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| Aakash vardhak mudra |
How to perofrm Aakash mudra:
This mudra is very easy to perform.Just joining together your tip of the middle finger to the tip of the thumb finger.
Here is the you tube video how to perform Aakash mudra and its health benefits.
Impact of this mudra on health: Aakash mudra increases space in the body.Which gives various benefits to health and spiritual enlightenment.Practise of the mudra enables the individual(aatmaa) to reunite with the collective consciousness(Paramaatmaa or God). Negative emotions like fear, anger,sorrow, etc. are replaced by positive emotions and thoughts.
The above- mentioned increase in internal space is effected by the elimination of metabolic wastes from the body. Aakash mudra detoxifies the body.The increased internal space enables the rest of the four bodily elements:vaayu(air), agni(fire), jal(water) and prtihvi (earth) to increase , affording them a room to act. Thus , Aakaash-vardhak mudra can be beneficially combined wiht mudras that increase the other four elements(i.e, Vaayu-vardhak mudra, Prithvi vardhak mudra, Agni-vardhak mudra and jal-vardhak mudra).
In general, Aakaash-vardhak mudra is an excellent mudra that stimulates noble thoughts and helps the practioner to take rapid strides along the path to moksha(salvation).It also helps a person who wishes to scale great heigths in the art of meditation.
The element Aakaash is also a component of bodily humor Vaata. Therfore, Aakaash-vardhak mudra reinforces the Vaata humor of the body. It should be done in moderation by people of Vaata constitution.
Benefits of Aakash mudra: Develop noble, elevated thoughts, develop intuiton and extra sensory powers,etoxify the body by the elimination of metabolic wastes.helps to overcome a feeling of fullness/heaviness in the body or body-parts,to overcome discomfort caused by over-eating.
to relieve congestion (and pain) in the head (due to migraine or sinusitis), ear/s (due to infection) , chest (due to infection/asthma), etc.Hight blood pressure, irregular heart-beats, angina pectoris, etc.
Daily practice of 30 minutes is enough to get good results.You can perform it at any time or any posture but early hours of the morning and in meditation will give best and quick results.
If you are a Vaata dosha person you have to perform it moderately only.
