Yamas and Niyamas of Relationships
What are the Yamas (Do’s) and Niyamas (Don’ts) of relationships? In this episode of Spiritual Ecstasy, host Gabriel Cousens M.D talks about relationships’ moral codes and healthy components. Gabriel also explains how truthfulness, chastity, purity, and contentment are considered as essential variables for attaining a good connection. Tune in to know more about the Yamas (Do’s) and Niyamas (Don’ts) of relationships to achieve a more present and aware state of being.
Dr. Gabriel Cousens:
I welcome you with love to my program, Spiritual Ecstasy, on the SuperPowers of the Soul channel. My name is Dr. Gabriel Cousens. I’m a holistic physician, trained family therapist, psychiatrist, and Native American sun dancer.
I’m often referred to as a physician of the soul and also a leading researcher on how to cure diabetes naturally. I also speak as a father and a grandfather of three, so I’m coming from a very well-rounded approach to our topic. And what is our topic today? The Yamas and Niyamas of Relationship.
Now, that’s Sanskrit for the do’s and don’ts of a relationship, but it’s a catchy title so that’s why I like it. Okay, so what do they do? What are the do’s and don’ts of a relationship?
Well, in the Yamas, which are the do part, one is ahimsa, “Do no harm.” And that is one of the most important things because if you are to have intimacy in a relationship, there needs to be a vulnerability. You have to open yourself to the other person. You have to become real with them, and that process of vulnerability means you can be hurt.
One of the things that are extremely important in relationships is safety. If we expect the other to hurt us in some way, the trust goes down in the relationship and it’s hard to progress beyond a certain level of interpersonal intimacy.
Yes, intimacy takes courage but there’s a little bit more to that. It really takes safety, and that’s the point I want to make. In ahimsa, we need to know that we are not going to be deliberately harmed by our partner. It’s like a fundamental baseline, and in relationships where people feel safe, the relationship has the opportunity to blossom because when you’re safe, you can open up your wings and fly and dance.
We’re going to take a short break, just a moment. I just wanted to remind you that you’re listening to Spiritual Ecstasy on the Superpower of the Soul channels. My name is Dr. Gabriel Cousens, and we are talking about the Yamas and Niyamas, the do’s and don’ts, of relationships.
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