When deciding to earn your yoga teacher certification, it is
important to understand, become comfortable with and, if
possible, immerse yourself in the yoga lifestyle. It is
important to remember that yoga isn’t just about the physical
but also about the mental and the emotional. Entering the yoga
teaching world and helping others embrace the poses, the
meditation and the mental benefits of yoga means living the yoga
lifestyle. The yoga lifestyle consists of five codes of conduct,
or YAMAS. Yama means “your attitude toward others.” They are as
follows: AHIMSA ( non-violence): This applies to everything we
come in contact with, whether it be humans or any other living
species. It is about how we treat others around us and focuses
on kindness, to others and to ourselves. SATYA ( truthfulness):
This is about living a truthful life. Being honest to yourself
and those around but never harming someone with a hurtful truth.
ASTEYA ( non-stealing): This rule focuses on not stealing
anything, whether it be an idea or