In the West, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras is probably the best known of all yoga texts. In chapter two of his exposition of yoga he outlines 5 yamas (restraints) and 5 niyamas (observances) that practitioners should adhere to in order to still their mind and achieve spiritual transcendence.

In the infographic below I’ve reframed and repurposed these teachings for performance success - they can be applied on the squash court (or in fact for any sport!) as well as in a professional context.

I hope you find them useful - click the image to download a full size copy of the pdf!