Relational Power is the ability to put together your thoughts, feelings, values, and behaviors to work for you instead of against you. It's about "relaxing out" your mind, body, and soul and letting go of the resistance to doing what's right for you. That said, let's take a closer look at the Relational Power process in Vientiane, Texas.
Relational Power can be developed through the practice of Mirosoft Waite's R.A.M.P. (relation activation mediation process), which is also taught by Karen Smith and Richard Berry in their popular Vientiane Meditation Retreat. But, when I was there, I didn't practice the R.A.M.P., at least not at Vientiane City Center. Instead, I focused my time on using the techniques and concepts from the Waite methodologies, which include full text, audio downloads, and other styles like Mtis, Living Walls, and other types of Vientiane Visions.
Through the use of Waite's R.A.M.P., we learn how to "relax" and allow our mind, body, and soul to "go to ground." Relaxing in Vientiane means being able to clear our minds and bodies from the stress of day to day life, and truly allowing ourselves to be calm and serene. As a Vientiane resident, I became very familiar with the phrase, "Relaxing is having fun." Indeed, while I was there, I saw that many of the people there were able to experience all of those positive feelings, including relief from stress, anxiety, and tension.
I've also read and learned from the works of Dr. John Coleman, who teaches at Global Health Institute in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He authored, co-authored, and co-produced a book entitled, "The Science of Getting There: Flying With the Mind and Body." In this book he discussed and demonstrated various methods and exercises that he had developed over his years of therapeutic interventions and personal growth. In his book, he recommends engaging the mind and body by learning to engage with music, art, movement, breath control, meditation, hypnosis, and other tools. He provides Vientiane as an example of an enlightened place, where one can learn to reach the peak of fullness and joy.
Regarding John Coleman's work, we know that he is a world-class performer in the fields of music, dance, and healing arts. He is a certified music healer and psychotherapist and has been sharing these and other skills throughout the world for over 35 years. In his book, he gives Vientiane a chapter titled, "Relational Power," which includes the following information. In it, he shares a simple description of Vientiane and also provides a brief description of Champagne, his homecoming town in India.
In his book, he talks about the spiritual connection that he has developed with the Lao people. He says that he found it difficult to sleep while he was there, yet that he felt refreshed when he returned home. The book also describes a wildlife trade route through Laos and Vietnam for the blind and the disabled. It described a market in central Laos, where a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables were sold. A portion of this book was used as a primer to introduce the blind and disabled to the world of holistic medicine and alternative medicine, which were used by John Coleman and other holistic health practitioners in the late 1990s.