Mental presence (aśithila sthiti) is firmness and steadiness of mind throughout the practice. Mental presence (aśithila sthiti) differs from concentration (dhāraṇā) which is a different technique applied in meditation (rāja-yoga). Aśithila sthiti is focus on the practice by consciously guiding the awareness from an object (of practice) to the next, continuously without distractions. Dhāraṇā is the continuous and uninterrupted focus on a single object (ekagrata or ekagra citta). The single-pointed concentration of mind (dhāraṇā) is achieved only in a meditative posture and through meditative techniques; not through vinyāsa practice.