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Yoga Mudra
Seal of Yog
The seal of Yog. Bound lotus folded forward, the forehead toward the floor.
Awaiting subject reviewWritten from our source material and not yet checked by a teacher of this practice. Read it as reference, and learn the practice from someone who teaches it.
- Meaning
- yoga = union, mudra = seal or gesture
- Family
- Seated forward bend
- Level
- Advanced
- Gaze
- Third eye
Take care
Needs an easy lotus. Never force the fold.
Learn this with a teacher
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Find a teacherHow it is done
- 1
Breathe out
From Baddha Padmasana, fold forward, bringing the forehead or chin toward the floor.
- 2
Breathe freely
Stay for ten breaths, then inhale to come up.
Holding it
Around ten breaths.
Making it easier
Fold forward from a cross-legged seat with the hands clasped behind.
What the tradition says it does
- Folds the attention inward
- Stretches the back
A note on the tradition
Named a mudra, but practised here as a posture of the finishing sequence. It is distinct from the hand mudras in the breath and energy shelf.
Variations
Sources and tradition
- YOG Union App Content Map, 2 November 2026, p. 4