Pran mudra, Benefits, How to do, Precautions Duration

The word “Pran” means life. The practice of Pran Mudra strengthens all the five pranas in our body. Strengthening of immunity is the first position in the list of Pran mudra benefits.

It is useful to increase the pranic energy (vital force) and also enhance immunity and vitality.

The practice of this mudra increases Earth element, Water element, Kapha humor and also reduce fire element and Pitta humor.

pran mudra benefits — Prana mudra benefits

Other names of Pran mudra

1.Pran Mudra.

2.Kapha Karak Mudra.

3.Pitta-nashak Mudra.

4. Prana mudra

How to do Pran Mudra

Join the tips your little finger, ring finger and thumb finger to form Pran mudra. You have to do mudras with both the hands. Look at the picture.

The effects of Prana mudra

The ring finger represents the earth element. The little finger represents the water element. The thumb finger represents the fire element. When you join the tips of the little finger and ring finger with thumb finger the element in that finger increases. The fire element is reduced.

The practice of Pran mudra increases Prithvi element and Jal element. Both these element is the major part of Kapha humor. Kapha Plays a vital role in vitality, strength, and immunity. This mudra decreases Pitta humor. Pitta has a direct impact on bodily temperature.

How Kapha Karak mudra effect on your body?

This mudra brings about an increase of Kapha humor within the body. Kapha humor is associated with vitality, strength and immunity. The practice of Pran mudra increases these qualities. This mudra also reduces Pitta humour, which is associated with bodily heat and metabolism. Thus, this mudra is excellent for people who have an excess of Pitta or a deficiency of Kapha in their bodies. They can regularly do this mudra even to avert illness. On the other hand, people with a Kapha excess or pitta deficiency should do this mudra in moderation only.

Pran mudra benefits

Prana mudra is useful to overcome the conditions given below;

Chronic fatigue
General debility
Low endurance
Impaired immunity
Mental tension
Anger
Irritability
Jealousness
Pride
Impatience
The usual sense of time urgency
Forgetfulness.
Intolerance of heat
Stress, and noise
Ailments which get worse in summer
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism (weight –loss despite having a good appetite)
Inflammatory disorders (diseases ending with ‘it is’)
Sleeplessness; light disturbed sleep
High blood pressure
Atherosclerosis(hardening and narrowing of arteries)
Burning in the mouth, throat, stomach
Aphthous ulcers
Acidity
Ulcerative colitis, Loose
Bloody stools
Dysentery
Scanty, burning urination
Excessive, foul-smelling perspiration
Excessive, painful menses
Red-hot joints
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Instability of joints
Burning, red, dry eyes; cataract
Dry, red, hot, ageing, skin; skin-rashes
Urticaria
Leprosy
Dry, sparse, grey hair,
Jaundice
Premature ageing,
disorders caused by a deficiency of earth and water elements within the body.

Duration

Thirty to Forty-five minutes of regular practice is enough to get the maximum benefits of Pran mudra. You can practice it at any time or any position . But in the morning hours is the best time and you may take breaks in between the forty-five minutes of practice.

It is better that If you practice Vata nashak mudra combined with this mudra.

Precautions

If you are a Kapha excess person, the do this mudra in moderation only.

Pran mudra side effects.

It leads to obesity for overweight people. If you have a cold don’t practice it.

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