mudras
Yoga hand positions
Mudras are symbolic hand gestures used in Hindu and Buddhist religious practice, yoga, and classical Indian dance.
Each position of the fingers and palms carries specific meaning—some represent deities or concepts, others are believed to direct energy flow in the body.
In yoga, mudras accompany meditation: She held her hands in chin mudra, thumb and index finger touching.
The singular is mudra.
Shaped three-dimensional art
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- deityWorshipped supernatural being
- buddhaAwakened spiritual master
bodhisattva · chin · representation · symbolic · gesture · depiction · thangka · relief
Yoga body position
- pranayamaYogic breath control technique
- hathaPhysical yoga discipline
- vinyasaBreath-synchronized yoga movements
- kundaliniDormant spinal life force
chakras · savasana · namaste · prana · om · yogi · yogini · ashtanga
Focused attention practice
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
- dharmaCosmic moral order
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
tantra · samadhi · nirvana · samsara · mandala · guru · transcendence · awakening
Hindu worship ritual
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- altarSacred ritual table
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- offeringSomething presented or given
worship · temple · chanting · sacred · consecration · deity · liturgy · rites
Curative mental treatment
- ayurvedaIndian traditional medicine system
- wellnessOverall state of health
- holisticAddressing interconnected wholes
- pranaVital breath energy
acupressure · reiki · restoration · naturopathy · rejuvenation · therapeutic · meridians · vitality
sculpture
Shaped three-dimensional art
buddha · bodhisattva · chin · representation · symbolic · gesture · depiction · thangka · relief · carving
asana
Yoga body position
- pranayamaYogic breath control technique
- hathaPhysical yoga discipline
- vinyasaBreath-synchronized yoga movements
kundalini · chakras · savasana · namaste · prana · om · yogi · yogini · ashtanga
meditation
Focused attention practice
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
- dharmaCosmic moral order
karma · tantra · samadhi · nirvana · samsara · mandala · guru · transcendence · awakening · consciousness
puja
Hindu worship ritual
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- altarSacred ritual table
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
offering · worship · temple · chanting · sacred · consecration · deity · liturgy · rites · invocation
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- ayurvedaIndian traditional medicine system
- wellnessOverall state of health
- holisticAddressing interconnected wholes
prana · acupressure · reiki · restoration · naturopathy · rejuvenation · therapeutic · meridians · vitality · grounding
kathak
North Indian classical dance
- meditationbreathing meditation, breath, breath meditation, mantra, breathing
- BuddhismBuddha, dharma wheel, Four Noble Truths, nirvana, dharma
- Asian BeliefsBuddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Confucianism, Theravada
- Eastern Medicineacupuncture needles, acupressure, Ayurveda, Chinese medicine, cupping
- mindful movementtai chi, qigong, hatha yoga, vinyasa, walking meditation
- mindfulness practicessilent meditation, breathing exercises, breathwork, deep breathing, box breathing