Rajshree Patel - The Power Of Vital Force: Fuel Your Energy, Purpose, And Performance With Ancient Secrets Of Breath And Meditation

The book youre holding in your hands right now contains an incredible distillation of what you might learn through years of studying many different Eastern traditions. But the single most precious thing you will get out of reading it is the knowledge that unconscious mental resistance and struggle makes everything you do harder than it needs to be.

from the foreword by Dave Asprey, founder and CEO of Bulletproof

In this age of rampant burnout and stress, Patel shares a refreshing perspective on how we can use time-tested practices to seriously boost our energy, vitality, and well-being. Rich, practical, and life-changing wisdom!

Emma Seppl, Ph.D., author of The Happiness Track

Human beings have labored immensely to explore the outer world; the continents, the oceans, the cosmos. Our creative enterprise and inquisitiveness has focused on the externaland we have failed to map the most mysterious terrain of all, the internal.... This book by Rajshree provides easy-to-use tools that actually optimize the internal landscapeour mental and emotional faculties. It provides the missing link to thriving both inside and out. Its the simple way to switch off your busy mind and turn on your power.

Jason Silva, filmmaker, futurist, and former host of the Emmy-nominated Brain Games

I had my team learn the tools to harness life energy and we found that with less effort we could achieve more.... High energy equals high impact. It naturally translates to greater self-empowerment, accountability, and generosity. One of the core statements at Panda is to Make Happy Happen. The Power of Vital Force provides practical wisdom and techniques that naturally make happy happen.

Andrew Cherng, founder and CEO of Panda Express

A powerful guide full of actionable tools and practical timeless wisdom. If you are ready to think less and live more, read this book.

Bernardo Bonjean, founder and CEO of Avante and entrepreneur

If you are looking to change your life using meditation, dont settle for gimmicks and hype. Pick up this book and discover how ancient, time-tested tools of breath and meditation can bring vitality and clarity to your life.

Michael Edelstein, former president of NBC Universal International Studios and executive producer of Desperate Housewives

Neuroscience is finally catching up to what the wisdom of the East has been telling us for thousands of years. Vital force is the key to wellness. This book can up your game in every aspect of life.

Naveen Jain, co-founder and CEO of Viome and author of Moonshots: Creating a World of Abundance

The Power of Vital Force is exceptional!... A true masterpiece that blends the art and science of consciousness and what it takes to energize the human soul, to learn how to truly thrive in a way you could have never imagined.

Peter Cooper, founder of Cooper Investors

Finally, a book that gives the how-tos, not just what-tos. This book is filled with tools, practical insights, rooted in timeless wisdom that can enhance the physical and mental faculties with ease... and Rajshree with her deep wisdom and experience is the perfect exponent of these ancient truths.

Chandrika Tandon, business leader, humanitarian, and Grammy-nominated artist

A practical guidebook for anyone who would like to supercharge their life. The honest guidance is not only actionable, but refreshing and personable. I only wish Id had a book like this when I started my career.

Rathi Murthy, SVP and Chief Technology Officer of Gap, Inc.

The Power of Vital Force compiles all of Rajshrees wisdom and grace into easily applicable lessons.... Honestly, reading this book is the next best thing to working directly with Rajshree.

Jeremy Larner, founder and president of JKL Worldwide and angel investor

Copyright 2019 by Rajshree Patel

Published in the United States by: Hay House, Inc.: www.hayhouse.com Published in Australia by: Hay House Australia Pty. Ltd.: www.hayhouse.com.au Published in the United Kingdom by: Hay House UK, Ltd.: www.hayhouse.co.uk Published in India by: Hay House Publishers India: www.hayhouse.co.in

Cover design: The Book Designers Interior design: Nick C. Welch Indexer: Carol Roberts

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic, or electronic process, or in the form of a phonographic recording; nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, or otherwise copied for public or private useother than for fair use as brief quotations embodied in articles and reviewswithout prior written permission of the publisher.

The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, the author and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions.

Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress

Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4019-5631-8

e-book ISBN: 978-1-4019-5633-2

e-audio ISBN: 978-1-4019-5632-5

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1st edition, August 2019

Printed in the United States of America

To the innate resilience of life itself

For the past two decades, Ive worked to become a higher-performing, better human being by any means possible. At first, that meant doing the things that are supposed to work in a place like Silicon Valley. Working harder. Studying. Pushing. Staying up late. Getting an Ivy League MBA. Making millions before I turned 27. Unfortunately, I was exhausted and miserable, not to mention angry, without even realizing it most of the time.

I went on to spend more than $1 million improving my biology at every level, from the sub-cellular all the way to the highest spiritual levels I could find. Along the way, I created the modern field of biohacking: the art and science of changing the environment inside and outside of our bodies so that we have full control of our own biology.

It even led me to create Bulletproof, my company dedicated to human performance (and butter in coffee) that has served about 200 million cups of brain-enhancing coffee. Ive written best-selling science books about the brain, interviewed hundreds of researchers on consciousness and biology on Bulletproof Radio, my Webby awardwinning podcast, and started a neuroscience facility for upgrading the human brain.

The deeper essence of the things that powered that learning and achievementand the connective tissue behind all forms of biohacking and personal growthare here for you in this book.

At the start of my path, I began by pushing the limits of what Id learned as a computer hacker. I went to doctors and psychologists and exhausted the things that were supposed to work to give me energy and health. I ended up more successful but still angry for no apparent reason, still tired, and no happier. One day, an engineer from India I worked with at a startup told me about a new kind of meditation he thought Id like. Figuring it was worth a try, I showed up. There were flowers and candles and I arrived with a skeptical computer hacker mind. Even though there was something valuable dangling right in front of my face during the course, I rejected it because I judged it through my preconceived Western notions.