Duration: 3 minutes | Level: Beginner
Bhujangini Mudra
Bhujangini mudra is a yoga technique that is believed to aid digestion and control hunger. The term comes from the Sanskrit, bhujang, meaning “serpent,” and mudra, meaning “lock,” “seal” or “gesture.” In yoga, mudras are believed to control the flow of energy in the body and may also have symbolic significance.
Bhujangini mudra is so called because it resembles a cobra with its hood flared. From a seated posture, such as lotus pose, the yogi bends the upper body forward, stretches his/her neck and raises the gaze to the sky. He/she inhales as if drinking water, then straightens the body and exhales.
In English, bhujangini mudra is known as cobra respiration or cobra gesture
Benefits
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- <li>The exhalation done by belching / burping in this gesture cleanses the digestive system</li>
- <li>Tones up the stomach and digestive tract</li>
- <li>Removes stagnant air in the stomach and alleviates abdominal disorders</li>
- <li>Aids proper digestion of food, quickly destroys indigestion, dyspepsia etc disorders</li>
- <li>Expands the pharynx and strengthens it</li>
- <li>Directs the breath and prana into the abdominal region, which satisfies the physical, mental and spiritual hunger</li>
- <li>Rejuvenates the esophagus walls and glands that secrete the digestive juices</li>
- <li>It tricks the satiation signal in the brain which triggers the need to consume food</li>
- <li>It is the destroyer of decay and death (Gheranda Samhita)</li>
- <li>Strengthens your voice, good for singers (forms good combo with tadagi mudra)</li>
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