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How to do Varun mudra or Jal-vardhak mudra:
1. Sit in a comfortable posture.
2. Now, Join the tips of the thumb and little finger to form Varun Mudra.
How Varun Mudra Works:
The little finger represents water element, and the thumb finger represents fire element. When you join the tips together, the fire element in the thumb helps to increase the water element.
Varun mudra increases water element within the body.
Our body contains 70% water, and water is a vital and abundant element in the body. Water is present in the protoplasm of cells, extracellular fluid, blood, lymph, saliva, tears, mucous, digestive juice3s, hormones, enzymes, semen and cerebrospinal fluid, etc.
Water deficiency leads to dehydration. The practice of Varun mudra increases water element of the body also regulates water metabolism.Thus, it is useful to rehydrate cells, muscles, tissues, skin and joint cartilage, etc.
The water element is also related to the tongue and taste. The practice of Jal-vardhak mudra helps to overcome all the disorders related to the tongue, taste and dryness of mouth.
Water is an important component of the humor Kapha and Pita. The practice of this mudra increases both these bodily humor. The practice of this mudra is very much beneficial for those whose bodily humor is Vata.
Benefits of Varun Mudra:
Varun Mudra is very much useful in the treatments of following disorders.
1. Indigestion.
2. Constipation.
3. Dryness of the digestive tract and the dryness of eyes.
4. Anaemia.
5.Deficiency of hormones.
6.Cramps, dehydration.
7.scanty urination(oliguria),
8.Dryness of the skin leading to cracks, psoriasis.dry eczema.
9. Scanty menses(oligomenorrhea)
10. Degeneration of Joint-cartilage, Osteo-Arthritis.
11. Tongue disorders and loss of taste sensation.
12. All the disorders due to an excess of Vata can be easily overcome through practicing Varun mudra.
Duration of Varun mudra:
Forty-five minutes of regular practice is enough to get good results.
Precautions for Varun mudra:
If you are a Pita and Kapha humor person, then you should practice this mudra in moderation only.
