pratyahara

American

[pruh-tyah-hahr-uh] / prə tjɑˈhɑr ə /

Or prathyahara

noun

the Yogic practice of turning the mind to introspection by voluntarily shutting out distractions provided by the senses.

First recorded in 1880–85, pratyahara is from the Sanskrit word pratyāhāra

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