Using Yoga Mudras in Yoga Sessions Increases the Efficacy of The Yoga Practice

Yoga Mudras are hand gestures which were originally described by Sage Gheranda in the Gheranda Samhita. This late 17th century text is an important classic text of Yoga. Gheranda Samhita is the original source for most of the Asanas, Mudras, Pranayama, and Shatkarma practiced now in Yoga. Mudras means gestures, these can be Hand gestures (Hasta Mudra), or gestures made by head (Mana mudra) or the whole body (Kaya mudra) as in the yoga poses or gestures made in dance forms like Bharatnatyam dance form of India (Natya Mudra). Bandhas or locks which are practised in Yoga can also be considered as Mudras.