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Garuda Mudra

गरुड़

Meditation/SpiritualAirSpace

Etymology

Garuda (गरुड़) - the divine eagle, mount of Vishnu

Finger Position

Hands stacked, thumbs crossed, fingers spread like wings

Duration

During dance sequences depicting flight or divine themes

Difficulty

Intermediate

Associated Chakras

Anahata(Heart)

Vishuddha(Throat)

Bija Mantra: GARUDA SOHAM

Highlighted fingers indicate active contact points

MGN Notation

HAND(LEFT)
  PALM(DOWN)
  WRIST(STRAIGHT)
  T: STRAIGHT
  1: STRAIGHT
  2: STRAIGHT
  3: STRAIGHT
  4: STRAIGHT
  FINGERS(SPREAD)

HAND(RIGHT)
  PALM(DOWN)
  WRIST(STRAIGHT)
  T: STRAIGHT, TOUCH(LEFT.T)
  1: STRAIGHT
  2: STRAIGHT
  3: STRAIGHT
  4: STRAIGHT
  FINGERS(SPREAD)

# Hands stacked, thumbs crossed, fingers spread like wings

Instructions

This elevated perspective gesture enhances spatial processing through expansive hand positioning. Research on embodied cognition shows that open, expansive postures can increase confidence and improve creative problem-solving by 20-30% (Carney et al., 2010). Formation: Place one hand over the other with palms down, cross thumbs together while spreading other fingers wide like eagle wings. Hold at heart level for chest expansion. CONTRAINDICATIONS: Those with shoulder injuries or restricted arm...

Quick Start Checklist

1Sit or stand; form eagle wings with both hands
2Interlock thumbs; spread other fingers like feathers
3Hold at heart or solar plexus level
4Breathe with sense of soaring freedom
5Practice 5-10 minutes; maintain wing formation
6Focus on elevated perspective and spiritual flight

Benefits

Physical

•Opens chest and shoulders
•strengthens arms

Mental

•Inspires courage
•nobility
•and elevated consciousness

Spiritual

Traditional texts describe this as "embodying soaring consciousness and elevated perspective" — their terms for how expansive gestures activate the parasympathetic nervous system's uplifting functions. Practitioners often report that this eagle formation helps develop what ancient sources called "transcendent awareness" — a clear, elevated state that can support seeing situations from broader pers

Precautions

!Modify arm elevation for shoulder or cervical issues
!Keep wrists neutral; avoid hyperextension
!If lightheaded
!lower hands and resume after rest

Clinical Applications

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Guided Practice

Interlace your thumbs and spread your other fingers wide, creating the wing formation of an eagle in flight. Hold this at your heart level, feeling the power and freedom of the great bird Garuda. This eagle formation connects you to divine messenger energy and spiritual freedom. Feel how spreading your fingers like wings naturally expands your chest and opens your heart. Many practitioners notice

Symbolism

Traditional Hindu mythology describes Garuda as the divine eagle, mount of Vishnu, representing the soul's capacity to soar above worldly limitations while serving divine purpose. Ancient practitioners believed this gesture represented what they called 'spiritual elevation' - the ability to rise abo