pratyahara
प्रत्याहार pratyāhāraWithdrawal of the senses from their objects, the fifth limb, turning attention inward in preparation for concentration.
Where this term appears
- Meditation and the Eight Limbs Yoga
The mechanics deserve their own treatment, which they have in the dedicated article on pranayama. Pratyahara , withdrawal of the senses (2.54).
- Pranayama: Working with the Breath Yoga
It comes after asana , steady posture, and before pratyahara , the withdrawal of the senses.
- What Are the Yoga Sutras? Yoga
…es; asana , steady posture; pranayama , the regulation of the breath; pratyahara , the withdrawal of the senses; and then the inner three, dharana , dhyana and samadhi , concentration deepening into absorption.
- What is Yoga? Yoga
…nts and observances), asana (posture), pranayama (breath regulation), pratyahara (withdrawal of the senses), and then the inner three, dharana, dhyana, samadhi (concentration, meditation, absorption).
- Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi: The Inner Three Yoga
Pratyahara drew the senses back from their objects, freeing the attention that had been leaking outward.
- Pratyahara: Withdrawing the Senses Yoga
It is called pratyahara , and it is the moment the senses stop chasing the world and come home.
- The Yamas and Niyamas Yoga
The *yamas* and *niyamas* are the first two of yoga's eight limbs, its ethical foundation, named in the Yoga Sutras before posture or breath. The five *yamas*…
- Yoga as a Darshana Philosophy
…ion and absorption are the eight limbs" ( yama-niyama-asana-pranayama-pratyahara-dharana-dhyana-samadhayo 'shtav angani , 2.29).