posture:
-index and middle finger extended beyond the crown of head (brahmani bindu))

movement:
-clasp hands w/ index fingers pointing up
-spiral hands upward (chanting 1st part of mantra)
-stop at crown of the head ("iti dig bandhaha")
purpose:
invoking: earthly, intermediate, and divine realms

posture:
-middle three fingers over the bridge of nose
-w/ the middle finger on the third eye

purpose:
combining all of the senses

posture:
-slide hands down the arms
-starting at the shoulders

purpose:
invoking protection

Through the use of Anga Nyaasa mudras we purify the body (the word 'anga' is sanskrit for 'limbs'). By placing seed sounds at various points in the body we ready it for our invocations. Click on a chant to see the associated movement.

posture:
-hand over crown of the head
(palm facing down)

posture:
-hand over chest (heart chakra)


purpose:
creating a root connection w/ mother earth

movement:
-snap fingers around the body:
left, front, right, back, down, up

purpose:
creating a sacred space/a wider field of protection