Mudras
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Yoga Techniques and Fitness
Overview
In this lesson, we explore mudras as hand gestures that direct energy and support meditation and pranayama.
Objective
Become familiar with common mudras and their traditional uses in practice.
What You'll Get
What You'll Get: You'll learn the symbolic and energetic significance of hand positions used across yoga and meditation traditions. In your own practice, you'll understand when and why to use specific mudras to enhance focus or shift your internal state. If you teach, you'll gain clarity on how to introduce these gestures in ways that feel meaningful rather than exotic, and how they integrate naturally into seated practice, pranayama, or asana.
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