Dharana

The 9 Drishti of Yoga

By incorporating our drishti into our yoga practice, we gain greater balance, focus and stability, both in the physical practice of asana...

The true meaning of yoga is union with universal consciousness. Learn how the various limbs of yoga, pranayama, asana, and meditation, all...

Dharana, the sixth limb of yoga, is the practice of maintaining focus on something, as a means of making the mind stable and binding body,...

Here are 10 insights into the role of concentration (dharana) in your development as a yogi, as inspired by the Yoga Sutras.

As much as the yogic concepts of dharana and dhyana seem so similar, so, too, are they different. Separating them as stages in a process,...

If you are like most people beginning a meditation practice, all manner of discomfort and distraction will show up when you stop and try to...

Multitasking can be draining. At it's worst, it leaves us feeling like we're spinning our wheels without gaining traction. Learn how yoga...

As a turtle draws itself into its shell, so too must we learn to draw our mind inward. Learn how the practice of pratyahara can revitalize...

Drishti is a single-pointed gaze used in yoga asana practice to increase concentration and awareness. Learn how cultivating this gaze can...

The 8 limbs of Ashtanga yoga are a treasure trove of wisdom set forth by Patanjali in his famous Yoga Sutras. Learn the meaning of the each...