History of Mudra: Hand gestures have been in every culture and can be seen with a quick trip to the DIA. Civilizations such as Ancient Egyptians, Romans, Greeks, Persians, Aborigines in Australia, Ancient Indians and Chinese, Africans, Turks, Fijians, Mayan Cultures, Inuit, Native American all used hand gestures.
Today, the handshake, the peace sign, applause, the index finger shake, a raised flat hand to single to stop and so it goes are highly common ways in which the hands are used to communicate. There are many takes on hand gestures, for example: reflexology points in the hand, communication such as sign language, many gestures are universal and date back thousands of years. In the yoga realm we call them mudras.
Today Kim and Tonya discuss the philosophy and science behind mudra and the may ways in which they can be used.
It is important to remember that when using holistic tools and a means to support your physical and emotional being that it takes consistent practice over a bombers of weeks, months and years.