O que é Vishnu Mudra?

Vishnu Mudra (Viṣṇu Mudrā) é um mudra das mãos de energia e vitalidade. Os dedos INDICADOR e MÉDIO se dobram até a base do polegar; o polegar, o anelar e o mínimo ficam estendidos. A mão direita é levada ao nariz, para que o polegar feche a narina direita e o anelar, a esquerda.

Como se faz Vishnu Mudra?

Sente-se na Postura Fácil, na Postura de Lótus ou na Postura do Herói, com a coluna alongada, o queixo nivelado e os ombros relaxados. Apoie a mão esquerda no joelho esquerdo ou na coxa, na posição de mão que preferir, como o Gyan Mudra. Mantenha por durante uma rodada de Nadi Shodhana (5–15 minutos), respirando devagar.

A qual elemento Vishnu Mudra está associado?

No sistema dos hasta mudras, Vishnu Mudra trabalha com ar + espaço (regulados): os dedos envolvidos são indicador + médio dobrados, polegar/anelar/mínimo livres.

Vishnu Mudra (Viṣṇu Mudrā)

Vishnu Mudra

Viṣṇu Mudrā

VISH-noo MOO-drah

Energia e vitalidade Elemento: ar + espaço (regulados)

Vishnu Mudra (Viṣṇu Mudrā) é um mudra das mãos de energia e vitalidade, formado com indicador + médio dobrados, polegar/anelar/mínimo livres e associado a ar + espaço (regulados).

O Vishnu Mudra dobra o indicador e o médio até a base do polegar, enquanto o polegar, o anelar e o mínimo ficam estendidos, para que a mão direita feche as narinas alternadamente. A tradição o usa na respiração alternada pelas narinas.

O gesto

Como fazer Vishnu Mudra

Benefícios

Quando usar

Use na respiração alternada pelas narinas em uma prática sentada de pranayama, depois de algumas rodadas de respiração natural e calma.

Cuidados

Guia completo (em inglês)

Meaning and tradition

Vishnu is the preserver in the Hindu trinity, and the mudra is named for him, also being called Nasagra Mudra, from nasa, “nose,” and agra, “tip.” Classical hatha yoga texts describe closing the nostrils with the fingers during pranayama, and the Vishnu hand shape with the index and middle fingers folded is the common modern form taught for Nadi Shodhana. It is mainly a practical technique rather than a symbolic gesture. By the finger-element scheme, the thumb is fire and the ring finger is earth, and the folded index (air) and middle (space) fingers are put aside, which is why the shape is described as regulating air and space.

How to practice

Sit in Easy Pose, Lotus Pose, or Hero Pose with a tall spine. Rest the left hand on the knee. Fold the right index and middle fingers to the base of the thumb, keep the other three extended, and raise the right hand to the nose with the palm toward the face. Close the right nostril with the thumb and the left with the ring finger as the breath requires. This hand is used for Nadi Shodhana, also taught as Anulom Vilom, and for Chandra Bhedana and Surya Bhedana, single-nostril breaths. Practice for 5 to 15 minutes.

Tips and common mistakes

The folded fingers are index and middle, and the extended fingers are thumb, ring, and little. The palm faces the face, and only the right hand is used.

Unlike Vayu Mudra, where only the index finger folds to the base of the thumb and the other three fingers are extended, Vishnu folds both the index and middle fingers.

Unlike Shunya Mudra, where only the middle finger folds under the thumb, Vishnu folds both the index and middle fingers to the base of the thumb.

Unlike Apana Vayu Mudra, where the index finger is folded and the thumb tips touch the middle and ring fingertips, Vishnu leaves the thumb, ring, and little fingers extended and uses the hand to close the nostrils.

Keep the elbow down and the shoulder relaxed, and use gentle finger pressure.

Tradition vs. evidence

Mudras have little clinical research behind them, and the claims about balancing the energy channels for this one are traditional. What is defensible is that this hand shape is a practical tool for closing one nostril at a time, and that the ritual of the hand movement can help pace a slow breathing practice.