Maha Mudra –great attitude🔗

This mudra combines asana, bandha, kumbhaka and mudra. Press left heel into perineum and straighten right leg. Bend forward and firmly take hold of outstretched foot with both hands. Apply jalandhara bandha, retain the breath, fix the gaze between the eyebrows. Eyes can be closed or open. Then exhale slowly and gradually*.*

By locking the throat and retaining the breath, prana rises straight like a snake beaten with a stick. After practising a few rounds on the right side, practice on the left side. When the number of rounds is even, release the mudra. (Hatha Yoga Pradipika 3:10-15). First, fold the left leg, then the right leg.

For one who practices maha mudra, there is nothing wholesome or unwholesome. Anything can he consumed, even the deadliest of poisons is digested like nectar. The maha mudra is the giver of great siddhis.(Hatha Yoga Pradipika 3:16-18). It cures consumption, obstruction of bowels, enlargement of spleen, indigestion and fever. In fact it cures all diseases. (Gheranda Samhita 3:8)