Patience
most of the body. Both live in unison. and say the word “namaste” which
The next mudra is shuni or pa- The chakra is sacral where the child is means either:
tience. Here you take the tip of middle conceived, truly the place where two 1. I honor the place in you, in
finger and touch the tip of the thumb. become one. Let the social masks of which the entire Universe dwells.
In class, I have everyone stick up his your ego fall away and let your dharma, 2. I bow to the divinity within you
or her middle finger and I say, “When or the other half of your soul, come into from the divinity within me.
you are angry you might do this. Now your life. 3. I honor the place in you, which
quickly take your thumb and touch that is of love, of truth, of light and of peace.
finger.” Talk about a change of state.
Balance
4. When you are in that place in
All of a sudden, you laugh and be- The last mudra I shall discuss is you and I am in that place in me, we
come happy or, at least, less angry. You anjali mudra, sometimes called the are one.
guessed it. This is heavenly finger, the namaste mudra. Here we have our 5. I honor the spirit in you, which
longest one, which gives patience. Here palms and fingers touching together is also in me, which means we are all
the fire of the thumb connects to the el- with the thumbs on the sternum. When equal and one.
ement of ether, the fifth chakra, the start I was in school at the University of
of the higher triangle. Only through Hawaii, we would bow to the Japanese
Imagination
patience can you reach the strength to people who would bow back and nei- At the end of the mudra class I
get through the small neck to open to ther one would stop bowing, thinking have the students put their hands in
higher realms. it would be rude. Yoga states that one anjali mudra and open their fingers,
bow is enough, but that your intention while the palms stay together so the
Peace
is the key. By having your hands in the hands are a lotus blossom. Then turn
If you are not feeling well, or middle of your chest, you are balanc- your head down looking into your
maybe a cold has you down, or some- ing the left and right hemispheres of lotus blossom, and drop a seed such as
thing even worse, try the ravi mudra for your brain and body, masculine and peace, clarity, health, prosperity, happi-
health. Here the tip of the ring finger feminine, logic and intuition. Now if ness or anything you would like. Then
touches the tip of the thumb. The fire you take your anjali mudra and move it close your fingers and expect what you
of the thumb gives warmth and heal- to the right and hold it there and then intend will come true. Big trees start off
ing energy to the ring finger, which is switch it to the left you can feel the with a little seed. Remember there is
the element of Earth. To help students imbalance. Yoga means union between no lack in the Universe. May all your
in class remember the connection of body, mind and soul or the finite with dreams come true.
ravi, I tell the class that people who are the infinite. Putting your hands in
married live longer, happier lives. The anjali mudra at your heart center opens Sat Nam, Namaste & Blessings,
chakra is the root chakra. Feel as if you not only your physical heart but your Steven Kramer, 954-647-8400, Sada
are coming home to Mother Earth. Feel spiritual heart as well. When your heart Anand Singh (eternally blissful).
the security; it is like being in the womb opens your life opens. With the hands
or being a small child, so peaceful and on the heart we bow to one another
secure, with mother always protecting
us and giving us chicken soup to get us
better.
Communication
Which fingers are the farthest
apart? Yes, the thumb and the pinkey.
What is the hardest thing for us to do?
Communicate. It is hard to communi-
cate with we (ourselves) and even hard-
er to communicate with one another.
We all want relationships, but why are
there so many divorces? For better rela-
tionships, try buddhi mudra, where the
fire of the tip of the thumb and the tip
of the pinkey touch. Here the element
of the thumb fire touches the element
of the pinkey water. How do fire and
water co-exist? Amazingly enough the
body holds fire, a temperature of 98.6
degrees F., and liquid, which makes up
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