5 Mudras for Everyday Magic

                                             

                                               

             

In the modern world, many of us have a mentality of scarcity and lack.

Scarcity mindset keeps you grounded in fear— fear of there not being enough of whatever it is you desire, whether it’s money or love or travel. When you fear that there isn’t enough for everyone, you forget that the universe is an abundant place.

A scarcity mindset can be incredibly convenient. I see this all the time with my yoga business coaching clients. Your ego loves it because it keeps you small. If the world is a scarce, scary place, then you don’t really have to go for what you truly desire anyway, because you probably could never get it. You don’t have to rise to your full potential, be your highest self, and create your most amazing life.

1.Ksepana Mudra — Releasing Negativity
Clear your energy field, cleanse your emotions. Try this mudra after being in a large crowd, following an argument, or when you find yourself caught up in the throes of negativity.

Clasp your hands with index fingers touching flat on each other (point downward) at sacral chakra (below the navel). Cross the thumbs. Affirm “I fully release all negativity from my body, mind and soul. Pure healing energies flow into me now.” Take several deep, slow breaths. With each exhale, release all the drama and baggage. With each inhale, take in the pure loving energies of the divine. Duration: 2 minutes or more.

                              

2.Prana Mudra — Energizing
Usher in vital life force energy. Use this when you feel drained, fatigued or depressed.

Join your thumb with both your little and ring finger, while keeping the middle and index fingers extended. Hold your hands in either a vertical or horizontal position. Take several deep breaths and place your focus on the pure revitalizing energy that is pouring into your body. Each cell is being fully revitalized now. Affirm, “I plug into the universe and recharge my batteries.” Duration: 5-30 minutes.

Practicing mudras engages both the body and the mind, creating a very focused and powerful healing practice.

                       

3.Mudra for wealth (9 jewels)

The nine jewels symbolize wealth of life according to the eastern tradition. From these nine jewels consists body, mind and consciousness of a human and the environment. Combining all nine jewels in one bowl, we confirm the union of the soul and body, the union the a human and space. The full bowl symbolizes prosperity and wealth.

How to form this mudra: Four fingers of the left-hand support from the down and embrace the same fingers of the right hand. The thumbs of the both hands put aside freely, forming a bowl.

4.KUNDALINI (SEX) MUDRA

This mudra awakes and activates the sexual power. Kundalini mudra associates with sex, union of man and woman origins

How to perform this mudra

Clench your both fists. Now stretch your forefinger of the left hand and thrust it from the down in the first of the right hand. The thumb-cushion of your right hand should lay on the forefinger-tip of the left hand. Performing this mudra pull down your hands as lower as possible, so your hands are in the lower area of your abdomen.

Practice it three times a day for 15 minutes.

5.Lotus Mudra for Opening to Abundance

·         The Lotus Mudra belongs to your heart centre and symbolizes pure love, affection, communication, and connection.

·         The open flower helps to open you up to receiving abundance.

·         This mudra manifests prosperity, health, compassion, joy, affection, and love.

Here’s how to do it:

Bring your hands together so that the outer sides of your pinky fingers and thumbs touch. Create a basket shape with your hands by opening the fingers wide but maintaining the contact of the thumb and pinky fingers. Really spread the fingers wide apart, still maintaining the contact of the thumb and pinkies. Inhale and bring the lotus shape to the centre of your chest. Stay for several breaths and focus on the feeling in your hands. Let the mind soften. Let the heart open. And let the entire mind, body, and soul prepare to receive love, abundance, health, wealth, success and true compassion.

“Sow a thought,
reap an action;
sow an action,
reap a habit;
sow a habit,
reap a character;
sow a character,
reap a destiny,”

Organize Your Thoughts:10X Your Productivity

Feel like your brain is overwhelmed with too many thoughts?  You’re not alone. Thank you so much for your interest in Brainetics.

Our minds are basically organized like human computers. They function in much the same way. So, if we want to improve our daily productivity, we need to empty the cache of temporary “files” and reboot for our brains to allow us to perform at our peak levels.

Otherwise we can easily experience brain overload with too many circuits firing simultaneously and so many programs (thoughts) working in the shadows that we often “freeze up”. This will make us unable to remember everything or simply process the information in a less efficient manner than we’d like.

It sounds odd but when you stop to consider, it makes sense.

In this article, I’ll explain to you why organizing your thoughts is so important and introduce to you 3 simple steps to super boost your brain power.

Organizing your mind: Why should you care?

By making it a habit to set aside a few minutes each day to empty and organize your brain, you can drastically improve your ability to focus, complete tasks and achieve your goals.

A streamlined mind is much more effective than a perpetually overloaded one.

In addition, an overloaded brain forgets things, important tasks, details and deadlines. The quality of our output suffers as well. We are simply unable to concentrate and use our intelligence and skills to their highest potential.

As a side benefit, you’ll find better balance, less stress and increased energy. Swirling thoughts cause an enormous amount of stress and prevent our minds from truly ever resting. This results in brain fatigue, which keeps us exhausted and irritable.

3 simple steps to organize your thoughts

Organizing your thoughts isn’t really that difficult. It only requires a few minutes each day and surprisingly simple tools to help sharpen your brain.

1. Choose your best time

Ideally, this process is best done twice each day, first thing in the morning and again before bedtime, but that doesn’t work for everyone.

