Mudra- In order to follow the techniques of pranayama, it is necessary to know mudra means a lock or seal. Health is controlled by fingers of the hands are also known as ending zones. When fingers of the hands are being touched by each other this known as Hast mudra. It is believed that the fingers of our hands have five elements of nature i.e. Thumb=fire, Index finger= Air, Middle finger= space, Ring finger= earth, small finger=water. All these five elements are require to have balance between each other only by practicing hast mudra.
There are ten Hast mudras:-
1. Gyan mudra
2. Vayu mudra
3. Surya mudra
4. Linga mudra
5. Prithivi mudra
6. Apana mudra
7. Shunya mudra
8. Haridaya mudra
9. Varun mudra
10. Prana mudra