Niyama is Sanskrit for "rules, instructions, or observances." The niyamas appear in Hindu and Buddhist texts, but are best known as the second branch of the eight branches of yoga as described in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras.
Niyama is Sanskrit for "rules, instructions, or observances." The niyamas appear in Hindu and Buddhist texts, but are best known as the second branch of the eight branches of yoga as described in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras.