Dharana: Where Your Attention Goes, Your Energy Flows | The 6th Limb of Yoga

Where your attention goes, your energy flows.Today on Coffee & Crystals, we're exploring Dharana, the sixth limb of yoga, and what this ancient yogic practice of concentration and focused attention can teach us about our modern lives.In a world filled with notifications, social media, comparison, relationships, work demands and endless distractions, Dharana reminds us that we have a choice in where we place our energy.Kadie explores how Dharana shows up both on and off the yoga mat—from finding your drishti and balance in Warrior III to protecting your energy in relationships, setting boundaries, navigating comparison, staying focused on your purpose and learning when something simply doesn't deserve your reaction.We also explore teachings around the restless mind from the Bhagavad Gita, manifestation versus focused action, slowing down when life feels heavy, and Kadie's own current wellness and yoga reset.And with the August 2026 solar eclipse happening alongside this episode, we're looking up at the sky too. The Earth is rotating, the Moon is moving around Earth, and we're living within a solar system that is constantly in motion—yet moments of extraordinary alignment still happen.Maybe our lives don't need to stop moving for us to find our center.In this episode:What Dharana means in yogaThe sixth limb of Patanjali's Eight Limbs of YogaConcentration, mindfulness and focused attentionDharana, drishti and Warrior IIIProtecting your energy and setting boundariesComparison and social media distractionManifestation + intentional actionThe Bhagavad Gita and the restless mindRelationships and knowing what deserves your reactionSlowing down and reconnecting with yourselfThe August 2026 solar eclipse, alignment + perspectiveCreating a North Star for your lifePracticing yoga beyond the physical posesYour attention is powerful. Be intentional about where you place it.Continue following the Coffee & Crystals Eight Limbs of Yoga series, and join our 21-Day Yoga Pose Challenge on social media as we practice yoga one pose—and one lesson—at a time.Keywords: Dharana, sixth limb of yoga, Eight Limbs of Yoga, yoga philosophy, yoga podcast, meditation, mindfulness, concentration, focused attention, drishti, Bhagavad Gita, manifestation, conscious living, spiritual growth, protecting your energy, wellness, self-development, solar eclipse 2026Learn more about Kadie: https://coffeeandcrystalspr.com/