Guest guest Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Meditation - Yoni Mudra (Meditation Beginner Techniques) http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/meditation/yoni.asp Mudras http://www.kriyayoga.com/english/on_your_wings/mudras.htm YONI MUDRA http://www.100megsfree.com/yoga/mudras/yonimudra.html ATTITUDE OF THE SOURCE (YONI MUDRA) http://www.yoga.com/yyhm103.htm MUDRAS AND BANDHAS http://www.yoga-age.com/modern/mudras.html Yoni Mudra http://www.scand-yoga.org/english/gallery/mudra.html karen_cha_mike <karenborak (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> wrote: May we ask the group please if anyone knows the directions to the Yoni Mudra? We have as resources the Kali Puja book, the Shree Maa web site, and several videos with Swamiji doing the Yoni Mudra. However, we still can't quite grasp (no pun intended) how it is done. There are a myriad of directions on the Internet but none of the Yoni Mudras shown are quite like the one that Shree Maa demonstrates. Assistance would be greatly appreciated. TIA - Mike and Karen.Zeline WrightAKA Opossum SallyOpossum Sally's Websiteshttp://www.opossumsal.com/ New and Improved Mail - Send 10MB messages! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Hi, Unfortunately, none of these are as Maa practices it. Ok...since no one else has said, I will try to describe it, though I am only doing so from the image in the Shiva Puja and Advanced Yajna (I cannot see whether the ring and little fingers are intertwined or not). So, here goes....Yoni Mudra... Hands together, palms touching. Interlace the fingers. Extend the middle fingers, pointing, together (like a church steeple). Wrap index fingers around behind the middle fingers, and join, tip to tip. The thumbs are already together because of the position of the hands, just bend them at the outer joint so that they point straight down, through the space between the palms. The resulting position resembles a yoni. Chris , Zeline Wright <opossumsal> wrote: > Here are some links that might help you. > > > Meditation - Yoni Mudra (Meditation Beginner Techniques) > http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/meditation/yoni.asp > > Mudras > http://www.kriyayoga.com/english/on_your_wings/mudras.htm > > YONI MUDRA > http://www.100megsfree.com/yoga/mudras/yonimudra.html > > ATTITUDE OF THE SOURCE (YONI MUDRA) > http://www.yoga.com/yyhm103.htm > > MUDRAS AND BANDHAS > http://www.yoga-age.com/modern/mudras.html > > Yoni Mudra > http://www.scand-yoga.org/english/gallery/mudra.html > > > > > > karen_cha_mike <karenborak@e...> wrote: > May we ask the group please if anyone knows the directions to the > Yoni Mudra? We have as resources the Kali Puja book, the Shree Maa > web site, and several videos with Swamiji doing the Yoni Mudra. > However, we still can't quite grasp (no pun intended) how it is > done. There are a myriad of directions on the Internet but none of > the Yoni Mudras shown are quite like the one that Shree Maa > demonstrates. Assistance would be greatly appreciated. TIA - Mike > and Karen > > > > Sponsor > > > > Links > > > / > > > > > > > > > .Zeline Wright > AKA Opossum Sally > > Opossum Sally's Websites > http://www.opossumsal.com/ > > > > New and Improved Mail - Send 10MB messages! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Hi Chris, That's what it looked like to me also. But I don't see how I can wrap my index fingers around behind the middle fingers without breaking them first and then gluing them in place. Maybe like so many things it just takes some practice everyday to get the fingers more supple. "Chris Kirner" <chriskirner1956 > Tue, 10 Aug 2004 23:29:47 -0000 Re: Yoni Mudra Question Hi, Unfortunately, none of these are as Maa practices it. Ok...since no one else has said, I will try to describe it, though I am only doing so from the image in the Shiva Puja and Advanced Yajna (I cannot see whether the ring and little fingers are intertwined or not). So, here goes....Yoni Mudra... Hands together, palms touching. Interlace the fingers. Extend the middle fingers, pointing, together (like a church steeple). Wrap index fingers around behind the middle fingers, and join, tip to tip. The thumbs are already together because of the position of the hands, just bend them at the outer joint so that they point straight down, through the space between the palms. The resulting position resembles a yoni. Chris , Zeline Wright <opossumsal> wrote: > Here are some links that might help you. > > > Meditation - Yoni Mudra (Meditation Beginner Techniques) > http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/meditation/yoni.asp > > Mudras > http://www.kriyayoga.com/english/on_your_wings/mudras.htm > > YONI MUDRA > http://www.100megsfree.com/yoga/mudras/yonimudra.html > > ATTITUDE OF THE SOURCE (YONI MUDRA) > http://www.yoga.com/yyhm103.htm > > MUDRAS AND BANDHAS > http://www.yoga-age.com/modern/mudras.html > > Yoni Mudra > http://www.scand-yoga.org/english/gallery/mudra.html > > > > > > karen_cha_mike <karenborak@e...