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prāńāyāma MODULE-5
Yogic Practices
2) Index finger – Vayu/air element

3) Middle finger – Akash/ space element
4) Ring finger– prithvi/ earth element

5) Little finger – jal/ water element
Now we will study different types of Mudras-

Gyan Mudra Note

It is the most popular mudra among hand mudras. It is
used in all types of practices like meditation, worship,
healing, dancing etc. The meaning of the Sanskrit word
“Gyan” is Supreme Knowledge. Popularly known as the
“mudra of knowledge,” The practice of this mudra Fig.22.2: Gyan Mudra
enhances brain.

Method

1) Sit for meditation, relax your body and sit straight.

2) Put your hands both in front of your knees and join the tips of your thumb
and index finger.

3) Touch the tip from skin to skin and not to the nail. Keep the other fingers
straight and relaxed.

Benefits

1) This Mudra stimulates the air element of our body and thus empowers mind.

2) It helps in increasing concentration and is the best remedy for dullness, in-
activeness, and lack of enthusiasm, recklessness, lack of creativity and loss
of memory problems.

3) People suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and other nervous system
disorders will be benefited.

4) It helps in decrease of diseases such as Hypothyroidism,
Hypoparathyroidism, Hypoadrenalism, and Hypopituitarism.
Duration

Daily thirty minutes of practice is enough to get best results of Gyan mudra. You
can do it at any place or anytime. To get quick results it is preferred in early
morning with meditation posture.

Precautions:
1) Pregnant women should not practise it for long duration without the guidance
of a yog teacher.
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