Surya Mudra
Surya also known as Prithvi-shamak mudra or Agni-vardha helps in increasing the Agni element in the body while decreasing the earth element. Earth element is a primary element of fat that cause obesity or becoming overweight hence reducing it will help in the reduction of weight. It is known as the best mudras to lose weight and boosts the function of the thyroid glands.
What are the benefits of Surya Mudra?
Surya Mudra helps in treating various diseases:
· Cold intolerance and shivering
· Obesity and being overweight
· Weight gain
· Low abnormal body temperature
· Underactivity of the thyroid glands
· Continuous weight gain
· Indigestion
· Constipation
· Loss of appetite
· Eye disease such as cataract
It also helps in increasing metabolism and can also treat common colds. Aside from that, it reduces cholesterol, anxiety and even corrects problems with indigestion.
How Surya Mudra works
You should now know that the ring finger symbolizes earth and the thumb symbolizes fire. Keeping the tip of your ring fingers under your thumb will help suppress the earth element hence the fire element increases in your body.
Agni element is related to your body temperature including metabolism. Regular practive of Surya Mudra will help in increasing metabolism which in turn helps in losing weight and prevents obesity. It maintains your body’s proper and right temperature. Aside from that, Agni can also help in improving your vision and strengthening your eyes.
Agni is also an important component of humor Pitta and the Surya Mudra helps in increasing them in your body which helps in overcoming diseases that are caused by having Pitta deficiency.
· You can either do this sitting or standing up.
· Hold your hands in front of you.
· Bend each of your ring fingers, on both hands, in such a way that the tip touches the base of your thumb.
· Press down your thumb on your ring finger
· Make sure that the rest of the fingers are spread out and straight.
· Leave it in that position for a few minutes.
Just like the Prithvi mudra, it can also be performed anytime of the day. It can be done for about 30-45 minutes each day. You can perform it by either doing it continuously for 30-45 minutes or in 3 parts like 10-15 minutes, 3x a day. Just a word of precaution though, over usage of this type of mudra may result in undue heating of your body so make sure that you do it in moderation.
