Hakini Mudra
Activate your third eye
The Hakini Mudra is a yoga hand gesture named after goddess Hakini. Due to its direct relation with third-eye, practicing Hakini Mudra is considered best to uplift the brain power, hence known as mudra of mind & wisdom.
Benefits of Hakini Mudra:
- Activates the qualities of Ajnam the third eye centre: perception, attentiveness, watchfulness, intuitiveness, curiosity.
- Hakini Mudra helps in grasping the logical thinking and creative aspects, as the third eye chakra empowers both brain’s hemispheres.
- Helps you overcome various psychological issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, etc.
- This mudra also helps in balancing blood pressure and Ayurvedic Doshas (Vata, Pitta, and Kapha) of the body.
- Boost up memory power, concentration, and attentive focus.
- Continuous breathing also clarifies the nostrils. Therefore, assists in effortless breathing.
- Focused and deep breathing increases the oxygen supply to the brain.
- Improves the functioning and ultimately brainpower.
Hakini Mudra for Brain
The hakini mudra impacts our brain through using all fingers in this mudra.
The hakini mudra involves the attachment of the five fingers of both hands.
On pressing all fingertips against each other, the brain centers get activated concerned with the subtle aspect of the physical and psychic body.
When you meditate while pressing those points, doing the hakini mudra stimulates the spiritual energy sitting at the floor or Muladhara or Root chakra.
If you feel low after small mental work, then the regular practice of hakini mudra lifts the energy flowing down from the root chakra to the third eye chakra.
It redirects energy along the spine to meet at the third eye chakra.
The confluence of Ida, Pingala, and Sushumna nadis at Ajna chakra brings the change in the memory retention, imagination, concentration, and brainpower of the practitioner.
How to do Hakini Mudra:
- Begin with any comfortable seated posture.
- Now just relax and close your eyes and bring your awareness to your third eye.
- Breath slowly and relaxed.
- Now, bring your hands on knees or thighs in a way that both palms facing upward.
- Slowly lift both hands at the chest level facing each other and try to touch the tips of fingers gently over their counterpart.
- While maintaining the gaze on the third eye. Place your tongue at the soft palate or the roof of the mouth. Breathe in to touch the palate and release on breathe out, respectively.
- The length of the time period of inhaling and exhale should match each other ( like 5 in, 5 out).
- While you perform this mudra you can chant OM or So ham in your mind and remove all the unnecessary thoughts.
