Brahma Mudra

Brahma Mudra is a yoga practice that combines gentle head movements with breathing and chanting to support neck mobility and relaxation. Sitting comfortably, you slowly turn your head right, left, up and down, coordinating each movement with the breath. The practice is accompanied by chanting the seed sounds “Aa,” “Oo,” “Ee” and “Mm,” which create gentle vibrations and encourage mindful breathing. Brahma Mudra may help release tension in the neck and shoulders, improve neck mobility, calm the mind, and promote a sense of balance and well-being. This ancient yogic technique can be practiced by beginners as well as advanced students.

Transcript

Thank you for joining me today. We're going to be practicing an ancient yogic technique called Brahma Mudra. This is a breathing practice that involves movement and mantra as well as the breath. It is based on the Hindu god Brahma who is said to have four heads. We're going to be moving our head in four different directions. Let's begin. Find a comfortable seated position. On the floor or in a chair. Rest your hands in your lap. The four different movements are turning our head to the right very slowly. Turning back to center. Just as slowly. Turning to the left. Back to center. Then we'll be lifting our chin upward. Bringing the chin back to our starting point. Then slowly lowering the chin. Towards the collarbone. Bring it back to center. We move out, Away from the center on the inhale. Back into center on the exhale. Let's add that breath. So you're going to breathe in for five, Four, Turn right, Three. Two. One, You're gonna breathe out, Turn back. 5. . . 4. . . Three. Two, One. Now we inhale, Left. Five, Four, Three, Two, One. We exhale back. Five, Four, Three, Two. We inhale, Lift the chin up. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. One, We come back down. Five, Four, Three, Two. 1. Chin lowers down now, Five. Four, Three, Two, One. Back up. The seed sounds that we're going to be making are ah, Ooo E. And M, Like in the word yum. We make that sound on the exhale as we're returning. So let's try it. Slowly move to the right on your inhale. Left. Lifting up. Ooooooooooooooo Chin down. Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo The idea is to begin and end the breath and the movement at the same time. Along with the sound. So it's a quite a few things to harmonize together. We're going to go through three rounds together from start to finish. Let's begin. Right side. EEEEEEEEEEEEEE La la la. You Thanks for watching! Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Sitting in silence for a moment. Noticing the vibration in the body and space around you. Notice how you feel. This is a practice that can be done by beginners or advanced yoga students. It is helpful if you have neck or shoulder pain. It can improve your breathing. It stimulates the thyroid gland and the vagus nerve. And it's a calming practice. It's a perfect practice breathing exercise to do before meditation to help you focus. Thank you for joining me today.