Kechari mudra
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Kechari mudra is a yoga practice which is carried out by placing the tongue in contact with the uvula at the top back of the mouth, and, in the more advanced stages of the practice, up into the nasal pharynx and to the nasal septum.
Kechari means 'to fly in inner space', reflecting the effect of the practice, which, particularly in the advanced stages, can help pull the practitioner into an advanced state of meditation or samadhi. Mudra means 'seal'; when this term is used in yoga, it usually refers to certain body adjustments which have subtle effects on consciousness, and which can be sustained effortlessly in meditation.
Kechari mudra is an ancient yogic practice, summarized in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, and brought into some prominence in the Western Hemisphere in recent years by the schools of Kriya Yoga. Paramhansa Yogananda taught Kechari mudra to his students. <ref>Yogananda, Paramhansa. The Essence of Self-Realization (Crystal Clarity Publishers, 2003) ISBN 0-916124-29-0. "This union can be achieved physically also, by what is known in yoga as kechari mudra — touching the tip of the tongue to nerves in the nasal passage, or to the uvula at the back of the mouth."</ref>
Also spelled kecharimudra.
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Theos Bernard: Hatha Yoga. United States edition. Red Wheel Weiser. 1968 ISBN 0-87728-059-2
