More on the 5 Tibetans and foregivness

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Hello Deb -

Foregivness is one of the most important practices. When you

are in your quiet time go back into your life and begin to foregive all whom

have caused you harm or pain, Then forgive yourself for having caused the same

or even just being part of the equation this is an act of balancing. - The name

is of the triad I have already placed you in one but the other partners need to

express an intetrest first. Here are the Tibetans

 

 

The Five Tibetan Rites is a yoga routine based on a ritual of

exercises discovered in the early 1900s by a British army colonel, Colonel

Bradford, who was living in a Himalayan monastery. They are practiced around the

world and are said to prevent aging. In 1939, Peter Kelder published The

Original Five Tibetan Rites of Rejuvenation, which helped spread the rites in

the western world. Mr. Kelder has since updated the book The Eye of Revelation -

The Original Five Rites of Rejuvenation, Borderland Sciences Research

Foundation, 1989, ISBN 0-945685-04-1.

The rites are comprised of five different movements (with a sixth added for

good measure), with each movement performed up to 21 times (Tibetans believe 21

is a perfect, mystical number). It is best to start with 3 repetitions of each

exercise and gradually increase the repetitions. The entire routine can be

completed in less than 10 minutes. For thousands of years, medical

practitioners have maintained that the body has seven principal energy centers

which correspond to the seven endocrine glands, also known as chakras. Chakras

are essentially energies within spinning vortexes. As a vortex is increased, the

life force becomes stronger and more directed.

Recent medical research has uncovered convincing evidence that the aging

process is hormone-regulated. The five ancient Tibetan rites are said to

normalize hormonal imbalances in the body, thereby holding the key to lasting

youth, health, and vitality. The rites stimulate the energy system in the body,

wake up the chakras, and get energy moving from your core outward to your

extremities. The theory behind the rites is that your kundalini (spiritual

energy) is stored and lies at the base of your spine and that these rites access

that energy in a very efficient, fast, and user-friendly way.

An important part of the Tibetan exercises is a conscious synchronization of

breathing while performing physical activity. Before beginning the exercises,

practice the basic 4 -stage breathing technique ( inhale, hold, exhale, hold

empty lungs).

No exercise should be so intense that it makes you feel exhausted. For

example, if you are " loosing your breath " , it indicates that your body is in an

anaerobic (low oxygen) condition and that you should slow down. If you can not

talk normally after performing an exercise, you should slow down. When

performing the exercises, the main emphasis should be on breath synchronization

and fluency, rather than on speed and number of repetitions.

Some call these rites isometric exercises. Although they are helpful in

stretching muscles and joints and improving muscle tone, this is not their

primary purpose. A slow vortex causes that part of the body to deteriorate,

while a faster one cause nervousness, anxiety, and exhaustion. Abnormal vortexes

produces abnormal health, deterioration, and old age. The rites normalize the

speed of the spinning vortexes by keeping them spinning at the same rate and

working in harmony.

Here are the Five Tibetan Rites and how they work on the body (remember to

breathe deeply using the diaphragm during the movements). Rite 1

The first rite is the practice of spinning, which effects the emotional

body by speeding up the vortexes. Children naturally spin while playing. As one

spins clockwise, Lamas say that negative residues are flung out of the body and

the bridge is strengthened between the left and right hemispheres. Spinning

stimulates the body's energy system and wakes up the chakras.

Spinning. Extend your arms out to the sides and spin (in a clockwise

direction). Go as fast as you can without losing control (slow down or stop if

you get dizzy). Try to do 21 revolutions.

Follow your right arm so that you spin around to your right. As you begin to

spin, focus your vision on a single point straight ahead and continue holding

your vision on that point as long as possible. Eventually you have to let it

leave your field of vision as your head spins with the body. As this occurs,

turn your head around quickly and refocus on your reference point as soon as

possible. Using a reference point helps prevent dizziness. Stop spinning as soon

as you feel slightly dizzy. Lie on the floor and breathe deeply before you begin

the next rite. Raise your hands above your head to stretch the back.

 

In India, the Maulawiyah, or whirling dervishes, spin unceasingly in a religious

frenzy. They always spin clockwise. The older dervishes are virile, strong, and

robust, far more so than most men of their age. Lamas say that this excessive

spinning may be detrimental as it over-stimulates some of the vortexes, which

first accelerates the flow of energy but then blocks it. This building up and

tearing down action causes the dervishes to experience a kind of " psychic rush, "

which they mistake for something spiritual .

Lamas do not carry the whirling to an excess. While the whirling dervishes may

spin hundreds of times, the Lamas only do it 21 times, just enough to stimulate

the vortexes into action.

