A practice
Mudra & Asana
The gestures and postures that make the body a fit place to practise in.
मुद्रा · आसन
Asana in this tradition is not a fitness class and never was. Its purpose is narrow and specific: to make it possible to sit upright, still and comfortable for as long as the practice requires. A body that cannot do that will interrupt every meditation it attempts.
Mudras are gestures — of the hands, and in the advanced practices of the tongue and the eyes — that direct the movement of prana. They are simple to perform and easy to perform inattentively, which is the same as not performing them.
What is taught here
- The seated postures, and how to reach one you can hold.
- The hand mudras used in the mandir's own practice.
- Enough movement to keep a sitting body from stiffening.
None of this requires initiation. Come to a session and learn it there.
What it brings
- A seat you can actually hold
- A body that does not interrupt the practice