The document discusses the Shambhavi Mudra, a yoga technique that involves focusing the gaze on the spot between the eyebrows. It describes how the mudra is believed to stimulate the "third eye" and lists some benefits such as increased insight, brain integration, and relaxation. Steps for performing the mudra correctly are provided, including maintaining a relaxed gaze on the spot between the eyebrows while chanting "Om" for a total of 10 minutes.
The document discusses the Shambhavi Mudra, a yoga technique that involves focusing the gaze on the spot between the eyebrows. It describes how the mudra is believed to stimulate the "third eye" and lists some benefits such as increased insight, brain integration, and relaxation. Steps for performing the mudra correctly are provided, including maintaining a relaxed gaze on the spot between the eyebrows while chanting "Om" for a total of 10 minutes.
The document discusses the Shambhavi Mudra, a yoga technique that involves focusing the gaze on the spot between the eyebrows. It describes how the mudra is believed to stimulate the "third eye" and lists some benefits such as increased insight, brain integration, and relaxation. Steps for performing the mudra correctly are provided, including maintaining a relaxed gaze on the spot between the eyebrows while chanting "Om" for a total of 10 minutes.
The document discusses the Shambhavi Mudra, a yoga technique that involves focusing the gaze on the spot between the eyebrows. It describes how the mudra is believed to stimulate the "third eye" and lists some benefits such as increased insight, brain integration, and relaxation. Steps for performing the mudra correctly are provided, including maintaining a relaxed gaze on the spot between the eyebrows while chanting "Om" for a total of 10 minutes.
The Shambhavi Mudra is also called the Eyebrow Gazing Mudra. In this article Ill teach what the Shambhavi mudra is. Ill show you the steps of the Shambhavi mudra so you know how to practice it. And Ill show you the benefits of the Shambhavi mudra technique.
What is the Shambhavi Mudra / Shambhavi Mahamudra?
Mudras and Kriyas are an important part of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Yoga.
In yoga, mudras and kriyas are used to move energy around the body. One such way of doing so is called the Shambhavi mudra (which is also called the Bhairavi mudra and the Eyebrow Gazing mudra).
So just what is the Shambhavi Mudra / kriya?
The Shambhavi mudra procedure is a gentle internal technique that uses specific eye focussing. Through this simple process, yogis believe that they stimulate the Third Eye, an invisible eye that allows for vision beyond the senses.
The Shambhavi mudra procedure originates from several ancient sacred texts: Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, Hathapradipika, and Samhita. The three texts describe the mudra in similar ways and suggest that using this mudra will create heightened level of insight.
The tantric scripture Sochanda Tantra, stanza 13, reads:
Touching eyeballs as a feather, lightness between them opens into the heart and there permeates the cosmos. Its definitely true that the Shambhavi mudra looks a little strange
Scientific research has made it clear that there of many benefits of the Shambhavi Mudra.
Shambhavi Mudra Benefits:
Here is a quick look at the benefits of practicing the Shambhavi Mudra.
The main benefit of the shambhavi mudra is to provide great insight and clarity to the practitioner.
Practicing the Shambhavi mudra stimulates the third eye
Improvement in interpersonal communication skills
Creation of oneness
Integration of the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
Increase in theta and delta brainwaves (leading to relaxation).
If you want to try it for yourself, hare are the Shambhavi Mudra Instructions
The Gherand Samhita stanza 59:
Direct your eyes toward the middle of the eyebrows and meditate upon your own self. It is Shambhavi Mudra, the most secret practice of all the Tantra scriptures.
1. 1. Sit comfortably with good posture and place your hands on your knees. Briefly shut your eyes then reopen them and focus your gaze on a fixed spot. Next, look up high but without moving your head.
2. Focus your gaze on the spot in the middle of your eyebrows and concentrate on this area. Meditate on it. Let go of thoughts, as you would in regular meditation. You should be see your eyebrows as a V shape, with your gaze fixed in the middle of the V.
3. While maintaining this focus, chant OM. Meditate on the sound of OM reverberating around the spot you are gazing at.
4. Do not strain your eyes. They should be relaxed at all times.
5. Continue for five minutes.
1. 6. Close your eyes but keep your gaze on that same spot in the middle of the eyebrows.
7. Chant OM slowly while meditating on the sound.
8. Begin to make each individual OM last longer. You should be breathing deep through your nose.
