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150 || FITNESS MAGAZINE || JUNE 2015 || EDITION 1By: Yoga Instructor Crystal Milanawww.crystalmilana.net Photographer: Aneese Photographyere in the Western part of the world, we are introduced to yoga first through the asana practice (postures). In reality though, there is a part of yoga that is much deeper and is actually the foundation to all of the yoga practices. The Yamas, & Niyamas, yoga%u2019s ethical disciplines, teach us and give us a clear direction for how to live a joyful life. Yamas is a Sanskrit word that translates into restraints and there are five: ahimsa (nonviolence), satya (truthfulness), asteya (non-stealing), brahmacharya (non-excess) and aparigraha (non-possessiveness). These are guidelines for how we should interact with ourselves and with the world around us. Then there are five Niyamas, or %u201cobservances%u201d, that allow us to explore within ourselves brining us into a deeper awareness of how we are living. There is saucha (purity), santosha (contentment), tapas (discipline), svadhyaya (self-study) and pranidhana (devotion). These ten guidelines are part of the eight limbs of yoga written by the sage Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras. Patanjali does not tell us that we >>>