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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/yw-mudra/">The Yoga Life: Word of the Week</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted October 27, 2007 at 09:00 AM by Valerie Cerami</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Mudra (sealing in the energy) Description A symbolic gesture, used alone or in combination with exercises. Formal variations include several hand/body positions with differentiating names. All mudras engage the mind, the ultimate focus. Benefits Brings attention inward, aids concentration, stillness and calmness. A nonverbal means to express and communicate feelings; mudras are meant to balance the flow of energy, as well as channel the energy to specific energy points (used in isolated instances, in tandem with positions, breathing exercises, or to enhance mediation focus). How To Anjali Mudra (Prayer Mudra) One of the most common mudras is prayer position. Place hands together (in a prayer position) at the center of the chest. Held against the heart center (center of chest), this gesture creates a devotional feeling, balances the…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/yw-mudra/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/yw-mudra/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/yw-mudra/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/yw-mudra/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-motivation/">her-motivation</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/special-features/">special-features</a><br /><br /> </P>