Tibetan Rites

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The Tibetan Rites are a collection of 5 yoga postures that became widely known after a man by the name of Peter Kelder wrote a book entitled The Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth in which he claimed to have received these exercises from Tibetan monks.

Origins

The origins of the Tibetan rites are supposedly from Tibetan monks. However, the rites themselves had become known to the Western world only after Peter Kelder wrote a book about them. He claims to have lived with monks for an extended period of time and learned the rejuvenation rites from them. He also claims to look several decades younger than he is, an accomplishment thanks to practicing the Tibetan rites everyday. The exercise program described which, according to the author, is the well-kept secret of the true ‘fountain of youth’ that Tibetan monks have been utilizing for centuries. After a very interesting series of events, he ended up in Tibet and learned first-hand this ancient exercise program directly from the monks and later wrote it down in book form for others to be able to benefit from it as he had.

Benefits

The author provides many examples of the benefits of the “Five Tibetan Rites”, as they are called, including the following:

looking much younger

sleeping soundly

waking up feeling refreshed and energetic

release from serious medical problems including difficulties with spines

relief from problems with joints; release from pain; better memory

arthritis relief

weight loss

improved vision

youthing instead of aging

greatly improved physical strength, endurance and vigor

improved emotional and mental health

enhanced sense of well being and harmony

very high overall energy

Frequency of exercises

Here is a direct quote from the book, concerning how often the exercises should be done.

How many times is each rite performed?” was my first question. “To start with,” replied the Colonel, “I suggest that you practice each rite three times a day for the first week. Then every week that follows, increase the daily repetitions by two, until you are performing each rite 21 times a day. In other words, the second week, perform each rite five times; the third week, perform each rite seven times; the fourth week, perform each rite nine times daily, and so on. In ten weeks’ time, you’ll be doing the full number of 21 rites per day.

For a more detailed explanation on how to perform the rites, go here

Connection with human energy centers

An interesting thing to note about these Tibetan Rites, is that one of them has the individual spinning clockwise with their arms stretched out until they become slightly dizzy. Chakras, which are the energy centers of the body, spin clockwise which maintains the healthy well-being of an individual. It seems the two events are correlated. It is also interesting to note that children will occasionally spin in circles (usually clockwise) in a playful manner in order to get dizzy so that they came see everything spin around them. Although not tested, it is assumed that if a child spins counter-clockwise, there may be an imbalanced or closed energy center in that individual's subtle energy body. (see Chakra)