Yoga Practice Name
Chin Mudra
Yoga Practice Branch
Ashtang Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga
Yoga Practice Type
Hatha Yoga Category
Mudra
Steps and Description
- Assume a comfortable meditation posture.
- Fold the index fingers so that they touch the inside root of the thumbs.
- Straighten the other three fingers of each hand so that they are relaxed and slightly apart.
- Place the hands on the knees with the palms facing down.
- Relax the hands and arms.
General Benefits
- Jnana mudra and chin mudra are simple but important psycho-neural finger locks which make meditation asanas more powerful.
- The palms and fingers of the hands have many nerve root endings which constantly emit energy.
- When the finger touches the thumb, a circuit is produced which allows the energy that would normally dissipate into the environment to travel back into the body and up to the brain.
Benefits for Disease
Depression