Mudras
MU DRAS
YOGA
in your
HANDS
GERTRUD HIRSCHI
SAMUEL WEISER , York Beach, Maine
INC
First published in 20(H) hy
SAMUEL W E I S E R , INC.
Box 612 York Beach, Maine 03910-0612 www.weiserbooks.com English translation copyright © 2000 Samuel Weiser, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any informalion storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from Samuel Weiser, Inc. Reviewers may quote brief passages. First published in German as Mudras: Yqga mil dem Ifleinen Finger, by Herman Bauer Verlag, Freiburg im Breslau, Germany. Copyright © 1998 Verlag H e r m a n n Veriag KG. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hirschi, Gertrud. [Mudras. F.nglish] Mudras : yoga in your hands / Gertrud Hirsch . p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-57863-139-4 (pbk : alk. paper) 1. Yoga, Hatha. [.Title. KA781.7.H577U2000 613.7'046—dc2l 99-087 HI VG Translated by Christine M, G r i m m Typeset in 11/14 Granjon Cover and text design by Kathryn Sky-Peck Illustations by Ito Joyuatmojo
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CONTENTS
Specific Mudras Acknowledgments Dear Reader Part One EXPLORING THE MUDRA CONCEPT What Are Mudras? Origin of Mudras Breathing, Visualization, and Affirmations to Enhance the Mudras Mudras and Music Mudras and Color Using Mudras to Heal Physical Complaints Mudras and Healing Emotional Problems Mudras and Other Hand Therapies My Personal Experiences Mudras and Meditation Mudras for Recharging Energy Reserves Mudras for Coming to Terms with the Past Mudras for Improving Relationships
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YOGA
in your
HANDS
GERTRUD HIRSCHI
SAMUEL WEISER , York Beach, Maine
INC
First published in 20(H) hy
SAMUEL W E I S E R , INC.
Box 612 York Beach, Maine 03910-0612 www.weiserbooks.com English translation copyright © 2000 Samuel Weiser, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any informalion storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from Samuel Weiser, Inc. Reviewers may quote brief passages. First published in German as Mudras: Yqga mil dem Ifleinen Finger, by Herman Bauer Verlag, Freiburg im Breslau, Germany. Copyright © 1998 Verlag H e r m a n n Veriag KG. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hirschi, Gertrud. [Mudras. F.nglish] Mudras : yoga in your hands / Gertrud Hirsch . p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-57863-139-4 (pbk : alk. paper) 1. Yoga, Hatha. [.Title. KA781.7.H577U2000 613.7'046—dc2l 99-087 HI VG Translated by Christine M, G r i m m Typeset in 11/14 Granjon Cover and text design by Kathryn Sky-Peck Illustations by Ito Joyuatmojo
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
07 7
06 6
05 04 03 02 01 5 4 3 2
00
T h e paper used in this publication meets all the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1992 (RI997).
CONTENTS
Specific Mudras Acknowledgments Dear Reader Part One EXPLORING THE MUDRA CONCEPT What Are Mudras? Origin of Mudras Breathing, Visualization, and Affirmations to Enhance the Mudras Mudras and Music Mudras and Color Using Mudras to Heal Physical Complaints Mudras and Healing Emotional Problems Mudras and Other Hand Therapies My Personal Experiences Mudras and Meditation Mudras for Recharging Energy Reserves Mudras for Coming to Terms with the Past Mudras for Improving Relationships
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