Yoga mudra library
Mudras are the gestures, seals and locks of the yoga tradition - from simple hand positions held in meditation to the bandhas of hatha yoga. Each page gives the Sanskrit name, the family it belongs to and the classical texts that describe it. Free to read - no account needed.
The library is being reviewed by qualified yoga teachers. Practice instructions are added to each mudra once its review is complete.
Classical lists
Hasta
Abhaya Mudra
अभय मुद्रा
Gesture of Fearlessness
beginner
Adi Mudra
आदि मुद्रा
ādi mudrā
beginner
Akasha Mudra
आकाश मुद्रा
Space Gesture
beginner
Anjali Mudra
अञ्जलि मुद्रा
Salutation Gesture
beginner
Apana Mudra
अपान मुद्रा
apāna mudrā
beginner
Apana Vayu Mudra
अपान वायु मुद्रा
apāna vāyu mudrā
beginner
Bhairava Mudra
भैरव मुद्रा
bhairava mudrā
beginner
Bhairavi Mudra
भैरवी मुद्रा
bhairavī mudrā
beginner
Brahma Mudra
ब्रह्म मुद्रा
brahma mudrā
beginner
Buddhi Mudra
बुद्धि मुद्रा
buddhi mudrā
beginner
Chin Mudra
चिन् मुद्रा
Gesture of Consciousness
beginner
Chinmaya Mudra
चिन्मय मुद्रा
cinmaya mudrā
beginner
Dhyana Mudra
ध्यान मुद्रा
Meditation Gesture
beginner
Ganesha Mudra
गणेश मुद्रा
gaṇeśa mudrā
beginner
Garuda Mudra
गरुड मुद्रा
Eagle Gesture
beginner
Hakini Mudra
हाकिनी मुद्रा
hākinī mudrā
beginner
Hridaya Mudra
हृदय मुद्रा
Heart Gesture
beginner
Jnana Mudra
ज्ञान मुद्रा
Gesture of Knowledge
beginner
Kalesvara Mudra
कालेश्वर मुद्रा
kāleśvara mudrā
beginner
Ksepana Mudra
क्षेपण मुद्रा
kṣepaṇa mudrā
beginner
Kubera Mudra
कुबेर मुद्रा
kubera mudrā
beginner
Linga Mudra
लिङ्ग मुद्रा
liṅga mudrā
beginner
Matangi Hasta Mudra
मातङ्गी हस्त मुद्रा
mātaṅgī hasta mudrā
beginner
Nasika Mudra
नासिका मुद्रा
nāsikā mudrā
beginner
Padma Mudra
पद्म मुद्रा
Lotus Gesture
beginner
Prana Mudra (Hasta)
प्राण मुद्रा
prāṇa mudrā
beginner
Prithvi Mudra
पृथ्वी मुद्रा
Earth Gesture
beginner
Pushan Mudra
पूषन् मुद्रा
pūṣan mudrā
beginner
Samana Mudra
समान मुद्रा
samāna mudrā
beginner
Shankha Mudra
शङ्ख मुद्रा
Conch Gesture
beginner
Shuni Mudra
beginner
Surabhi Mudra
सुरभि मुद्रा
surabhi mudrā
beginner
Surya Mudra
सूर्य मुद्रा
Sun Gesture
beginner
Udana Mudra
उदान मुद्रा
udāna mudrā
beginner
Varuna Mudra
वरुण मुद्रा
Water Gesture
beginner
Vayu Mudra
वायु मुद्रा
Air Gesture
beginner
Vishnu Mudra
विष्णु मुद्रा
viṣṇu mudrā
beginner
Vyana Mudra
व्यान मुद्रा
vyāna mudrā
beginner
Yoni Hasta Mudra
योनि हस्त मुद्रा
yoni hasta mudrā
beginner
Mana
Akashi Mudra
आकाशी मुद्रा
ākāśī mudrā
intermediate
Bhoochari Mudra
भूचरी मुद्रा
bhūcarī mudrā
intermediate
Bhujangini Mudra
भुजङ्गिनी मुद्रा
Serpent Gesture
intermediate
Kaki Mudra
काकी मुद्रा
Crow Gesture
intermediate
Khechari Mudra
खेचरी मुद्रा
khecarī mudrā
advanced
Manduki Mudra
माण्डुकी मुद्रा
Frog Gesture
intermediate
Matangini Mudra
मातङ्गिनी मुद्रा
Elephant Gesture
intermediate
Nabho Mudra
नभो मुद्रा
nabho mudrā
intermediate
Nasikagra Drishti
नासिकाग्र दृष्टि
Nose-tip Gazing
intermediate
Shambhavi Mudra
शाम्भवी मुद्रा
śāmbhavī mudrā
intermediate
Shanmukhi Mudra
षण्मुखी मुद्रा
Closing the Six Gates
intermediate
Unmani Mudra
उन्मनी मुद्रा
unmanī mudrā
intermediate
Yoni Mudra
योनि मुद्रा
yoni mudrā
intermediate
Kaya
Maha Mudra
महा मुद्रा
Great Seal
advanced
Maha Vedha
महा वेध
Great Piercing
advanced
Pashini Mudra
पाशिनी मुद्रा
Noose Gesture
advanced
Prana Mudra (Kaya)
प्राण मुद्रा
prāṇa mudrā
intermediate
Shakti Chalana Mudra
शक्ति चालन मुद्रा
śakti cālana mudrā
advanced
Tadagi Mudra
ताडागी मुद्रा
Pond Gesture
intermediate
Viparita Karani Mudra
विपरीत करणी मुद्रा
Inverted Action
intermediate
Yoga Mudra
योग मुद्रा
yoga mudrā
intermediate
Bandha
Adhara
Dharana
Agneyi Dharana Mudra
आग्नेयी धारणा मुद्रा
Fire Concentration
advanced
Akashi Dharana Mudra
आकाशी धारणा मुद्रा
Space Concentration
advanced
Ambhasi Dharana Mudra
आम्भसी धारणा मुद्रा
Water Concentration
advanced
Parthivi Dharana Mudra
पार्थिवी धारणा मुद्रा
Earth Concentration
advanced
Vayavi Dharana Mudra
वायवी धारणा मुद्रा
Air Concentration
advanced
71 mudras in the library.