Chin Mudra is the gesture which symbolises the connected nature of human consciousness. In this process a circle is formed by the index finger and thumb representing the true goal of yoga. Chin Mudra appeals to the merging of the individual soul with the universal soul, or the soul of God. However, the Jnana Mudra is sometimes referred to as Chin Mudra also.

Chin Mudra is practised with the nail of the index finger placed into the first joint of the thumb. The last three fingers are always faced down towards the earth in this mudra. The gesture involved in the Chin Mudra is a motion of receiving. When the finger touches the thumb a circuit is produced which allows the energy that normally dispels into the environment to travel back into the body, and up to the brain.

Moreover, when the fingers and hands are placed on the knees, the knees are sensitised creating another pranic circuit that maintains and redirects prana within the body. It is believed by the yogic thinkers that the Chin Mudra stimulates a "nadi" when the hands are placed on the knees. In this process the energy runs from the knees up to the inside of the thighs and into the perineum. In addition to that in the Chin mudra, when the palms face upwards the chest and heart are unfastened. The process in the Chin Mudra involves closing of eyes and fixing the gaze at the nose tip, mid-eyebrow centre, heart centre, navel centre or anywhere.

Benefits of Chin Mudra

Stimulates the energies at the Mooladhara chakra

Creating a pranic circuit that maintains and redirects prana within the body

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