Sentences with phrase «practice pratyahara»
We practice pratyahara in order to observe our behavior from an objective viewpoint, which fosters self - awareness and self - growth.
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This is a great shape to practice Pratyahara in.
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The Yoga Sutras have 8 limbs: Yama - abstentions like non-lying, non-stealing, non-harming, chastity, non-greed; Niyama - observances like contentment, cleanliness, mortification, Self - study, devotion to god; Asana - physical postures that are practiced with steadiness and ease and keep the body balanced; Pranayama - breath regulation to control prana (universal enlivening force); Pratyahara - withdrawing the mind from sense objects; Dharana - concentrated focus; Dhyana - sustained, uninterrupted focus on a single object for 2 minutes and 24 seconds or meditation; Samadhi - direct knowledge, enlightenment (this has several stages).
It's considered preparation for all the deeper aspects of our practice such as pranayama (breath work) or pratyahara (meditation).
Once you have decided on an object for meditation, you have to start with the practice of Pratyahara or withdrawal of the senses from the external sense objects.
Understanding and practice of the 8-Fold Path of Yoga: daily observances and restraints (yama and niyama), Yoga postures (asana), breathing (pranayama), sensory mastery (pratyahara), concentration (dharana), meditation (dhyana) and cognitive absorption / higher consciousness (samadhi).
It is a wisdom path of the heart that will inform all aspects of your yoga practice, including Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara and the path of meditation (Dharana, Dhyana and Samâdhi).
The word «yoga» translates as «yoke» or «Union» describing the joining of body, mind and spirit through a practice that includes physical postures (asana), meditation, inward focusing (pratyahara) and breath control (pranayama).
In the practice of yoga, techniques such as pratyahara (the turning of the senses inward) and dhyana (meditation) quiet the mind so that the body's response improves and stress is reduced.
Dharana, the sixth limb, is dedicated to the cultivation of concentration and is supported by all the limbs that came before it: A strong asana practice frees the body of distracting kinks and aches; a powerful pranayama practice removes toxins and unlocks stuck energy; a pratyahara practice draws attention away from external diversions and back into the internal landscape.
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The fact that Caronia is able to quiet her mind and drop any attachment to external senses — the practice of pratyahara, the fifth limb of Patanjali's eight limbs of yoga — is one of the reasons she experiences such great benefits from her acupuncture sessions, says Caronia's acupuncturist, Maria Villella, LAC, a vinyasa and Ashtanga Yoga teacher in Los Angeles.