THE TATVA YOGA MUDRA VIGYAN is an independent branch of Yoga. By folding the fingers of the hands in different postures and holding them for specific periods, natural pressure is applied on the requisite nerves to provide curative effects for various ailments. Thus, it is a neural science, which does not require external intervention or invasive medical treatment. It can be practised by anyone, anywhere, whenever one gets 15 to 20 minutes spare time. This is the only science that can bring about quick and fundamental reversion of destructive changes in the human body, without external aids and very possibly their consequent adverse side effects.


"Look to your health; and if you have it, praise God, and value it next to a good conscience; for health is the second blessing that we mortals are capable of; a blessing that money cannot buy"

-I.Walton

Life is not being simply alive, but being well. A sound mind in a sound body is really an important thing to pray for. All of us want to reduce the chances of falling sick. For that purpose, Providence lets you meet here, an eminent practitioner and a strong proponent of healthy practices for the maintenance of good health, without the use of medicines, as far as possible. He is Mr. Vijay K. Bansal, a retired senior executive from the private sector, having served for 37 years with some of the biggest Indian companies and MNCs. Mr. Vijay K. Bansal (mobile:098106-12191) can help you treat most common ailments at home quickly, safely, effectively and conveniently, as soon as they strike. Mr. Vijay K. Bansal (vkb@mudravigyan.com), a science and Engineering graduate, discourages frequent and gross misuse of chemicals, antibiotics, cortisones, steroids etc. However, this is not meant to detract from the merits of other systems of medicine. Mr. Bansal's specialization includes Mudra Vigyan, Chinese Massage, Natural food items and healthy practices, for routine and chronic health-related problems. Your body, the unparalled marvel of nature, is capable of taking a lot of abuse and yet, recovering from them. It is more flexible than anything else in the world. Aid your body in its fight against sickness with the useful tips given below by Mr. Vijay K. Bansal (0120-2829462/4100872).

From Science and Engineering to health maintenance and cures--how did you make this radical change?

About 25 years ago, in my 40s, I was a very sick man. I had cervical and Dorso-lumbar spondylitis, colic pains, IBS, and a migraine that used to last for up to 4 weeks at a time and used to drive me crazy. I was taking 26 pills, capsules, injections and my family had been told not to leave me alone, lest I hurt myself. It was then that fate intervened and I saw miracles happening. A man, who had a bent back since childhood, was made to stand up in an hour's time by a Yogi.

In three days, a Yogi cured my uncle, who had Asthma for almost 40 years. Acharya Keshav Dev Bharati, the internationally acclaimed Mudra Vigyan specialist, once visited our house. He caught hold of my heel and recited my medical history for the last 30 years. These opened my eyes. I knew that I could be cured, only by giving up medicines and by pursuing some of these ancient sciences.

How did you cure yourself then?
I solicited the help of some of my interested doctor-friends. We jointly started analyzing the scientific basis behind the miracles I had seen. We found ample reasons to believe that there were solid and genuine scientific reasons for the cures and not just blind faith.

I gave up medicines. I experimented upon myself. When I saw the results, I was thrilled. My confidence improved, my personality started changing. Then I experimented on my family--more success, more medicines given up. Then I started advising my friends. They saw the change in me, trusted me, tried, and improved. Then I moved out into the world. There were so many in need. Thus started a chain of events that has taken the nature of a crusade.

I made some promises to myself:
"I will help as many as I can so that they do not suffer the way I did.
I will not make money from the miseries of others."

Hence all my consultations are free.
I give talks and conduct workshops, whenever invited by groups, clubs and organizations, in India and abroad. What I receive is used for furthering my work and for helping the needy.
I have also written books like "Good Health without Medicines", "Say No to Medicines", "Mudra Vigyan -the easy way".

What are the systems that you follow?
I practise a combination of healing processes consisting of Tattva Yog Mudra Vigyan, Chinese Massages, Cures from the kitchen and Routine practices. Most minor ailments can easily be taken care of by these practices without medication. Specially remarkable results have been achieved in providing help for and in the treatment of Asthma (almost 70%), Migraine (above 90%), Rheumatoid Arthritis (over 70%).

What made you learn about mudras and from whom did you learn?
My weak health, continued failure to recover despite the best of medicines and continued deterioration forced me to look elsewhere. You would be surprised to note that I have dedicated my books to "the ill health that plagued me in my early years and to the doctors who over-medicated me" because that gave me the will and the inspiration to look elsewhere and also help those similarly placed."

My father himself was a Yoga exponent and I used to practise it too, so it was not difficult to understand the principles of Mudra Vigyan when Acharya ji gave that discourse. My background of Science helped me to look at it analytically and see the scientific truths lying in the Mudras.

That blissful day, when I was initiated into the science of Mudras was the turning point in my life. I collected a lot of information and literature on Mudras and started learning, practising and researching. As I was in service, I could not learn full time. I accepted Acharya Keshav Dev as Dronacharya to this Eklavya and started learning this science.

