I was thinking about the use of the word "Paranormal"

In watching the Olympics one can see the skilled athletes that have
discipline themselves, practiced long and hard and have developed their
personal best.
If we would apply those same techniques to the mind, using
concentration, discipline, and much practice, perhaps in a few years we
would have our "Para-NORMAL" skills developed as these athletes do with
their physical skills.
I studied for three years, daily, many techniques of
concentration/breathing techniques/discipline of the mind, and much
more. Raja Yoga, see below
Eventually I had developed what I believe is one of the senses we
all have, but just not aware of and thus not developed. So is it
paranormal, or latent?
Is an Olympian athlete para-physical? Is disciplining the mind para-normal?
Well something to ponder.
Ana

Empathic

From Wikipedia,

In the paranormal and some works of science fiction and fantasy, empathy is described as a paranormal or psychic ability to sense the emotions of others, as opposed to telepathy, which allows one to perceive thoughts as well. A person who has that ability is also called an empath or telempath in this context. Occasionally these empaths are also able
to project their own emotions, or to affect the emotions of others. As
a result, empath is a term coming into common usage to refer to a
person with a feeling expanded sensitivity or clairsentience.

Clairsentience (feeling/touching)

In the field of parapsychology, clairsentience [From the
French clair, “clear,” + sentience, “feeling,” ultimately derived from
the Latin clarus, “clear,” sentiens, derived from sentire, “to feel”]
is a form of extra-sensory perception wherein a person acquires psychic knowledge primarily by means of feeling.In addition to parapsychology, the term also plays a role in some
religions. For example: clairsentience is one of the six human special
functions mentioned or recorded in Buddhism. It is an ability that can
be obtained at advanced meditation level. Generally the term refers to
a person who can feel the vibration of other people. There are many
different degrees of clairsentience ranging from the perception of
diseases of other people to the thoughts or emotions of other people.
The ability differs from third eye in that this kind of ability cannot
have a vivid picture in the mind. Instead, a very vivid feeling can
form.
Psychometry is related to clairsentience. The word stems from psyche and metric, which means "to measure with the mind".
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Raja Yoga ("royal yoga", "royal union", also known as Classical Yoga or simply Yoga) is one of the six orthodox (astika) schools of Hindu philosophy, outlined by Patanjali in his Yoga Sutras. Raja yoga is concerned principally with the cultivation of the mind using meditation (dhyana) to further one's acquaintance with reality and finally achieve liberation.

Concept

Raja Yoga is so-called because it is primarily concerned with the
mind.
The mind is traditionally conceived as the "king" of the
psycho-physical structure which does its bidding (whether or not one
has realized this). Because of the relationship between the mind and
the body, the body must be first "tamed" through self-discipline and
purified by various means (see Hatha Yoga). A good level of overall health and psychological integration must be attained before the deeper aspects of yoga can be pursued. Humans have all sorts of addictions and obsessions and
these preclude the attainment of tranquil abiding (meditation). Through
restraint (yama) such as celibacy, abstaining from drugs and alcohol
and careful attention to one's actions of body, speech and mind, the
human being becomes fit to practise meditation. This yoke that one puts
upon oneself (discipline) is another meaning of the word yoga.

Every thought, feeling, perception, or memory you may have causes a
modification, or ripple, in the mind. It distorts and colors the mental
mirror. If you can restrain the mind from forming into modifications,
there will be no distortion, and you will experience your true Self. - Swami Satchidananda

Patañjali's Yoga Sutras begin with the statement yoga"Yoga limits the oscillations of the mind". They go on to detail
the ways in which mind can create false ideations and advocate
meditation on real objects, which process, it is said, will lead to a
spontaneous state of quiet mind, the "Nirbija" or "seedless state", in which there is no mental object of focus.
Practices that serve to maintain for the individual the ability to
access this state may be considered Raja Yoga practices. Thus Raja Yoga
encompasses and differentiates itself from other forms of Yoga by
encouraging the mind to avoid the sort of absorption in obsessional
practice (including other traditional yogic practices) that can create
false mental objects.
In this sense Raja Yoga is referred to as the "king among yogas":
all yogic practices are seen as potential tools for obtaining the
seedless state, itself considered to be the starting point in the quest
to cleanse Karma and obtain Moksha or Nirvana.
Historically, schools of yoga that label themselves "Raja" offer
students a mix of yogic practices and (hopefully or ideally) this
philosophical

Practice

Raja Yoga aims at controlling all thought-waves or mental modifications. While a Hatha Yogi starts his Sadhana with Asanas (postures) and Pranayama,
a Raja Yogi starts his Sadhana with the mind, although a certain
minimum of asanas and pranayamas are usually included as a preparation
for the meditation and concentration.

Eight limbs of Ashtanga Yoga

The eight limbs of Ashtanga Yoga are:

• Yama - Code of conduct - self-restraint


• Niyama - religious observances - commitments to practice, such as study and devotion


• %u0100sana - integration of mind and body through physical activity


• Pranayama - regulation of breath leading to integration of mind and body


• Pratyahara - abstraction of the senses, withdrawal of the senses of perception from their objects


• Dharana - concentration, one-pointedness of mind


• Dhyana - meditation (quiet activity that leads to samadhi)


• Samadhi - the quiet state of blissful awareness, superconscious state

They are sometimes divided into the lower and the upper four limbs,
the lower ones - from yama to pranayama - being parallel to the lower
limbs of Hatha Yoga, while the upper ones - from pratyahara to samadhi - being specific for the Raja yoga. The upper three limbs practiced simultaneously constitute the Samyama.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_Yoga

From Wikipedia