Shanmukhi Mudra
This stance involves shutclosing of six sensory apertures on face, and slipping into deep meditation thereafter. This begins with posturing your body in Padmasana or Vajrasana stance. Plug your ear canals with thumb, eyes with index fingers, nasal apertures with two middle fingers, and upper and lower lips with remaining two fingers. Then take a deep breath and hold it for a while. Do this for 2 to 5 minutes in the beginning, and extend it to a longer duration later as your gain expertise.
Benefits : Shanmukhi mudra checks ailments of eyes and nose, relieves mental tension, steadies wavering mind and helps one to concentrate on job at hand.
Mahvid Mudra
Sit in any one of the following ‘asanas’ : Padmasana, Vajrasana, Pashchimotanasna; and try to still your mind. Then breathe in deep from left nostril, and breathe out through oral cavity and hold breath for a while. Thereafter execute Jalandhar Bandha, Uddiyan Bandha and Mool Bandha.
Benefits : To hold life forces and fleeting thoughts focussed on one single point—this ‘asana’ is extremely effective. It helps prepare ground for ‘Dhyan Yoga’ and builds up mental strength.
Dhyana Mudra
This exercise is especially recommended for students, and begins with Padmasana or Vajrasana posture. Being seated thus, join tips of your thumbs and index fingers—making a circle of sort, and keep remaining three fingers straight—pointing outwards
of body. Sit in this posture for 5 to 10 minutes daily. Time can be increased later on depending on expertise gained.
Benefit : A regular practice of Dhyana Mudra makes children, students, and even grown ups, more talented and out-going. All the same it makes your memory better.
Bhoochari Mudra
Sit comfortably in Padmasana and try to concentrate, mentally, in space just 4 inches ahead of your nose.
Benefits : A regular practice of it steadies mind, improves memory, and helps you to concentrate on work in a better way.