What are Mudras? How is it defined?
Mudra Vigyan is the science of finger postures
"Guhyam brahma tadidam braveemi. Nahi maanushaa shreshthataram hi kin chit".
No visible or invisible power can compare with the enormous inherent power possessed by man. As per Eastern philosophies and culture and Yogic practices, 'Mudras' are systematic hand gestures. Literally, Mudra in Sanskrit means a posture/seal. More deeply, "closed electrical circuits" of the subtle channels in physical and etheric bodies are also known as 'Mudras'.

Mudras are a non-verbal mode of communication and self expression consisting of hand gestures and finger postures. They retain the efficacy of the spoken word. It is an external expression of inner resolve, suggesting that such non-verbal communications are more powerful than the spoken word.

Mudras symbolically express inner feelings and inner psychological states. They also generate various qualities such as fearlessness, power, charity and peace in the practitioner and to on-lookers.

The Gherand Samhita and the Vajrayana Tantra advise that the Mudras are capable of bestowing great powers and psychic abilities called "Siddhies" on their practitioners, hence, their knowledge should not be conveyed to those steeped in sin, to those that are not true to their word, to the skeptics and non believers, to heretics and insincere persons and those who do not observe the precepts.

Where and how did Mudras originate?
No one knows for sure where and how mudras originated. They have been in use for millenniums in all continents. In the Orient, these can be observed in the rituals and rites of the rich cultural traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism in India, Tibet, China, Japan Indonesia etc. The paintings in the caves of Ajanta and sculptures in the Ellora caves, dating back to 2nd. and 1st. centuries BC show innumerable mudras. Hinduism shows the earliest recorded knowledge and analysis of Mudras. The earliest documentations are found in Mantra Sastra (the book of incantations), Upasana Sastra (the book of worship and prayers) and the Nritya Sastra (the book of classical dances). The following verse from Srimad Bhagwad Gita mentions that Lord Krishna was in the posture of Gyan Mudra when He bestowed the knowledge of Gita to Arjuna.

"Prapannapaarijaataaya totravetre paanaye,
gyaan mudraaya Krishnaaya geetaamritaa duhe namah"

1. In Jainism, Swami Mahavir Jain and in Sikkhism, Guru Nanak Devji are always shown in Gyan or Dhyan Mudra.

2. In the Occident, cheironomy is the science of hand gestures (mudras). In Christian art, Jesus, John the Baptist and Virgin Mary are shown in various Mudras. Reference may be had from the book "The sign Language of the Mysteries" by J.S.M.Ward. Even today, the sign used by the priests of Catholic Churches while blessing the devotees, is "Mahagyan Mudra"

3. Egyptian hieroglyphics are a virtual treasure house of mudras. The postures of their kings and queens, even as mummies, show them holding mudras.

4. The Babylonian Sun God Damuzi depicts Mudras while descending into the underworld. In Islam, the mystical Whirling Dervishes used Hand signs or Mudras for various rites and rituals. Roman art is replete with mudras.

Man only has that supreme power in his soul, that when scientifically endowed with Yoga, can help him achieve all the three sublime powers - the physical, mental and spiritual. All that is needed is the guidance and the rules of Dhyana (meditation) and Practice (sadhana)

What is the scientific basis in the Mudra therapy?
Any living body is made of 5 distinct elements, namely Fire, Wind Ether, Earth and Water.

The 5 fingers of the hands represent these 5 elements
1. Thumb --Fire
2. Forefinger--Wind
3. Middle finger--Ether
4. Ring finger --Earth
5. Little finger--Water

The finger tips of every living being have many concentrated nerve root endings, which are free energy discharge points. Science also confirms that around every tip, there is a concentration of free electrons. By touching together of the tips of the fingers or the finger tips to other parts of the palms, this free energy (Prana) is redirected back into the body along specified channels, back up to the brain. The redirected energy traveling through the nerves stimulates the various chakras. Keeping the hands on the knees stimulates the Gupta Nari and makes the energy start from the Mooladhara Chakra. Thus, the tension applied to the nerve/s and/or the neural or psycho-neural circuits formed by the mudras help in balancing the five basic elements. This balancing of the tension, and redirection of the internal energy influence the changes in veins, tendons, glands and sensory organs, to bring the body back to a healthy state.

Keeping specified nerves stretched for specified periods tones up of the nervous system. The fingers of each hand are held folded in certain specific postures and this provides the required tension on the nerves. Compare this with Acupressure where the nerves are influenced by the application of pressure on certain points or Acupuncture, where slight electrical impulses are conveyed through needles inserted in the body. The advantage in Mudras is that the pressure to be applied on the nerves is automatic and controlled by the shape and size of the fingers and not by external agencies. Because the Mudras work on the nerves, they are a Neural Science

Mudra Vigyan is also a science based on the principles of the Indian Medical Science (Ayurveda) which lays down three factors primarily responsible for the body's ills, Vata (wind), Pitta (bile) and Kapha (Phlegm). 10 types of Vayus (Winds) circulate through the nerves of the human body and can be controlled with Mudras.

