Yoga Mudras and Energy Lines

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So, I happen to be a somewhat energy sensitive person, and I need to invest in some shielding, because I tend to get spilled on a lot by other people, most notably with their anxiety and anger. I have the beginnings of a shield in place, but sometimes I forget to erect it, and it's not the strongest yet. The other thing I've noticed is that hand mudras seem to work well for me in the balancing energy department. I'm not so good at remember fancy positions, so I decided to look up the meanings behind them in the hopes of making my attempts more successful. Right now the best I can get is "oh that helped" or "ick ick ick, that felt wrong." Which is a starting point but doesn't really help me in knowing how to move forward.

Some information I managed to find via a quick google search:

From Nexoye
Thumb: Fire
Index finger: Air
Middle finger: Ether/Sky
Ring finger: Earth
Pinky finger: Water

The site goes on to describe how these elements are tied to physical aspects of the body, but I'm looking more for how these elements relate to emotions and the emotional/spiritual energy that flows through the body.

I am planning to maybe find a book on mudras, and see if I can relocate an online listed I was pointed to by ysabetwordsmith, but I will gladly take any advice or recommendations any of you may have; this is brand new territory for me, and I'm not really sure what I'm doing.

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Re: Try this ...

[fuzzyred]

>>A holey stone is a self-working example. There are also medallions, pendants, etc. that can do shielding but they often need a magical imprint to do it. A few seem to be self-working. Look for a rune or other symbol that means protection, a convex medallion -- really, a miniature shield.<<

I'll have to see if I can find one of those. Sounds like it could be very helpful.

>> Once the base talent is established, how much skill a person develops is largely based on how much time and energy they devote to honing those skills.<<

That makes sense.

>>If you can already do the energy ball in your palms, try the same thing but with a pea to marble sized ball between two fingers, or thumb and finger.<<

I can't quite manage a ball, but I can do a cushion-like energy field between my palms. I can push on it a little bit, like if you playing with soap suds between your palms, and once I have the field there, if I tilt one hand, I can feel the energy move in response on the other palm.

>>YouTube is generally a good place to check for videos on how to "do" things -- just about anything, by now.<<

Yes, there are a lot of things that can be found on YouTube, it's quite useful.

Re: Try this ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I can't quite manage a ball, but I can do a cushion-like energy field between my palms. I can push on it a little bit, like if you playing with soap suds between your palms, and once I have the field there, if I tilt one hand, I can feel the energy move in response on the other palm.
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Then you're getting close to the ball stage. Try imagining it like making a snowball. The snow starts out as a fluffy mass in your hands, and you pat it into a around shape with firmer boundaries.

Re: Try this ...

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>>Then you're getting close to the ball stage. Try imagining it like making a snowball. The snow starts out as a fluffy mass in your hands, and you pat it into a around shape with firmer boundaries.<<

I'll give that a try. Trying to give it an actual shape is the part that always trips me up, rather than just letting it pool between my hands.

Re: Try this ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

Okay, there's another interim step you can try. Instead of aiming to go directly from pool to ball, just try to manipulate the pool. Pour it from one hand to the other, make it thicker on one side, pat a flat place in it, etc.

The "snowball" approach works well for many people because it has a strong tactile reference in real life. That doesn't necessarily mean it works best for everyone.

Re: Try this ...

[fuzzyred]

Oh, that sounds like fun. I sort of got a ball shape to work using both hands, but I can't do it one-handed yet. Just playing around with the energy sounds like a good way to get better at it.

Re: Try this ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

One-handed is considerably harder than two-handed for energy work.

Concentrate on feeling the energy and making it do what you want. Just push it around and play with it.

Re: Try this ...

[fuzzyred]

I shall do that :)