- MUSHTIKA BBANDHANA (hand clenching).
- Sit in the base position or cross-legged pose.
- Hold both arms straight in front of the body at shoulder level.
- Open the hands, palms down, and stretch the fingers as wide apart as possible.
- Close the fingers to make a tight fist with the thumbs inside.
- The fingers should be slowly wrapped around the thumbs.
- Again open the hands and stretch the fingers.
- Repeat ten times.
- BREATHING: inhale on opening the hands.
- Exhale on closing the hands.
- AWARENESS: on the stretching sensation and movement, and the breath.