Description
- Apan vayu mudra, also known as mritsanjeevani mudra, is a very powerful mudra, which was in ancient India believed to save lives in case of heart attacks.
- If one is suffering from chest pain, this mudra should be practiced contninuously, until the pain is relieved.
Follow these steps to try Apan Vayu Mudra:
- To perform this mudra, the index finger folds and the tip should touch the base of the thumb.
- The tips of the thumb, middle finger and ring finger should touch, while the little finger remains straight and points outward.
- Folding the index finger reduces the air element, which helps to relieve pain and relax the body and mind.
- Connection of the thumb, middle finger and ring finger increases the fire and earth element, which helps to supply more oxygen to heart arteries and increase the power of the heart.
Benefits
- Relieve headaches, toothaches, backaches.
- Relieve pain in the joints.
- Apan vayu mudra is a very good emergency treatment in case of a heart attack.
- Prevent heart attacks as well as their recurrence, lessen heart palpitations,
- Relieve heaviness on heart. helps relieve heartache, anxiety, panic, grief, sadness, overwhelm.
- Helps balance the three doshas (vata, pitta, kapha) as well as can help improve digestive fire as well as lung capacity.