Tag: meditation

Pause Between Breaths

Today or this week, take time to observe the pause between your breaths, the pause between the inhale and the exhale, the exhale and the inhale. This pranayam practice is…
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Dhyana

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…
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Dharana

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…
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Pratyahara

…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…
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Iswara Pranidhana

The last of the Niyamas: Iswara Pranidhana It is during meditation, a time of silence that we practice Iswara Pranidhana or the surrender to Self, or this time of devotion…
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