*PRATYAHARA*⠀ The senses tend to suspend their activities naturally through pranayama. When the breath flows evenly in both nostrils—which occurs through various pranayama techniques—the mind no longer attaches itself to what’s going on around it and moves inward. Many pratyahara practices incorporate breath awareness for this reason, using the physical breath to awaken awareness of the movement of prana through the body. Pratyahara, often translated as “sense withdrawal,” lies on the threshold between external practices like asana and pranayama, and internal ones like dharana and dhyana (concentration and meditation) that lead to samadhi (spiritual absorption).⠀ Source: yogainternational.com⠀ Image: qomics.net⠀ .⠀ ,⠀ ,⠀ #pratyahara #sensewithdrawal #breath #prana #pranayama #breathawareness #dharana #samadhi #yogajivana108 #yoga #yogamelbourne #northcoteyoga #yogaaustralia #northcote #fairfield #preston #thornbury #westgarth #thisisyoga #changeyourlife