> wrote: > May we ask the group please if anyone knows the directions to the > Yoni Mudra? We have as resources the Kali Puja book, the Shree Maa > web site, and several videos with Swamiji doing the Yoni Mudra. > However, we still can't quite grasp (no pun intended) how it is > done. There are a myriad of directions on the Internet but none of > the Yoni Mudras shown are quite like the one that Shree Maa > demonstrates. Assistance would be greatly appreciated. TIA - Mike > and Karen > > > > Sponsor > > > > Links > > > / > > > > > > > > > .Zeline Wright > AKA Opossum Sally > > Opossum Sally's Websites > http://www.opossumsal.com/ > > > > New and Improved Mail - Send 10MB messages! Sponsor / <?subject=Un> Terms of Service <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Dear Chris, Nice explanation for something that is not so easy to describe. My understanding of the yoni mudra is that there are various yoni mudras. The one Swamiji showed us is like what you described except the index fingers wrap around behind the ring fingers and touch the tips of the ring fingers. Parvati Hi, > > Unfortunately, none of these are as Maa practices it. > > Ok...since no one else has said, I will try to describe it, though I > am only doing so from the image in the Shiva Puja and Advanced Yajna > (I cannot see whether the ring and little fingers are intertwined or not). > > So, here goes....Yoni Mudra... > > Hands together, palms touching. > Interlace the fingers. > Extend the middle fingers, pointing, together (like a church steeple). > Wrap index fingers around behind the middle fingers, and join, tip to tip. > The thumbs are already together because of the position of the hands, > just bend them at the outer joint so that they point straight down, > through the space between the palms. > The resulting position resembles a yoni. > > Chris > > > , Zeline Wright <opossumsal> wrote: > > Here are some links that might help you. > > > > > > Meditation - Yoni Mudra (Meditation Beginner Techniques) > > http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/meditation/yoni.asp > > > > Mudras > > http://www.kriyayoga.com/english/on_your_wings/mudras.htm > > > > YONI MUDRA > > http://www.100megsfree.com/yoga/mudras/yonimudra.html > > > > ATTITUDE OF THE SOURCE (YONI MUDRA) > > http://www.yoga.com/yyhm103.htm > > > > MUDRAS AND BANDHAS > > http://www.yoga-age.com/modern/mudras.html > > > > Yoni Mudra > > http://www.scand-yoga.org/english/gallery/mudra.html > > > > > > > > > > > > karen_cha_mike <karenborak@e...> wrote: > > May we ask the group please if anyone knows the directions to the > > Yoni Mudra? We have as resources the Kali Puja book, the Shree Maa > > web site, and several videos with Swamiji doing the Yoni Mudra. > > However, we still can't quite grasp (no pun intended) how it is > > done. There are a myriad of directions on the Internet but none of > > the Yoni Mudras shown are quite like the one that Shree Maa > > demonstrates. Assistance would be greatly appreciated. TIA - Mike > > and Karen > > > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > > Links > > > > > > / > > > > > > > > > > Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > .Zeline Wright > > AKA Opossum Sally > > > > Opossum Sally's Websites > > http://www.opossumsal.com/ > > > > > > > > New and Improved Mail - Send 10MB messages! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Hi Ardis, Yeah, it's a little tough (did you try it?), but it's helpful (also with the interlacede fingers) if you open your grip a little (allow a bit more space between the hands). Of course, this is kind of mute if you can't cross your fingers in the first place. The one I really have trouble with is dhenu. Chris , Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...