Sahaja

Was initially introduced to mudras using the hands in yoga over an extended period of years. While these were presented in the context of elements, chakras or meditative practice I never experienced or could discern much direct physical impact from their usage. They seemed more symbolic and intellectual than physical/energetic. a few years ago my body seems to have taken notice and now there are strong and specific physical and energetic effects that I experience uniquely associated with different hand mudras and other hand positions. For some simpler mudras the specific internal effect they have and how they support a specific type of internal energetic development seem relatively straightforward to identify. For other more complicated mudras or hand shapes/positions the specific physical effects while still quite evident, are much more difficult to specifically discern. My guess is that everyone has this built in wiring that can be triggered by mudras or other hand shapes/positions that could be supportive in energetic or spiritual practice but they may or may not yet have discovered it. I imagine for some like me, there is some energetic threshold one must cross before this awareness/experience arises. for others maybe they were just born with this awareness built in. From my studies use of hand mudras are not limited to yoga but are also found in a number of other self cultivation traditions. I am curious what others experiences are with mudras. Any comments you can share on your experiences with mudras or how mudras fit into your overall journey?

In qi gong when the body starts to fill and pressurize with qi the arms will often start to float up, this is pretty common. The instruction is to keep them down so that the pressure is directed inside to open things up and create space . If you allow them to float it is less efficient (and it’s also kind of weird for others to see, haha).. It is a funny experience to have, particularly the first time but you get used to it. My suggestion is smile or giggle a little so you don’t take things too seriously and then just keep practicing without giving it too much thought. It is just part of the process of change, don’t get too excited or attached to it as this will slow the change process.