The practice for the new people

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The Practice – Every day or night or both.

 

Forgiveness's (recapitulations, forgiveness of self and others)

 

Gratitude's (For the good and the bad as teachings are acquired

with both)

 

Surrendering (opening completely to the energy with love and joy

and the desire to be at one with the kundalini as it is revealed to

you)

 

Prayer to the Shakti (goddess energy), for awakening. *

 

 

 

5 Tibetans (start slow with no more than 6 repetitions for each

Tibetan) see below

 

Compression Prayer with alternate nostril breathing 15 cycles no

more (tongue up).

 

Meditation

 

*Earth air fire snow

To the Goddess I now go

With my love ans ask of thee

Release the holy fire in me " x three

 

Entire prayer no less than three times at any given session.

 

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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.