> wrote: > Hi Chris, > That's what it looked like to me also. But I don't see how I can wrap my > index fingers around behind the middle fingers without breaking them first > and then gluing them in place. Maybe like so many things it just takes some > practice everyday to get the fingers more supple. > > "Chris Kirner" <chriskirner1956> > > Tue, 10 Aug 2004 23:29:47 -0000 > > Re: Yoni Mudra Question > > > Hi, > > Unfortunately, none of these are as Maa practices it. > > Ok...since no one else has said, I will try to describe it, though I > am only doing so from the image in the Shiva Puja and Advanced Yajna > (I cannot see whether the ring and little fingers are intertwined or not). > > So, here goes....Yoni Mudra... > > Hands together, palms touching. > Interlace the fingers. > Extend the middle fingers, pointing, together (like a church steeple). > Wrap index fingers around behind the middle fingers, and join, tip to tip. > The thumbs are already together because of the position of the hands, > just bend them at the outer joint so that they point straight down, > through the space between the palms. > The resulting position resembles a yoni. > > Chris > > > , Zeline Wright <opossumsal> wrote: > > Here are some links that might help you. > > > > > > Meditation - Yoni Mudra (Meditation Beginner Techniques) > > http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/meditation/yoni.asp > > > > Mudras > > http://www.kriyayoga.com/english/on_your_wings/mudras.htm > > > > YONI MUDRA > > http://www.100megsfree.com/yoga/mudras/yonimudra.html > > > > ATTITUDE OF THE SOURCE (YONI MUDRA) > > http://www.yoga.com/yyhm103.htm > > > > MUDRAS AND BANDHAS > > http://www.yoga-age.com/modern/mudras.html > > > > Yoni Mudra > > http://www.scand-yoga.org/english/gallery/mudra.html > > > > > > > > > > > > karen_cha_mike <karenborak@e...> wrote: > > May we ask the group please if anyone knows the directions to the > > Yoni Mudra? We have as resources the Kali Puja book, the Shree Maa > > web site, and several videos with Swamiji doing the Yoni Mudra. > > However, we still can't quite grasp (no pun intended) how it is > > done. There are a myriad of directions on the Internet but none of > > the Yoni Mudras shown are quite like the one that Shree Maa > > demonstrates. Assistance would be greatly appreciated. TIA - Mike > > and Karen > > > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > > Links > > > > > > / > > > > > > > > > > Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > .Zeline Wright > > AKA Opossum Sally > > > > Opossum Sally's Websites > > http://www.opossumsal.com/ > > > > > > > > New and Improved Mail - Send 10MB messages! > > > > Sponsor > > > > > Links > > / > > > > <?subject=Un> > > Terms of Service > <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 I am getting a little closer, hehe. Funny, the dhenu works like clockwork for me. What about the visarjan? That is a complete mystery for me, even with the short video of Swamiji. "Chris Kirner" <chriskirner1956 > Thu, 12 Aug 2004 10:08:02 -0000 Re: Yoni Mudra Question Hi Ardis, Yeah, it's a little tough (did you try it?), but it's helpful (also with the interlacede fingers) if you open your grip a little (allow a bit more space between the hands). Of course, this is kind of mute if you can't cross your fingers in the first place. The one I really have trouble with is dhenu. Chris , Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...> wrote: > Hi Chris, > That's what it looked like to me also. But I don't see how I can wrap my > index fingers around behind the middle fingers without breaking them first > and then gluing them in place. Maybe like so many things it just takes some > practice everyday to get the fingers more supple. > > "Chris Kirner" <chriskirner1956> > > Tue, 10 Aug 2004 23:29:47 -0000 > > Re: Yoni Mudra Question > > > Hi, > > Unfortunately, none of these are as Maa practices it. > > Ok...since no one else has said, I will try to describe it, though I > am only doing so from the image in the Shiva Puja and Advanced Yajna > (I cannot see whether the ring and little fingers are intertwined or not). > > So, here goes....Yoni Mudra... > > Hands together, palms touching. > Interlace the fingers. > Extend the middle fingers, pointing, together (like a church steeple). > Wrap index fingers around behind the middle fingers, and join, tip to tip. > The thumbs are already together because of the position of the hands, > just bend them at the outer joint so that they point straight down, > through the space between the palms. > The resulting position resembles a yoni. > > Chris > > > , Zeline Wright <opossumsal> wrote: > > Here are some links that might help you. > > > > > > Meditation - Yoni Mudra (Meditation Beginner Techniques) > > http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/meditation/yoni.asp > > > > Mudras > > http://www.kriyayoga.com/english/on_your_wings/mudras.htm > > > > YONI MUDRA > > http://www.100megsfree.com/yoga/mudras/yonimudra.html > > > > ATTITUDE OF THE SOURCE (YONI MUDRA) > > http://www.yoga.com/yyhm103.htm > > > > MUDRAS AND BANDHAS > > http://www.yoga-age.com/modern/mudras.html > > > > Yoni Mudra > > http://www.scand-yoga.org/english/gallery/mudra.html > > > > > > > > > > > > karen_cha_mike <karenborak@e...