Tapas, or discipline, is the third niyama of the Patanjali's eight limbs of yoga. The direct meaning of tapas is 'to burn'.

The intention behind this niyama (observance) is to feel ok with who we are without needing external things to find happiness.

Shaucha is the practise of purifying the mind and body.

We face constant change in our lives. Nothing lasts forever: everything will, at some point, change.