कालेश्वर मुद्रा
Kalesvara (कालेश्वर) - Kala (time) + Ishvara (lord/god)
Middle fingertips touching, index finger joints touching, thumbs touching
10-20 minutes for mental calm
Intermediate
Highlighted fingers indicate active contact points
HAND(LEFT) PALM(INWARD) WRIST(STRAIGHT) T: STRAIGHT, TOUCH(RIGHT.T.tip) 1: BENT 2: STRAIGHT, TOUCH(RIGHT.2.mid) 3: BENT 4: BENT FINGERS(TOGETHER) HAND(RIGHT) PALM(INWARD) WRIST(STRAIGHT) T: STRAIGHT, TOUCH(LEFT.T.tip) 1: BENT 2: STRAIGHT, TOUCH(LEFT.2.mid) 3: BENT 4: BENT FINGERS(TOGETHER) # Middle fingertips touch, index finger joints touch, thumbs touch
This time management gesture integrates specific hand positioning with temporal awareness training. Research on temporal perception shows that mindfulness practices can enhance time awareness and reduce time-related stress (Zakay, 2014). Formation: Interlace fingers with both middle fingertips touching upward, thumbs pointing down. Hold at heart level creating temple-like structure. CONTRAINDICATIONS: Those with severe anxiety about time or deadline pressure should practice with professional g...
Traditional texts describe this as "mastering time consciousness and temporal wisdom" — their terms for how focused hand positioning activates the parasympathetic nervous system's timing and patience functions. Practitioners often report that this mudra helps develop what ancient sources called "time mastery" — a naturally patient state that can work with divine timing while maintaining focused in
Interlace all your fingers with both thumbs pointing upward and touching tips. Rest this formation in your lap or hold at heart level, creating a temple of time mastery. This time-lord formation develops patience with natural timing and mastery over urgency. Feel how the interlaced fingers create stability while the touching thumbs represent unified intention across time. Many practitioners notic
Traditional Hindu texts describe Kalesvara as the lord of time who governs the cycles of creation, preservation, and dissolution. Ancient practitioners believed this focused gesture represented what they called 'mastery over time' - the capacity to work with natural timing while maintaining patient