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The Golden Triangle Programme by Mansukh Patel

The groundbreaking book, Crisis and the Miracle of Love presents Mansukh Patel’s Golden Triangle Programme as a means to access your deepest resources of both emotional and physical energy. This is based on Mansukh Patel’s premise that any attempt to be successful life, no matter what situation you find yourself in, will require one element above anything else – energy. Without it you cannot achieve anything at all.

Mansukh’s Golden Triangle Programme is designed to raise your energy to 70-80% efficiency so that you can raise yourself to a powerful, pro-active state constantly. Mansukh’s conviction, as stated in his book, is that when you can tap into an abundant source of energy you experience a tremendous sense of well-being and dynamism.

The three principles of the Golden Triangle are known as the 3 E’s:

Energy – physical energy and vitality

Emotion – emotional energy is a powerful, creative force

Esteem – high self esteem creates positive thought which gives us the power to control and direct all your energy towards your goals

ENERGY

In the Golden Triangle Programme, Mansukh emphasises the importance of taking care of your body because then your body will take care of you. Benjamin Disraeli said that the health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend. In order to optimise your energy, first of all you need to learn to access your physical energy effectively.

Four factors need to be taken into consideration:

• Diet & Nutrition
• Physical movement
• Breathing
• Relaxation

Diet & Nutrition
Do you wake up feeling tired and exhausted? Do you eat after 8pm? Did you know that this could be a major cause of lack of energy? Your body’s energy needs to be available for rejuvenation during sleep, and not diverted towards the digestive process which takes up to eight hours to complete.

Look at when, what and how your eat and you can increase your energy by 60-80% within a fortnight.

Physical Movement
Mansukh Patel has written many books that promote health through movement. One of them, The Dance Between Joy and Pain, describes how movements create a flow of energy that can move energy to such an extent that emotional disturbances are resolved very effectively, simply because emotional problems are basically blocked energy. This is why Mansukh Patel’s particular style of yoga – Dru Yoga – has been used in war zones to help in de-dramatisation programmes to great effect. Mansukh maintains that physical movement is the second crucial factor in accessing our deepest levels of physical energy. Dru Yoga programmes tone and energise the whole system if practised regularly and with commitment.

For information on Dru Yoga, visit www.druworldwide.com. Mansukh Patel’s colleagues from the International School of Dru Yoga and Meditation, Annie Jones, Anita Goswami and Chris Barrington have compiled a wonderful yoga book entitled Stillness in Motion.

Walking
Mansukh Patel is a great walker who maintains that walking is one of the most obvious and beneficial forms of physical movement. It is also one of the most powerful tools to access physical energy. As Mansukh says, walking at a fast, enjoyable pace with intention and awareness is one of the best ways to purify the body and mind.

As you walk, energy comes naturally and you find yourself feeling alive and energised, full of creativity, new ideas and enthusiasm. Once we free your innate life force, energy begins to flow spontaneously and effortlessly.

In the Golden Triangle section of Crisis & the Miracle of Love, Mansukh Patel advises that if you have a problem in your life – any problem – try 10-15 minutes walking a day and feel the magical effects. Never underestimate the power of walking, says Mansukh.

Breathing
Mansukh Patel’s parents trained him in the art of breathing or pranayama as it is known in the yoga world. Mansukh says in Crisis and the Miracle of Love that apart from food, breath is our greatest source of energy. Through conscious use of the breath, we can awaken and energise the body in seconds.

Proper breathing requires the use of the diaphragm. When we breathe fully, the diaphragm contracts and the abdomen expands, allowing the lungs to fill with air. According to Mansukh, most people use only a fraction of their lung capacity which means that energy and vitality will be extremely diminished.

The Full Breath
Sitting as straight as you can, inhale by expanding first the abdomen and then the chest in one, slow movement until the lungs feel full of air.

Exhale by relaxing first the abdomen and then slowly push the breath out with the diaphragm, as the chest relaxes. Create a natural pause at the end of the inhalation and the exhalation.

Relaxation
In Crisis and the Miracle of Love, Mansukh Patel explains that relaxation is an integral part of health. We need to relax, says Mansukh, in order to allow the body to adjust and recharge.

When you activate the body’s relaxation response the brain secretes natural relaxants which soothe away the stresses of a busy day. You may only need fifteen minutes to completely revitalise yourself.

Used in combination with movement and vigorous exercise, relaxation will maximise the energy available to you. If you want to feel brighter and happier, put on some soothing music and settle into a deep and rejuvenating relaxation such as this one.

Waves of Peace Relaxation Exercise

• To activate the relaxation response, lie flat on your back, legs and arms spread out a little, palms facing uppermost.
• Become aware of your breath for a few minutes.
• As you breathe in, rotate your feet outwards, letting them come back as you breathe out. Simultaneously, allow your arms and hands to rotate outwards and then gently rotate back towards the body.
• After a few minutes gradually let your feet and arms come to rest. Continue in blissful relaxation for as long as you need.
  

For more information, consider:

The Dance between Joy and Pain – Mansukh Patel and Rita Goswami
Awakening Soulforce by Mansukh Patel
Flame that Transforms by Mansukh Patel, Savitri MacCuish & Andrew Wells
Imagine World Peace by Mansukh Patel
Face to Face with Life by John Jones and Mansukh Patel
Dru Yoga DVD – Mansukh Patel and Coby Langford
Dru Yoga – Stillness in Motion – Chris Barrington, Anita Goswami, Annie Jones, Mansukh Patel
Easing Backpain - Mansukh Patel and Coby Langford