Yama is to keep the mind fixed in Dharma. Yama can control our minds, bodies, and speech. Yama and Niyama are the basic practices of yoga. In yoga, there are 5 Yamas and these are - Satya, Ahimsa, Asteya, Brahmacharya, and Aparigraha. If you follow these 5 Yamas then it will increase physical flexibility and strength as well as calm down the mind.