provide yoga with a thorough and consistent philosophical base, and is considered the foundational text of Yoga. The Yoga Sutras are (in Sanskrit and English): Yama (restraints or ethical disciplines), consisting of Ahimsa (nonviolence), Satya (truth), Asteya (non-stealing), Brahmacharya (sexual responsibility), and Aparigraha (non-coveting/non-greed); Niyama (observances), consisting of Saucha (purity), Santosa