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| Surya mudra |
Surya mudra increases Agni element and decreases earth element within the body.
Other names of Surya mudra are Agni-vardha Mudra and Prithvi-shamak mudra.
How to do Surya mudra:
1. Sit in any comfortable posture.
2. now, place the tip of ring finger at the bottom of thumb finger to form Surya mudra. Look at the picture of Surya mudra.
How Surya mudra works:
The ring finger represents earth element, and the thumb finger represents fire element. When you keep the tip of the ring finger at the base of thumb finger, the element represented by ring finger is suppressed by the fire element in the thumb. It also increases fire element in the body.
The Agni element is directly related to bodily temperature and metabolism. Regular practice of Prithvi-shamak mudra oi9r Surya Mudra is beneficial to maintain the body temperature and maintain the metabolism in a proper way.
The Agni is also associated with vision. Therefore, regular practice of Surya mudra strengthen your eyes and improve vision.
Agni is a vital part of bodily humor Pita. The practice of Surya mudra increases Pita-Prakruti within the body. Therefore, the Practice of Surya mudra is helpful to prevent all the illness caused due to the deficiency in Pita humor.
Prithvi-shamak or Surya mudra decreases earth element within the body. Earth element is one of the vital components to Kapha humor and decreases in earth element reduce Kapha humor. Therefore, it is excellent mudra for those who are having an excess of earth element in their bodies.
Benefits of Surya mudra or Prithvi-shamak mudra.
Surya Mudra is beneficial in the treatment of the following disorders.
1. All the diseases caused due to low body temperature and Abnormally low body temperature.
2. The coldness of body, skin, limbs, feet and hand.
3. intolerance to cold and shivering.
4. Underactivity of thyroid glands.
5. Progressive weight gain, overweight, and obesity.
6. Indigestion, loss of appetite and constipation.
7. All the disorders related to eyes, especially contract.
Duration of Surya mudra:
Forty-five minutes of regular practice is enough to get good results.
Precautions for Surya mudra:
Over-doing this mudra may lead to heating the body.
