Pratyahara is the fifth limb of the yoga system. It is the transitional step in the yoga method that moves the practice from the outward actions of the previous limbs, including movement and breath practices, to the more subtle, inner actions that consist of practices for the mind, primarily meditation. In the practice of pratyahara we begin to refine the indriyas, or the sense organs, in order to perceive more clearly rather than letting the senses be tugged around the world by attachment to whichever objects come our way.Sunday, November 24th I'll be teaching a Pratyahara Workshop at Om Factory NYC that combines movement and breath practices with acute sensory awareness to develop greater experience of the purer, clearer state of pratyahara. When there is pratyahara, the indriyas can do their ultimate job of joining with the mind to perceive the true, whole self that lies within. This is attainable through yoga. Click HERE for more info on the workshop.
Also, check out Om Factory's blog HERE to read a bit more of my musings on the proposed connection of neurogastroenterology, the study of the brain-like bundle of neurons in the belly, and the sensory experience of wholeness in being.
