inward
adj.adj. directed toward the inside or center of something. It can also describe your private thoughts and feelings that you do not show to other people.
adj. directed toward the interior or center of a space; relating to the internal mind or spirit rather than the external world.
She took a deep inward breath to calm her nerves.
The heavy doors open inward, so you need to pull the handle toward you to enter the building.
The poet's later work reflects an inward journey, focusing more on the quiet evolution of the soul than on the political upheavals of the era.
From Middle English inward, from Old English inweard, corresponding to in + -ward.
Typically used attributively before a noun; when describing direction, it is often contrasted with 'outward'.