Mani Ratna Mudra
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Mani Ratna Mudra
Mani Ratna Mudra is the precious jewel mudra and is also sometimes referred to as the mudra of global healing. This mudra is said to awaken our inner jewel or highest self. To practice this mudra, connect your index fingers and thumbs while extending the remainder of your fingers. Then connect the base of the thumbs together and face your palms away from you.
Mani Ratna mudra helps to balance our physical body as well as our subtle body. This mudra helps to balances the three dosha of vata, pitta and kapha as well as the seven chakras, particularly the crown chakra. Mani Ratna mudra helps prana flow more freely throughout our body so that we can be connected with our true and highest self, our precious jewel. When we connect with our higher self, we connect with cosmic consciousness, mahad. When we connect with mahad, we connect with the healing power of the universe and cosmic energy. This brings about optimal health for our body, mind and spirit. When we practice Mani Ratna mudra, we can attune our breath, energy and awareness to this cosmic consciousness and feel the wellspring of cosmic energy within us. We can being to direct this healing energy to our body, mind and soul.
QOTD: “Life is constantly shifting, changing, and jolting us into new ways of being . How do you reconnect and stay grounded in yourself at these times? Or do you struggle to find your precious jewel (true nature) when these jolts come up?” (3/6/2016) I struggle with the Muladhara chakra. I tend to stay up in my head and I need grounding energy to bring me back down to earth. Meditation is something I rely on to reconnect me with the earth. The other thing is cooking. I love to cook. Using my hands and transforming foods into delicious and nourishing meals grounds my energy and gets me out of my head. Through studying Ayurvedic cooking I've realized how food should be viewed and how each plant, herb, vegetable, fruit and grain has its own energetics and healing properties. I love how Ayurveda teaches us to heal energetically, physically, mentally and spiritually.