Use Mudras to Find Focus
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Shift your headspace toward positive thoughts with this mudra-based, hypnosis-inspired meditation technique.
Mudras are ancient symbolic seals that may hold the key to deepening your connection to your yoga practice. Yoga mudra has a deep history within the practice.
Find joint pain relief with these hand gestures—perfect if you are at a keyboard all day or working with arthritis.
The modification taps into a powerful meridian that governs your stress response.
When we place our hands together at heart center and say "namaste," what are we really saying? Rina Deshpande explains.
Use this mudra anytime you need to detach from daily life, anchor yourself, and plug in to your untamable feminine power.
Come into Kali Mudra, named after the fierce goddess Durga.
Often used in meditation, pranayama, and asana, this mudra helps lift dull energy, creates a more receptive state, calms the mind, and brightens the overall mood.
Master teacher Sianna Sherman takes us step by step through Padma Mudra.
Master teacher Sianna Sherman takes us step by step through Abhaya Hrdaya (Fearless Heart) Mudra.
Ganesha Mudra is named after the Hindu deity who removes obstacles. Use it relieve stress and tension and lift your spirits.
Coral Brown, a licensed mental-health counselor and senior Prana Vinyasa Flow teacher, shares four great mudras for this time of year.
Readers share their favorite mudras (hand gestures).
The mudras and the Reiki hand positions can be used in tandem with the Yees’ asana sequence or separately to help you find calm.
Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee explain the meaning of mudras at Yoga Journal LIVE! in New York City, the first stop on the Live Be Yoga Tour.
Dana Trixie Flynn, creator of Lotus Flow Yoga and director of Laughing Lotus Yoga Centers in New York City, offers 3 fun body mudras for a fresh start to the year.
Looking for the courage to open your heart? Power everything you do with love using these mudras from Dana Trixie Flynn.
These three mudras will bring you back home to your source, connect you with your heart, and plug you back into your deeper power.
These 3 hand mudras will help you keep yoga, learning, and inspiration at the top of your list. Try them with the following mantra: "Magic takes guts."
Yoga’s hand expressions, mudras, are said to shift energies from what we might be experiencing to how we want to feel. Learn three you can use today.
Shiva Rea offers five hand mudras to cultivate heart consciousness in celebration of the Summer Solstice and the First International Yoga Day.
Prana Vinyasa founder Shiva Rea has an Earth Day eco-challenge for you: 10 body mudras and eco-actions to help you connect to the Earth.
Discover the power of mudras (hand gestures) for cultivating inner peace, courage, and confidence.
Anjali means "offering," and in India this mudra is often accompanied by the word "namaste."
Fingers and toes are charged with divine power, which, when intelligently accessed and properly applied, can intensify the transformative power of the practice.
These asanas offer an opportunity to practice bringing satya—truthfulness—to your yoga and your life.
Why not bring a little personality to your poses? The influence of Aquarius gives you permission to let loose a little—or a lot.
When you make your practice a priority before anything else, it sets the tone for everything else.
In the yoga tradition, the breath is said to carry a person's life force. Here's what you need to know to tap into yours.
It's shorts and swimsuit season. Try these strengthening stretches to get stronger limbs.
How to find your calm with less struggle.
These poses give you all the strength and stretch of standing poses with the support of your chair.
No matter what's happening around you, it is always possible to come back to what's happening inside you. Here's how.
Your nervous system has been working overtime for far too long.
Your practice doesn't always have to be a solo pursuit. Bringing a partner to the mat can bring fun new dimensions to your routine.
Sometimes you need to challenge your body in order to quiet your mind.
Overwhelmed? Even when you can't step away from the computer and drop into Child's Pose, you can still come back to that same feeling. Here's how.
"Everything I have Googled assumes one can already balance," writes one of our readers. Here's our advice for when balance doesn't come naturally.
Weight-bearing poses can wreak havoc on your wrists. Try these alternatives for the same benefits without the strain.
Let these yoga poses remind you what it's like to hold yourself with both strength and ease.
Because in order to navigate a chaotic world, you need to begin with nurturing yourself.
You can't avoid sadness and trauma, but your practice can help you move from pain to peace.
Reaching out through fear can help you cultivate strength and balance—in yoga and in life.
Tap into the power of the ajna chakra for greater insight and wisdom.
A classic standing posture, Vrksasana establishes strength and balance, and helps you feel centered, steady and grounded.
This a.m. sequence will reset your internal GPS so you can better handle whatever the day might bring.
Plus, new year intentions according to your zodiac sign.
Ever find that a standard alternative to a pose still doesn't feel right in your body? These accessible options will change that.
'Tis the season to be...socializing. If you're someone who needs ample alone time, here's how to fulfill all your obligations—including to yourself.
When was the last time you gave thanks for your ability to move through your yoga practice?
No props, no problem! All you need for this calming Yin Yoga sequence is yourself and a desire to come to your practice.
Tap into your inner fire to find the balance, flexibility, and playfulness needed for this challenging posture.
The hair might steal the show in this scroll-stopping posture, but hidden underneath is the demanding—and rewarding—One-Armed Handstand.
Start with energy-balancing breath work, then move into postures that offer subtle depth and dimension.
This revolved variation of Utthita Parsvakonasana requires a lot of flexibility to twist so deeply and ground the back heel.
Just like the sun, you have to move in order to find balance.
Yoga can help ease your pandemic-related anxiety—and teach you how to better cope with everyday stressors.
The use of four-letter words is unexpected in a yoga class, but research shows that swearing has its benefits (in the right environment).
When she embraced yoga's ethical limbs, Susanna Barkataki's life changed in surprising ways—and for the better.
Can't summon your usual strength lately? That's OK. This flow is exactly what you need.
A 30 minute practice exploring alternate nostril breathing.
It’s not just about pleasure or sex. Tantra promises a closer connection to the divine through deeper intimacy with others.
If you only have 10 minutes to squeeze in your practice, flow through this ancient series of yoga postures, commonly known as Sun Salutations.
Slouch much? You're not alone. We've got your back (literally) with yoga poses that make good posture positively easy.
An intro to Astro Yoga—plus, the best postures for your zodiac sign.
Is your lower back out of whack? Yoga can help you find the relief you deserve.
This one-hour, all-levels class will show you how to achieve a more focused, balanced, and peaceful life.