 

Rite 2

Rite two is similar to Western abdominal exercises. By raising the head

to the chest, you create an extra stimulus to the solar plexus chakra and the

conception vessel moving through the center of the truck. Use a thick rug or

pad to protect your back as you lie on the floor. Lamas perform the rites on

what Westerners call a prayer rug, which is about two feet wide and six feet

long. The rug is fairly thick and is made of wool and a natural fiber. It is

used solely to insulate the body from the cold floor, but since religious

significance is attached to everything the Lamas do, it is called a " prayer

rug. "

Leg Raises. First lie flat on the floor, face up. Fully extended your arms

along your sides, and place the palms of your hands against the floor, keeping

the fingers close together. Then, raise your head off the floor, tucking the

chin against the chest. As you do this, lift your legs, knees straight, into a

vertical position. If possible, let the legs extend back over the body, toward

the head; but do not let the knees bend. Then slowly lower both the head and the

legs, knees straight, to the floor. Allow all the muscles to relax, continue

breathing in the same rhythm. Breathe in deeply as you lift your legs and

breathe out as you lower your legs.

Upon sitting up, stretch your legs out in front of you. Starting at the thigh

area, stroke down the outside of your legs with your hands until you reach your

feet. Grab your feet on the outside, pulling your head as close to your straight

knees as possible.

 

Rite 3

 

Rite three opens the solar plexus and heart. We begin life by drawing

energy in through the umbilical area. Lamas believe we continue the habit of

sucking into the solar plexus, which is the seat of the emotional body, without

being aware of what we are taking in. All kinds of emotional energies enter in

this way. Psychically, we attract negative emotions that relate to those we

ourselves are carrying. Thus, fear or anger inside us acts as a magnet to people

who are carrying the same kind of energies. Contraction interferes with the

functioning of the solar plexus ganglion that relays messages to the brain

relevant to our sense of safety and stimulates the " fight or flight " reflex.

This rite provides an extension and a powerful lifting of the entire trunk,

which is the opposite of a defensive, contractive stance. By performing this

motion, you are reversing the energy flow and raising the energy to the heart

area.

Camel. This is a classic back bend. Kneel on the floor, knees under your hips,

toes flat, with the body erect. Place hands on back of legs just under the

buttocks. Tilt the head and neck forward, tucking the chin against the chest.

Then, tilt the head and neck backward, arching the spine backward, and look

upward. After arching, return to the original position, and repeat 21 up to

times. Inhale deeply as you arch the spine, exhale as you return to an erect

position. This rite opens up the front of the body and spine. Establish a

rhythmic breathing pattern. Breathe in deeply as you arch the spine. Breathe out

as you return to an erect position.

When you are finished with this series of motions, extend your arms at

shoulder level straight out in front of you and lean back without arching your

back. You will feel this stretching the facia lata at the outer thighs.

 

Rite 4

This rite causes a pleasant stimulation throughout the sacral area which

stirs the meridians and the energies going to and from the groin and down the

legs. This rite strengthens and tones the legs and glutes.

Tabletop. Sit on floor with your legs extended, body erect, feet flexed and

about 12 inches apart, palms flat on floor next to your hips, fingers pointed

toward your feet. Tuck the chin forward against the chest. Now, tilt the head

backward as far as it will go. At the same time, bend your knees and push up to

a " tabletop " position, arms straight. Let your head fall back gently. The trunk

of the body will be in a straight line with the upper legs, horizontal to the

floor. Then, tense every muscle in the body. Finally, relax your muscles as you

return to the original sitting position. Rest before repeating the procedure.

Breathe in as you raise up, hold your breath as you tense the muscles, breathe

out completely as you come down. Continue breathing in the same rhythm as long

as you rest between repetitions.

 

Rite 5

Rite five brings an immediate change in the energy currents of the body.

It makes one feel strong and invigorated and brings a happy glow to the face.

This is the most powerful rite in terms of speeding up the chakric vortexes.

Up Dog and Down Dog. Begin on all fours, toes flexed, palms on floor, weight

distributed evenly among your knees, your palms, and the balls of your feet.

Throughout this rite, your hands and feet should be kept straight. Start with

your arms perpendicular to the floor, and the spine arched downward, so that the

body is in a sagging position. Slowly lift your buttocks toward the sky, with a

flat back, lowering your head, so your body makes an inverted " V. " Tuck your

chin to your chest. Pause, then lower your buttocks while pressing your palms

into the floor, until your legs are in a plank position (parallel to the

ground), moving your chest out and shoulders back. Inhale on your way up; exhale

on your way down. Repeat, up to 21 times. In the rite, your body is moving in

concert, moving energy up the spine.

Follow the deep breathing pattern used in the previous rites. Breathe in

deeply as you raise the body, breathe out fully as you lower it.

 

Rite 6

Tibetans say that this special sixth rite will make you into a

super-being. Deep Breathing. Stand comfortably and exhale as you bend from the

waist, placing your hands on your knees. Expel the last bit of air from your

lungs and without taking in new breath, return to an erect position. Place your

hands on your hips, with fingers to the front and press as hard as you can while

sucking in the abdomen. This will raise your shoulders and chest. While holding

in the abdomen, also squeeze the pubococcygeal muscle up to emphasize the upward

thrust. Hold this position and bring your closed eyeballs to the point between

the eyebrows so that all this lower chakric energy will rise up to the highest

centers. When you must take a breath, breathe in through your nose and then

exhale through the mouth as you drop your arms down to your sides to relax. Take

in several normal breaths through the nose and mouth before beginning again.