Choose the time that works best for you. Any time will work. The key is to do it consistently.

I have found that I need my morning coffee, breakfast and exercise first. My brain must wake up a bit. I apparently need a caffeine kick, fuel and stress release to form coherent thoughts.

2. Choose your method of logging

Any number of apps on your phone will work well to record thoughts and tasks. If you prefer, you can use the voice-recording feature. Even the basic note function works fine.

An organizational program or document, such as Outlook, OneNote, or Evernote on your computer will work as well.

Though I tend to be a “techie” by nature, I still prefer to use a pen and pad for this process. Sometimes the simplest method is the most effective.

Whatever tool you choose, make sure it’s quick and readily accessible.

3. Quickly dump everything you’re keeping in your head

And I mean everything… Not just tasks but thoughts, concerns, questions, and ideas too.

Get it all out. Don’t worry about sorting them; you can do that later, just get them out of your head so that they can stop spinning around, using up precious brainpower and space.

Once you’re finished, ask yourself if you need or want to act on any of these items today.

If the answer is yes:

• Add those tasks to your ongoing task or to-do list (you have one of those right?)
• Cross them off or remove them.

If the answer is no:

• Is it an idea? – Add it to an idea file, work notebook, or document to pursue later.
• Is it more of a question or concerns you have? – Record it in a journal or notebook to mull over at another time. (If you never go back to consider them, they probably weren’t that important!)

It’s that simple. It should take no more than 5 to 10 minutes!

A tiny habit with great benefits

When we’re unable to let go of thoughts and responsibilities that plague us, we are no longer constantly preoccupied. We are better able to quiet our mind and enjoy the other parts of our lives.

When we aren’t stuck in our head, we can fully engage with the rest of the world outside us.

That’s not bad for a 5-10-minute investment.

Physical Ways to Organize Your Thoughts

Get some exercise.

Move your body and get your heart pumping. Make a visit to the gym, run outdoors, play frisbee or a game of catch with a friend, or walk and do some errands. The change of pace will give your mind a break and allow your subconscious to work on your puzzle in the background.

Spend time in nature.

Go out and spend some time outdoors. You could sit in the park on a bench, hike a trail, walk your dog, or gaze at a beautiful green pasture. Get out of your heard, and let your eyes take in the sights.

Talk to a friend or family member.

Sometimes it helps to talk things out. You’ll feel better getting things out of your head, and off your chest. Plus, your friend can help you find patterns that you may be missing, or clarify, and reinforce what you’re thinking.

Tell a story.

The process of telling a story aloud will make you think about what’s important, and what’s not. So, start with one of your thoughts and make up a story about it. “Once upon a time…”

How about you? How do you organize your thoughts? Will you try any of the suggestions listed in this post? Join in the conversation and leave a comment below!

WONDERS OF MUSIC IN LIFE

Music can provide inspiration, relaxation and passion. Some people use music to set a mood. While others will have their favourite symphony playing while they study for exams. And let’s not forget dancing to your favourite song as a form of exercise or meditation! Yes, music does inspire and provoke us to be who we are to the fullest of our abilities. 

Music speaks when words can’t. I believe the power of music is generally underestimated. Hundreds of reports have shown and proven how music stimulates the brain and can bring back memories or emotions.

I imagine that music plays many roles in your life as it does in mine. It allows others to have a sense of who we are and what we believe. Consider the ways that music has influenced your life. Music has the power to shift our feelings from joy to sorrow in a split second. It can bring us back to memories we forgot we had or forward to the world we have yet to create. Music has many purposes and abilities. There are degrees in Music Therapy offered at many Universities. The drumbeat has been used for centuries by Native Indians to elevate shamans to other dimensions. And let us not forget the sheer entertainment that sitting at an opera or a jazz club brings us! Yes, music is a very powerful source.

Music Can Heal You

There are several mechanisms by which music can have this effect. First, music has positive physical effects. It can produce direct biological changes, such as reducing heart rate, blood pressure, and cortisol levels.

1) When we listen to music our brain releases dopamine which is a feel good chemical essential for the healthy functioning of the central nervous system; it has effects on emotion, perception and movement.

2) Music is proven to physiologically affect heart rate, breathing and pulse rate resulting in physical chills of pleasure. A study was undertaken by Dr Mike Miller of Baltimore, who measured the effects of music on the cardiovascular system by measuring blood vessel size before, during and after music playing. When a patient liked the music playing, the blood vessels relaxed and opened.

3) Happy lyrics help us to think positively. “Walking on Sunshine” anyone?

4) Music lifts mood, reduces anxiety, raises motivation and helps combat insomnia and depression. A recent study by Stanford University shows that depressed patients gain self-esteem and their mood improves after music therapy.

5) Music can trigger associated memories transporting you back to special occasions. Billie Holiday always reminds me of my Nana – good times.

6) Music physically heals – yes really. Fabien Maman, a musician and acupuncturist, devised the Tama-Do Academy based on his extensive research that showed that human blood cells respond to sound frequencies by changing color and shape. His findings demonstrate sick or rogue cells can be healed or harmonized with sound.

When you listen to music you enjoy and makes you happy, your blood flow increases. Music promotes healthy blood vessel function the more you listen to joyful songs.

Whatever the reason you listen to music, I hope it makes your heart sing.