Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Aakaash-shaamak or shoonya mudra

Shoonya mudra is very useful to decrease space element in the body.It is also called as Aakash shaamak mudra. 
Shunya mudra and its benefits
Shunya mudra


How to perform shoonya mudra:

This mudra is very easy to perform,just placing tip of the middle finger at the bottom of the thumb and apply little pressure.The middle finger represents space element in the body by practising this mudra you can decrease space(aakash) element in the body.

Impact of this mudra on health:

Shoonya mudra is very effective to decrease space in the body.This mudra is used in ayurveda treatments of  disorders (enlisted below) caused by an abnormal increase of space within the body. The element space is associated with ears.
Therefore Aakaash-shaamak mudra helps certain ear disorders. In fact, it is an almost fail proof remedy for ear-pain.

The decreased internal space restricts the rest of the four bodily elements i.e, vaayu(air), agni(fire), jal(water) and pirthvi(earth). Therfore, aakaash-shaamak mudra can be beneficially combined with Vaayu-shamaak, Agni-shammak, Pritvi-shammak and jal-shammak mudras.

Space(aakash) is the main component of vaata prakarti.Shoony mudra is very useful to treat vaata dosha.

Benefits of Shoonya mudra:

Shoonya mudra has various health benefits.This mudra is very useful to heal Feeling of emptiness or numbers in the body or body parts like the head, the chest, the abdomen, Ear ailments like pain, tinnitus(noises), vertigo and acquired deafness.

This mudra is used in Ayurveda treatments of all the diseases that caused by excess of Vaata.

This mudra can be performed any time or in any position.It is preferable that  early morning hours and when you are meditating practice this mudra to get quick results.