
2. fold your index finger in towards the center of your palm
cross your thumb over the index finger
3. touch the tip of the thumb to the tips of the middle AND ring fingers
4. keep little finger straight
5. keep elbows straight
soften or close your eyes, and practice 1:1 mindful, diaphragmatic breathing with the intention of healing your heart.
Benefits with Regular Practice:
1. helps prevent heart attacks as well as their recurrence, lessen heart palpitations, relieve heaviness on heart
2. helps relieve heartache, anxiety, panic, grief, sadness, overwhelm
3. helps balance the three doshas (vata, pitta, kapha) as well as can help improve digestive fire as well as lung capacity
