Spirit came a-calling a few months back and regularly woke me up before the birds with incessant chatter about offering a 40 day...

Finding Comfort at the Dentist It was time to reconstruct some old fillings and so I prepared myself for the hour long visit with some...

This was the perfect time to practice pratyahara  - the fifth limb of raja yoga.  Pratyahara is a practice where you focus intently on a sen

Taking it Slowly with Nostril Breathing Practices Find a quiet place to sit and observe the breath in your nostrils - eyes open. Don't...

Breathing Practices Made Simple Time to slow down and focus on respiration - to be inspired by the inhale breath and to allow whatever...

In order to sit in meditation, it is necessary to withdraw awareness from the senses. This practice is called pratyahara. However, for most

it is not a linear development and there is an organic process of sorts from stage to stage or limb to limb but it will depend on your lifet