Dhyana: Meditation Nearing the end of posts on the eight limbs of yoga we wind down to stillness. In previous posts I’ve discussed the plethora of health benefits from a regular meditation practice and some ideas on how to start meditating. Unfortunately in many yoga classes you’ll take today in the West you won’t find…
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Dharana: Concentration How many of us spend our days multi-tasking, our minds on literally 100 things at once? Guilty. How many of us spend our days worrying about the future or the past while we sit here in the present not being mindful of the task at hand? Guilty. Dharana is one of the 8…
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…continuation of the 8 limbs of yoga Pratyahara – withdrawal of the senses The fifth of Patanjali’s eight limbs of yoga is Pratyahara. Wow is this a tough one to practice in our world. Constantly bombarded by noise, activity, work, family, news, gossip our brains, unless we meditate or sleep well, we never get a…
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