khechari mudra
खेचरीमुद्रा khecarī-mudrāThe tongue-seal of hatha yoga ('moving in the sky'): the tongue turned back to close the passage at the roof of the mouth, preserving the subtle nectar (amrita) said to drip from the head. Exalted above all seals and famously extreme; nabho mudra is its gentle substitute.
Where this term appears
- Tantric Alchemy: The Quest for the Immortal Body Lineages
In the Hatha-yoga-pradipika , the yogi performs khechari mudra , curling the tongue back and up behind the palate to seal an inner opening, and there drinks the amrita , the nectar of immortality said to drip p…
- The Nāth Sampradaya Lineages
The Nāth Sampradaya is an order of Śaiva yogis, ascetic and antinomian, known above all as the tradition that carries haṭha yoga and the pursuit of an immortal,…
- What are Mudras? Lineages
The most famous of the seals is khechari mudra , whose name means "moving in the sky." It is the tongue-seal: the tongue is turned back and lifted to close off the passage at the roof of the mouth, so that the …
- The Panchamakara Question Treatise
Mamsa (meat) is read as the practice of Khechari Mudra (swallowing the tongue back into the soft palate) or as the symbolic mastery of speech.