Duration: 3 minutes | Level: Beginner
Mushti Mudra
Mushti mudra is a yogic gesture designed to help release pent-up emotions. It is an hasta (hand) mudra and one of a series of therapeutic mudras thought to have healing properties.
To perform this mudra, each hand makes a fist and the thumb stretches over the first three fingers to touch the ring finger.
The term comes from the Sanskrit, mushti, meaning “closed hand” or “fist,” and mudra, meaning “gesture” or “seal.” This mudra, therefore, is also known as the fist mudra.
Benefits
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- <li>Relieves negative emotions such as anger, fear and frustration</li>
- <li>Eases constipation</li>
- <li>Releases tension in the body</li>
- <li>Clears the mind of worry and unwanted thoughts</li>
- <li>Lowers blood pressure</li>
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