> wrote: > > May we ask the group please if anyone knows the directions to the > > Yoni Mudra? We have as resources the Kali Puja book, the Shree Maa > > web site, and several videos with Swamiji doing the Yoni Mudra. > > However, we still can't quite grasp (no pun intended) how it is > > done. There are a myriad of directions on the Internet but none of > > the Yoni Mudras shown are quite like the one that Shree Maa > > demonstrates. Assistance would be greatly appreciated. TIA - Mike > > and Karen > > > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > > Links > > > > > > / > > > > > > > > > > Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > .Zeline Wright > > AKA Opossum Sally > > > > Opossum Sally's Websites > > http://www.opossumsal.com/ > > > > > > > > New and Improved Mail - Send 10MB messages! > > > > Sponsor > > > > > Links > > / > > > > <?subject=Un> > > Terms of Service > <> . Sponsor / <?subject=Un> Terms of Service <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Ardis, Yeah, I've never actually used that one ceremonially, so I tend to forget it. I re familiarized myself with it last time you posted on it, and I think the key to that one is that (hands are back to back, right on top) when interlacing the little, ring, and middle fingers, the right hand needs to come in at almost 90 degrees to the left (in relation to the direction of the fingers--the hands should be almost flat, back to back), and they are interlaced only to the first joint (I guess I may as well continue). Once you have a firm grip with the interlaced fingers, look at the index finger of the right hand -- it's not really doing anything but pointing forward. The direction of the pointing index finger is the continuation of the mudra. Imagine the tip of the index finger as a diver, and the joined hands as a cliff. The diver dives off the cliff into the "water" below, but instead of just coming to the surface after his dive he lets the momentum of his arc carry him beneath the cliff and into a submerged cave, where he surfaces and, surprise, he finds another diver (a beautiful diver...and they kiss...) ok, enough playing. You get the idea right? The right hand goes over in an arc, coming up between the arms. Both index fingers are then pointing up together and can be used to grasp the flower (extending the arms by continuing the upward arc, and going out). Grasp the flower, bring it back to the heart. Then go out the same way you came in...toss the flower. I know how hard it can be sometimes to "see" how things work. Sometimes it just doesn't click. Hopefully, this written description will fit the missing pieces for you. Chris , Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...> wrote: > I am getting a little closer, hehe. Funny, the dhenu works like clockwork > for me. What about the visarjan? That is a complete mystery for me, even > with the short video of Swamiji. > > "Chris Kirner" <chriskirner1956> > > Thu, 12 Aug 2004 10:08:02 -0000 > > Re: Yoni Mudra Question > > > Hi Ardis, > > Yeah, it's a little tough (did you try it?), but it's helpful (also > with the interlacede fingers) if you open your grip a little (allow a > bit more space between the hands). > > Of course, this is kind of mute if you can't cross your fingers in the > first place. The one I really have trouble with is dhenu. > > Chris > > , Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...> wrote: > > Hi Chris, > > That's what it looked like to me also. But I don't see how I can > wrap my > > index fingers around behind the middle fingers without breaking them > first > > and then gluing them in place. Maybe like so many things it just > takes some > > practice everyday to get the fingers more supple. > > > > "Chris Kirner" <chriskirner1956> > > > > Tue, 10 Aug 2004 23:29:47 -0000 > > > > Re: Yoni Mudra Question > > > > > > Hi, > > > > Unfortunately, none of these are as Maa practices it. > > > > Ok...since no one else has said, I will try to describe it, though I > > am only doing so from the image in the Shiva Puja and Advanced Yajna > > (I cannot see whether the ring and little fingers are intertwined or > not). > > > > So, here goes....Yoni Mudra... > > > > Hands together, palms touching. > > Interlace the fingers. > > Extend the middle fingers, pointing, together (like a church steeple). > > Wrap index fingers around behind the middle fingers, and join, tip > to tip. > > The thumbs are already together because of the position of the hands, > > just bend them at the outer joint so that they point straight down, > > through the space between the palms. > > The resulting position resembles a yoni. > > > > Chris > > > > > > , Zeline Wright <opossumsal> > wrote: > > > Here are some links that might help you. > > > > > > > > > Meditation - Yoni Mudra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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