Hasta Mudra

Hasta Mudra

The body is made up of 5 elements – Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space. When these 5 elements are not in balance

we get various physical and psychological ailments. The energy from the body radiates out mainly through the tip of

the nose, lips, finger tips and toes. When the thumb gets in contact with the other fingers, energy is directed back to

vitalise various parts of our body. This is called as circuit bypass. Mudras and Bandas go hand in hand. Banda help

in locking in the energy and whereas mudras help in redirecting the energy.

In our puranas, we see our Gods and Goddesses expressing in different Mudra. Mudras are the expression of our

inner feeling. In the Tantra shastra Mudra is defined as the one which gives happiness. Mudras are part of Yoga and

it is also called as Yoga Mudra. Mudras done using hands are halled Hasta Mudra.

The 5 fingers represant 5 elements (tatvas):

Thumb: Fire

Index Finger: Air

Middle finger: Space

Ring Finger: Earth

Small finger: Water

Fire element is the important one and when fire element goes weak,Various ailments come to the body and death sets in when the fire element dies. Joining the fire element (thumb) with other elements (other fingers) vitalises the other elements also.