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Janus Mudra Practice

The working room for the gesture itself: hands at the solar plexus, upper palm down for the Primary Plane, lower palm up for the Counterplane, holding an invisible field between them. Posture, breath, and alignment questions belong here. It is a Tai Chi posture, not a prayer.

71 threads Moderator Tom Arden Last HaleField · today

Practice

Lower hand keeps drifting inward. Is that still bilateral signalling?

RowanInward · opened May 05

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Somatic

Is the solar plexus focus essential or only traditional?

KestrelMay · opened May 12

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latest: Tom Arden · Jun 04

Janus MudraCross-listed

Has anyone felt heat between the palms during Janus Mudra?

LarkMorning · cross-listed from First Signals

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latest: Tom Arden · 18 min ago

Posture

Upper palm: flat and level, or slightly cupped?

MiloNorth · opened Apr 27

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latest: JuniperGlass · Jun 22

Tension

Elbow tension after five minutes — soft shoulders drill?

HaleField · opened May 18

20 replies

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latest: SaffronGate · Jun 15

Breath

Do you time the breath to the hands, or leave it alone?

Anika_Resonance · opened Apr 14

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latest: Tom Arden · Jun 10

Alignment

How much wrist offset between the two palms is too much?

RowanInward · opened Jun 01

12 replies

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latest: MiloNorth · Jun 19

Request

Could a mod post a clear side-on diagram of the hand position?

SaffronGate · opened May 25

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latest: Mira Vale · Jun 08

63 further threads in this room. Showing the most active from the current practice season. Older alignment discussion is periodically summarised and archived after grounding review.

About this room

Janus Mudra Practice is where the gesture itself gets worked out. The mudra is held at the solar plexus: upper hand palm down (Primary Plane), lower hand palm up (Counterplane), the palms facing across a gap of roughly fifteen to twenty centimetres. You are holding a field, not clasping.

Soft shoulders, elbows just off the ribs, an easy breath. If a question is about warmth or first sensations rather than posture, First Signals is the softer landing.

Room guidelines

Diagnose from posture up, not mystery down.
Describe sensations as sensations. Warmth is warmth.
Begin with grounding. Do not practise while distressed.
It's a Tai Chi posture, not a prayer — don't force the hold.
Meridian is cited as source, not endorsement.

Where the mudra leads

Bilateral signalling → Janus Mudra → opposed palm resonance. Once the hold is steady, the felt field between the palms is discussed next door.

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