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The ten traditional Niyams are:

1. Hri: remorse, being modest and showing shame for misdeeds;

2. Santosha: contentment; being satisfied with the resources at hand - therefore not desiring more;

3. Dana: giving, without thought of reward;

4. Astikya: faith, believing firmly in the teacher, the teachings and the path to enlightenment;

5. Ishvarapujanam: worship of the Lord, the cultivation of devotion through daily worship and meditation, the return to the source;

6. Siddhanta shravana: scriptural listening, studying the teachings and listening to the wise of one’s lineage;

7. Mati: cognition, developing a spiritual will and intellect with the guru’s guidance;

8. Vrata: sacred vows, fulfilling religious vows, rules and observances faithfully;

9. Japa: recitation, chanting mantras daily;

10. Tapas: the endurance of the opposites; hunger and fullness, thirsty and quenched, hot and cold, standing and sitting etc.

Niyamas of Patanjali: In Patanjali’s Yog Sutras, the Niyama refers to the five observances: how we relate to ourselves, the inner world. Niyamas are the second limb of the eight limbs of Raja Yog. They are found in the Sadhana Pada Verse 32 as: