In April 2013, Swami Sivananda's 18 ITIES and the Practice of Pratyhara was the topic of a series of talks given at Ganga Darshan by

Swami Sivamurti, Acharya Satyanandashram Hellas, Greece.

The 18 ITIES, are eighteen positive qualities or vitures. The practice of theese qualities leads the aspirant towards living a divine life.

Swami Satyananda Yoga-Bihar Yoga. Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati further developed pratyahara by making it a practice to be lived

and experienced twenty-four hours a day. He emphasizes a yogic lifestyle, and therefore, brings the practice of the 18 ITIES back to the

fore as an integral part of his teaching.