Lotus Mudra
Effects of Lotus Mudra:
Lotus Mudra can also be called Padma Mudra or Pankaj Mudra in Sanskrit. Practicing Lotus Mudra opens and balances the Heart Center (Anahata Chakra) and evokes qualities of compassion, forgiveness, affection, and loving-kindness. It can also help create overall positivity.
The lotus flower has often been depicted in the hands and heart centers of Gods and adepts from many traditions. This flower symbolizes the perfection and beauty that comes out of suffering, just as the lotus starts to grow in muddy waters but rises up out of it to bloom beautifully. As such, this mudra also symbolizes the blooming we can experience as we rise up from our circumstances and progress on our spiritual path. It represents purity, growth, and connection to spirit.
How to do Lotus Mudra:
- Bring the base of your palms or the heels of your hands together. Touch the pinky fingers and the thumbs together at the sides, leaving some space between the base of the pinkies and thumbs. Open all your fingers wide to resemble a flowering lotus.
- This mudra is generally held in front of the Heart Center (Anahata Chakra) unless otherwise indicated in a kriya.
