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Garuda To Hakini: Try These 2 Different Types Of Hand Mudras In Yoga

The five governing Tattvas within the human body come to a harmonious balance with the continued practice of these Mudras.

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Written By: Tavishi Dogra | Updated : May 5, 2024 8:24 AM IST

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Have you heard of Garuda Mudra and Hakini Mudra? Both are different types of hand mudras that can be practised in yoga. Hakini Mudra involves bringing your palms near your Hridaya Chakra facing each other, with your fingers spread out and tips in gentle contact with the corresponding tips of your other hand. These mudras have several benefits, including balancing the Vayu within the body, improving immunity, and enhancing mental focus and attention. On the other hand, Garuda Mudra involves:

  • Extending all your fingers outward.
  • Sliding your right palm over your left.
  • Hooking both thumbs together.
  • Placing this gesture over your Heart Chakra.

Garuda Mudra

Formation Of Garuda Mudra:

  1. Extend all your fingers outward.
  2. Both your palms should face you.
  3. Slide your right palm over your left
  4. Hook both thumbs together and stretch out the remaining fingers.
  5. Place this gesture over your Heart Chakra.
  6. Ensure your spine is erect.
  7. Close your eyes and maintain a natural pattern of breathing.
  8. Repeat the same with the left palm over the right.

Benefits Of Garuda Mudra:

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  1. Garuda Mudra balances the Vayu within the body and hence has a significant impact on the circulation of blood.
  2. It helps eliminate toxins from the body and movement of stagnant liquid or fluid build-up within the body.
  3. It keeps the lymphatic system healthy, thus improving one's immunity.
  4. The positive channelling of Vayu through this Mudra helps practitioners overcome feelings of lethargy or fatigue.
  5. Garuda Mudra has revitalising powers on the human system.
  6. The Garuda Mudra accelerates the Agni tattva, thus helping digestion.
  7. It increases the metabolism within the body
  8. It helps treat painful menstrual issues faced by women.
  9. Garuda Mudra also helps maintain a healthy prostate.

The Garuda Mudra symbolises freedom, protection, and strength. Qualities that are only enhanced by the practice of this Mudra.

Hakini Mudra

Formation Of Hakini Mudra:

Bring your palms near your Hridaya Chakra, facing each other, with your fingers spread out. Bring the tips of your thumb (Agni tattva), index finger (Vayu Tattva), middle finger (Akash Tattva), ring finger (Prithvi Tattva) and little finger (Jal Tattva) of your right hand in gentle contact with the corresponding tips of your left hand.

  1. Ensure that your fingers remain spread out.
  2. You may hold this gesture with your four fingers pointing forward and thumb pointing upward.
  3. You may also practice this gesture with your four fingers pointing upward and your thumb pointing toward you.
  4. Your palms must not be in contact with each other.
  5. Your forearms must parallel the ground with your elbows pointing outward.
  6. Ensure your spine is erect, and gently close your eyes.

Benefits Of Hakini Mudra:

The five governing Tattvas within the human body come to a harmonious balance with the continued practice of this Mudra.

  1. It stimulates the Ajna Chakra, or the third eye.
  2. It enhances the practitioner's intelligence and power of the mind.
  3. It is a beautiful mudra to practice during recovery from physical ailments.
  4. It brings the left and right brain into a synchronised level of functioning.
  5. It helps improve the concentration power of the practitioner and even improves their sense of logic.
  6. It has a calming effect on the mind when practised for long durations of time.
  7. The activation of the Ajna Chakra gives clarity of thought and expands the mind for more substantial and better possibilities.
  8. It helps treat people who have insomnia.
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Tavishi Dogra

Tavishi Dogra

A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, Tavishi Dogra has 7 years of experience working with leading media brands, including Hindustan Times, Dainik Jagran, Financial Express and Rajya Sabha Television. As a Senior Sub Editor on Thehealthsite.com, she ... Read More