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Saturday 06/03/2023 11:45 am - 12:30 pm
Pricing
$108.00 Yoga of the Hands: Using Mudra in Meditation
This six-week introductory practice of hasta mudras (hand gestures)
will direct breath and awareness to particular areas of the body. Mudras
can enhance awareness and deepen our ability to recognize and respond
to the body's messages.
Mudras (hand gestures) are a vast world
connecting ritual, dance, and symbolism. Gestures of the hand face and
body are part of our everyday body language. When gestures of the hands,
face, and body are consciously used to evoke psychological or spiritual
attitudes they are called mudras.
While the use of mudras has
been strongly identified with Indian spirituality for over 2000 years,
mudras are found in various religious traditions around the world
including Christianity where Christ is often depicted using hand
gestures. Some mudras are almost universal and one of the most easily
recognized is the prayer pose in which hands are placed together in
front of our hearts as a symbol of reverence and devotion. Within the
Indian spiritual tradition this gesture is called anjali mudra.
The
power of mudras to support health and healing rests in their ability to
cultivate balance and harmony. Mudras support optimal breathing. In
mudra practice the gesture itself guides the breath and has the ability
to change the speed, focus, quality and location of our breath. Mudras
channel the breath into specific areas of the body. Specific gestures
cultivate balance with each facet of our subtle anatomy, including the
energy centers (the chakras) the energy currents (the prana vayus) and
the energy channels (the nadis.)
This class is an excellent introduction for those curious about a mudra and meditation practice.
Manju Sadarangani
Manju's yoga practice is grounded in a desire for equity, justice,
emotional and mental well-being. She brings her spirit of play, body
positivity and radical self-love to her Kundalini & Nidra classes.
Born in India to a yoga teacher mother, Manju is committed to authenticity in the studio. A Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance,
she connects deeply with the feminist, spiritual and historical
foundations of yoga to counter problematic cultural appropriation. She
relishes creating a safe space for all using breathe, color, naad, and
mantras in her classes.
Manju invites you to consider yoga as a tool to recharge, resist and rebel.