Ashtanga Yoga Eight Limb Path

 

Yamas  [external practices]

ahimsa: non-violence

satya: truthfulness

asteya: non-stealing

bramacharya: non-excess

aparigraha: non-possessiveness

 

Niyamas   [internal practices]

saucha: purity

santosha: contentment

tapas: self-discipline

svadhyaya: self-study

ishvara pranidhana: surrender "let go of need to control/root of anxiety"