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 calming essential oils and a relaxing morning meditation. I made sure I had my headphones and was dressed warmly enough to bear the air conditioning and chills of the sounds of the drill. Many dentist offices provide music or television as a distraction, but today I wanted to heal not be distracted. I'd never practiced yoga nidra in the dentis

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

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