A set of few most useful Hasta Mudras for keeping a Healthy Heart are as under:
1. Jnana (Gyan) Hasta Mudra
2. Heart / Sanjivani / Apana Vayu Mudra
For all the persons above 40, this hasta mudra is known for its ability to strengthen the heart and regularise palpitation.
How To Do
Let your middle finger and ring finger touch the tip of your thumb, and fold your index finger to touch the base of your thumb. Keep your little finger straight.
Time Duration
This mudra is good for heart patients. Try doing it for 20+ minutes per day in two separate sessions, followed with Pran hasta mudra for getting best results..
How It Benefits
The pose improves blood circulation and is highly impelling as a provider of immediate relief to people suffering from cardiac arrest. It eases the pain and improves blood circulation.
2. Prana Mudra
As the name suggests, this mudra increases life force.
Prana mudra
How To Do It
Sit in Padmasana and stretch your hands, with your palms resting on your thighs and facing upwards. Close your little finger and ring finger enough to make them touch the tip of your thumb. Keep the index and middle fingers stretched outward.
Time Duration
There is no constraint regarding time and repetition. Practise this mudra in your leisure time.
How It Benefits
This yoga posture can clear clogged arteries. So, patients can try this yoga as heart blockage treatment.
3. Surya Mudra
You can practice this for a better thyroid gland state.
Surya mudra
How To Do It
Sit in Padmasana with your palms resting on your thighs and facing the ceiling. Bend your ring finger and touch the base of your thumb with it. Apply gentle pressure on your ring finger with your thumb and keep the other fingers outstretched.
Time Duration
Practise this mudra twice a day. Hold the pose for 5 to 15 minutes.
How It Benefits
Lowers the level of bad cholesterol and reduces the chance of heart blockage.
4. Linga Mudra
This is a highly recommended yoga mudra for heart patients.
How To Do It
Sit in Padmasana and stretch hands in front of your body and clasp your hands, while locking your fingers. Just keep your left thumb up in a way that it faces the ceiling, then enclose it with the index finger and thumb of the right hand.
Time Duration
Practise this mudra on an empty stomach for at least 20 minutes.
How It Benefits
The mudra can help you control diabetes and obesity, and in the process, cardiac problems.
5. Ganesha Mudra
Named after the Lord Ganesha, this is probably one of the best yoga mudras that you can perform.
Ganesh mudra
How To Do It
Sitting in Padmasana, let your hands rest on your thighs. Slowly lift the hands up and bring them close to your heart. Your left palm should face outward while the right-handтАЩs palm should be directed inwards. Now clasp your fingers well. Exhale deeply while stretching the palms in opposing direction. Then relax them slowly while slowly inhaling. Later change the face of the palms. Right-hand palm should face the sky. Repeat the same process.
Time Duration
Repeat this mudra 6 times.
How It Benefits
- This is perfect yoga mudra for heart patients as this one has various benefits for the heart. It reduces bad cholesterol level, clears up bronchial tubes, enhances the quality of blood circulation, opens up heart chakra and strengthens it.
