PRATYAHARA: The Yoga of Putting Your Externally Focused Mind on Airplane Mode

We use our senses all day long to be able to relate to the external world.  But what happens if we bring our senses inwardly, to the world held inside of our skin?  Doing so is what Patanjali named Pratyahara.  This is the fifth limb of eight which make up a full yoga practice.