CHIN MAYA MUDRA

Chin Maya Mudra Pranayama or Gesture of Pure Wisdom Breath is beneficial for middle lobes of the lungs.

TECHNIQUE

Chin Maya Mudra

Sit in any comfortable sitting position like Sukh Asana, with the spine in a upright position.

Fold the three straightened fingers inwards so that the tips point towards the palm, but without quite touching it.

Close the eyes and breathe naturally, through the nose.

Try to maintain awareness of each breath moving into and out of the nostrils for two or three minutes.

Chin Maya Mudra

BENEFITS

Chinmaya Mudra opens the middle lobes of the lungs.

It stimulates Samaan Vaayu, the Prana which moves from left to right in the abdominal region.

In physical terms it is in charge of digestion and assimilation of our food.

In more subtle terms, it is in charge of assimilating our life’s experiences.