Mudras for Awakening the Five Elements Card Set

Name: Mudras for Awakening the Five Elements Card Set
Brand: Buddha Groove
SKU: TI-MD-5EL
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A boxed card deck and guidebook by Alison DeNicola, illustrated by Sabina Espinet, built around 35 yoga mudras and the five elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space. The color-coded cards pair each gesture with its elemental correspondence, while the guidebook offers instructions, practices, and guided meditations. Kept beside a mat or cushion, it becomes a small ritual for beginning practice.

Details

Design: Color-coded, illustrated cards, each keyed to one of the five elements and paired with a corresponding yoga mudra, with a full-color instructional booklet
Size: Box set measures 5 x 4.25 x 1 inches; 124-page guidebook; 40 cards total
Material: Printed card stock and paperbound instructional booklet
Included: 40-card deck covering 35 mudra poses across 5 element categories, 124-page full-color guidebook with guided meditations and practices, pairs with Mudras for Awakening the Energy Body. ISBN 9781572818767
Care: Store the cards and booklet in their box away from moisture and direct sunlight to keep the artwork vivid
Note: Card decks are nonreturnable

Meaning & Intention

Mudras are among the subtlest tools in the yogic tradition — small, deliberate gestures of the hands said to direct the body's inner currents of energy.

This deck organizes that practice around the five elements believed to compose all matter and experience: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space. Each element has its own qualities, sense, and energy center.

Pairing 35 mudra poses with their elemental correspondences turns an abstract concept into something tactile. The Earth card points toward grounding poses and the root chakra; the Water card invites the fluid quality of Jala, its Sanskrit name.

The five-elements framework is a cornerstone of yogic and Ayurvedic thought, understood as the raw materials from which body, breath, and awareness are formed.

Used together, cards and guidebook become a practice of noticing which element feels out of balance and responding with a specific pose, breath, or gesture.

Essence & Elements

Intention: Balance, grounding, awareness, transformation

Chakra connection: Root, sacral, solar plexus, heart, throat

Ideal for: Yoga practitioners, meditators, and anyone deepening a mudra or elemental-balance practice

Suggested mantra: I am in balance

Symbol: The five elements — Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Space

Questions & Guidance

Do I need yoga experience to use this deck?

No. The guidebook walks through each mudra and pose in detail, making the set approachable for beginners while still offering depth for experienced practitioners.

How are the cards organized?

Each card is color-coded to one of the five elements and includes the related yoga poses, sense, energy center, and qualities of that element.

How might I work with the deck day to day?

Keep it near your mat or cushion and draw a single card before practice. Let the element it names set the tone for that session's poses, breath, or meditation.