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Sambhavi mudra is a symbolic and therapeutic gesture employed in yoga practices and meditation that focuses concentration on the ajna chakra, or "third eye center." The term comes from the Sanskrit words, sambhavi, meaning happiness,” and mudra, meaning “closure,” "mark” or “se There are numerous types of mudras, each thought to have a specific effect on the body and mind by clearing the psychic centers and energy channels. Although the hand mudras are the most common in yoga, there are also head, postural, lock, perineal and, in the case of sambhavi, citta mudras. Citta mudras are also known as "consciousness seals