This month’s workshop is on the fifth limb of yoga - pratyahara. The term means to draw the senses inwards; to reign them in from becoming attached to the things we perceive.

We’ll look at the ancient roots of this practise, from the Bhagavad Gita to the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, drawing on different methods used over hundreds of years by Hatha yogis to experience this state of awareness.

We’ll also explore how Primary Series is designed to help us turn our senses inwards, acting as a bridge between the external and internal limbs of Patanjali’s Ashtanaga yoga.

We’ll close with a gentle trataka meditaton, which is why the workshop this month is in the early evening, just as it gets dark.