One of the great things about starting a diet or projects/resolutions at the beginning of the year is that there is so much wonderful collective energy around them. In yoga this determination or passion to persevere is called tapas. The yogic principle of tapas refers to three ideas simultaneously; heat, discipline as well as passion. Tapas comes from the second of the Eight Limbs of Yoga. When we discover something we’re passionate about, we can say that it lights us on fi