The Tibetan Rites

In a book entitled The Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth by Peter Kelder, there is an 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.

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

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.

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, interestingly enough, when healthy, spin clockwise which maintains the healthy wellbeing of an individual. It seems the two events are correlated.

After personally incorporating the Tibetan Rites into my daily life, I can say from personal experience that I have a much greater positive overall sense of well-being, feel less of a need to eat, feel more optimistic, feel more energetic, as well as feeling more in touch with everything and everyone around me. No, I do not look 40 years younger as the author has stated about himself, since that would make me look younger than a newborn, but I do not doubt these exercise program could have that effect on individuals who follow it daily. For an indepth description of the Five Tibetan Rites, as well as the story of how they were discovered by the author, you may wish to purchase the book. However, for a quick explanation on how to do the exercises right away, you can find instructions on how to do them here