Practice of Dharana and Balancing Poses

By Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 The practice of dharana, or Yogic concentration, is the sixth limb of Patanjali's Raja Yoga system, as outlined in depth in his Yoga Sutras. Dharana is translated as concentrating with an unwavering single-pointed focus on one object or task. This inward focus arises from Patanjali's fifth limb, which emphasizes [...]