USING MUDRAS TO HEAL PHYSICAL COMPLAINTS
udras used against a great variety of health disorders are primarily found in Chinese medicine. These usually have their origin in the Five Element Theory (see Appendix C), the principles of which are still unknown in the West. However, the Indian yoga master and healer Keshav Dev, who intensively researched the effect of the mudras many years ago, can also confirm the healing power of the mudras. He says: "Your destiny lies in your hands, and this should be taken quite literally. Not only because the hand lines show the past and future of a person, but above all because each finger has its very own functions and power within the organism. If you know how to use this power, you can maintain your physical health and mental peace. When I tell patients about the mudras, their first reaction is skepticism. They ask me, 'How can my illness be improved if I do nothing more than just press together a few of my fingers?' But as soon as they begin to trust and have carried out the exercises, they feel the effect and their skepticism changes into astonishment. Then I explain to them that these techniques, whkh look so simple, are extremely valuable gifts that were given to us from the most enlightened yoga masters of ancient times." 8
Keshav Dev, "Yoga mit dem Kleinen Finger," by Ram Panjaabi in esotera 9/98.