Remove an Obstacle with Ganesh Mudra

Take a seat, and after settling in a space and in your body, focus on one obstacle or challenge in your life that you could go without. Let it swirl through your thoughts and then let it dissipate. With a soft gaze or eyes closed, bring up the left palm facing away from the heart and the right palm towards, claps your fingers with right thumb up and left thumb down. Bring the mudra to the level of your heart, wrist and elbows in the same plane and elbows pointing away. Take a full breath in, and as you exhale, pull the grasp apart without breaking it. On you inhalation, relax the muscles in the chest, shoulders and arms, but still keep your Ganesh Mudra intact. Repeat the pulling and relaxing with your breath 3 to 6 times. Then rest for a few even breaths with the hands on the sternum, relaxing the elbows down. Afterwards, switch your grip, right palm faces away from heart and left inwards, and repeat the same number of pulling/relaxing of the mudra and all muscles involved with this variation.

Also helpful while practicing the Ganesh Mudra, is to visualize the color red. A mosaic of all shades of red like a mandala, an apple, or a tulip when we look closely through changing light. The warmth and strength of the color red will create courage to open the heart and build confidence. Only repeat this exercise once a day, and try for several days in a row. Has the obstacle in your life been removed?