Mudras awaken the cosmic energy and help unite the atma (soul) with the Paramatama (the cosmic soul).

Please tell us a few most commonly known mudras and how they affect the body.
Gyan Mudra: In this position, the fingers are held with the tip of the index finger touching the tip of the thumb and the remaining three fingers nearly straight-kind of like an "OK" sign, except the palms of each hand are pointed up or front.

This mudra is good for stresses and strains, insomnia, emotional instability, indecisiveness, excessive anger, idleness, laziness, indolence, and is a great help in increasing memory and I.Q. It can help cure sleeplessness and get one off sleeping pills where these are being taken.

There are a number of variations of this mudra for higher and higher degrees of attainment e.g. Purna Gyan Mudra, Vairagya Mudra, Abhay Mudra, Varad Mudra, Dhyan Mudra, Mahagyan Mudra. As one keeps attaining higher and higher levels of the mind, the mudras change.

Vayu Mudra: This finger position is unbeatable in quickly and effectively removing the accumulated wind in the stomach. Depending on one's physiology, it may take anywhere from 1 minute to 15 minutes or so to effectively expel all accumulated wind in the stomach without the use of anti-flatulants. Mudra should be stopped when the trouble abates.

It helps in alleviating all wind-based aches and pains. Considering that almost 80% of the body's aches and pains are due to wind, the practice of this Mudra is a must, before taking recourse to any other treatment. It is very effective in Parkinson's disease (an ailment of the nerves where the patients body, head and limbs shake uncontrollably).

Shunya Mudra: This helps those with impaired hearing. If there is no physical defect, the mudra, if practiced regularly, can restore the hearing power. Remarkably, it helps in getting rid of earaches within minutes. It takes no mare than 2 to 3 minutes to get rid of most earaches. It helps in relieving the nausea and vomiting sensations felt while driving on winding hilly curves or while taking off or landing in aircrafts. It helps in many problems of vertigo. The mudra should not be continued after the problem has been removed.

Apan-Vayu Mudra: This finger position works like an injection in cases of a heart attack. Regular practice is an insurance in preventing heart attacks, tacho-cardia, palpitations, depressions, sinking feeling of the heart. Also known as the Mritsanjivani Mudra for arresting heart attack.

Pran Mudra: This finger position is an all time useful Mudra and can be done for any length of time, any time, any place and will only help in adding to the benefits. This is the mudra which, along with the Apan Mudra, precedes any efforts at higher meditation by the Yogis and saints. The mudra helps to increase the Pran Shakti or the "Life force". It increases one's self confidence. It helps the body in increasing its vitality and sustenance when deprived of food and water. It helps in improving weak eyesight and quiescence (motionlessness) of the eyes. It supports any other treatment where the patient is short on confidence.

Aakash Mudra: Helps to remove weakness of bones, hearing deficiency.

Apan Mudra: Helps in purification of the body, urinary problems, easy secretion of excreta, regulating menstruation and painless discharge, easy child delivery, Piles, Diabetes and kidney disorders.

Girivar Mudra: Urinary problems, purification of body.

Shankh Mudra: Tone therapy, speech defects, Indigestion, loss of appetite.

Meao Mudra: Excellent in bringing the Blood Pressure to normal from either high or low

Vyana Mudra: To be alternated with Meao Mudra for High B. P. only.

Ling Mudra: Generates heat in the body. It destroys phlegm and helps in problems of colds, catarrh and coughs. It is excellent when the body is cold due to shortage of cover in inimical weather. This mudra must be performed under supervision or with full knowledge.

Varun Mudra: A miracle mudra for Skin problems, wrinkling, loss of glow, dehydration, excessive body heat, blood disorders.

Surabhi Mudra or Dhenu Mudra: In this Mudra, the ethereal elements combine such as to magnify and multiply their powers and produce powerful results on the body. Vayu (Wind; symbolised by the first finger) meets Aakash (Ether; symbolised by the middle finger), to stabilise the chakra (the circle) of the universe. Again Prithvi (Earth; symbolised by the ring finger) meets Jal (Water; symbolised by the small finger), to produce the generative power of the universe.

With constant practice, this mudra helps to stabilise and bring in resonance the Nabhi Chakra or the circle of the navel, so essential for the ultimate elevation of the human mind and body. The mudra has 4 variations, each of which gives different results.

Surya Mudra: It helps to reduce the accumulated fat in the body and unwanted cholesterol.

Please tell us about your mission in your life. I have not formed any formal organization. My mission in life is to spread the message of "Good Health without Medicines" as far and wide as possible. It has been my privilege and honour to have been chosen as one of the few, to take this message around the world.

What is your message to EST readers?
Only one:
"Give your body a chance to fight its own battles. Do not give it crutches for the smallest and the most trivial reasons".

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