Handy mudras

With mercury retrograde, I continue to back up into descriptions of my morning practices. In addition to breathing into each chakra and invoking Lord Shiva, I use particular hand positions (mudras) to direct energy.

In a comfortable seated position with hands face down in the lap, a gentle fist can be made with four fingers coming to the base of the palm of the hand and thumbs outward pointing towards one another. This position is for the root chakra. doing this as I inhale invoking Lord Shiva, exhale, and take a sip of water cleanses that energy center.

Similarly, for each of the subsequent chakras, with a 15° incremental movement with thumbs shifting upward by 15° for the second chakra, another 15° for the solar plexus chakra another 15°, (now thumbs are straight up) for the heart chakra, another 15° now wider open with the thumbs for the throat chakra, another 15 wider open for the third eye chakra, another 15° wider open, (now the thumbs are pointing away from each other) for the crown chakra, and lastly another 15° wider opening outward and download slightly, for the transpersonal point. The final grounding breath retraces each of these angles with thumbs wide open, invoking Lord Shiva, and then rotating the thumbs back down until returning to the start position. Concluding with palms face down on the lab for grounding purposes.

What hand position are you most often in unconsciously?Did you know you could direct energy with your hands? Ki to Happiness appreciates these handy mudras.