Writer:

Peter Kelder : He was raised as an adopted child in the mid-western United States and left home while in his teens in search of adventure. In the 1930s, Kelder met, in southern California, a retired British army officer who shared with him stories of travel in Tibet and the subsequent discovery of the Rites. 

Story:

The Five Tibetan Rites is a system of exercises reported to be more than 2,500 years old which were first publicized by Peter Kelder in a 1939(80 years ago) publication titled The Eye of Revelation. Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth is published in 1985(34 years ago)

Peter met British army officer in Tibet who shared stories of living in a Tibetan Temple (Lamasery) learning from Tibetan monks (Lamas) and learned the secret of the youth of the fountain.

The Five Tibetan Rites are also referred to as "The Five Rites", "The Five Tibetans" and "The Five Rites of Rejuvenation".

In his booklet, Kelder claims that while stationed in India, British army officer Bradford (a pseudonym) heard a story about a group of lamas who had apparently discovered a "Fountain of Youth". The "wandering natives", as he called them, told him of old men who inexplicably became healthy, strong, and full of "vigor and virility" after entering a particular lamasery. After retiring, Bradford went on to discover the lamasery and lived with the lamas, where they taught him five exercises, which they called "rites". According to the booklet, the lamas describe seven spinning, "psychic vortexes" within the body.

Bradford was also instructed in how to perform a sixth rite, which the lamas recommended only for those willing to "lead a more or less continent (celibate) life". Additionally, Bradford reveals information on the importance of what foods one should eat, proper food combinations, and the correct method of eating.

Highlights vs self- reflection:

1.p.10: I was able to sleep soundly at night, and every morning I awoke feeling more and more refreshed and energetic.

2.p.xv: All wisdom is ancient, and in reality is not a secret. When you think you have discovered something new and previously unknown, it has probably existed for centuries. You didn’t know about it, simply because you didn’t make the effort to seek it out.

3.p.xvi: I recently read the words of a mahatma who said that a healthy individual displays three qualities: action, wisdom, and devotion.

4.p.xvii: Never forget that the source of the fountain of youth is you, You are in charge. You have the power to activate the life and death mechanisms in your own body.

※recautions

Start slowly if you have not been practicing a vigorous exercise or yoga program. As always ask a physician if you have any question as to your health in relation to any new exercise regime. If you are overweight or have been inactive for a period, do not do Rites #4 and #5 until you have developed some strength and endurance.

※To Start

The maximum number of repetitions of each exercise is 21. It is recommended never to do more than 21 repetitions in a single day as this can affect your chakras negatively and create imbalances in your body. If you are doing less than the maximum 21, try to end on an odd number as this is supposed to help with chakra alignment.

※Rite No.1：Tibetan Spin

Basic: Stand erect with arms out to the side, horizontal to the floor, palm down, spin around in a clockwise direction.

Advanced: Alternatively lift your index finger and keep your eyes on it as you spin. This helps with the potential dizziness. Start to spin in whichever direction your body and mind feel most comfortable. Counting your rotations, stop on an odd number when you begin to become dizzy or complete all 21 rotations.

※Rite No.2: Prone To Upward Staff Pose

Basic: Lie flat on the floor, face up, palms on the floor. Lift your head and tuck your chin to your chest.

Advanced: As you lift your chin, raise your legs vertically, knees straight, feet flexed. Slowly lower your legs and head back to the prone position. Repeat up to 21 times, timing your breath to the movement.

※Rite No.3: Rabbit To Camel Pose

Basic: Knee on the floor with your body upright. Place your hands against your thighs. Bring your chin to your chest(Rabbit Pose). Arch your spine as you gently move your head backward as far as it will go(Camel Pose).

Advanced: Kneel on the floor with your toes curled under and your forehead tucked down toward your knees. Arch your back and tuck your belly button up toward your spine (Rabbit Pose). Slowly lift your chest and extend out through your head as you use your abdominal muscles to bring your body erect. Place your palms on the top of your buttocks muscles keeping some pressure there to remind yourself to extend through your spine. Lower your head back while extending and opening through your quadriceps, belly and chest (Camel Pose) Inhale and lift up through your chest as you return to an erect position. Move forward to Rabbit, etc. back and forth through up to 21 repetitions.

※Rite No.4: Staff To Upward Plank Pose

Basic: Sit on the floor with your legs outstretched, your feet apart and your hands on the floor(staff pose). Bring your chin to your chest. Let your head sink back as far as it will go. Keeping your arms straight and your hands and feet in place, bend your knees and raise the trunk of your body to a horizontal position(bridge pose or upside down table pose). Tense your muscles, then relax.

Advanced: Sit on the floor with your legs straight out in front of you and your feet about hip width apart (Staff Pose). Your palms are on the floor and your fingers are facing toward your feet. Tuck your chin to your chest, drop your head back and raise your body so that your knees bend while your arms remain straight. You should look like a table (or upside down table pose). Alternatively, you can come to upward plank pose which leaves your knees straight while lifting the center of your body into an upward facing plank or an upside down push up. Another modification would be to come to bridge pose. Remember to use your ujjayi breath as these are tough! Complete 21 repetitions or end on an odd number.

※Rite No.5: Upward Dog To Downward Dog

Basic: Support your body in a sagging position with your arms straight, your hands planted on the floor, and your toes curled under. Gently move your head back as far as it will go. Keeping your hands and feet in place, bend at the hips and bring your body into an inverted V position. Bring your chin forward to your chest.

These are two standard yoga poses that are done in almost every yoga class. You have all completed these two wonderful poses many, many times.

Advanced: Flow through the poses back and forth concentrating on your breath and alignment. Alternatively you could do upward puppy (upward dog while keeping the tops of your legs on the ground) to childs pose. Which feels fabulous on your spine. And of course you could combine these four sets of poses for a total of 21.

※Rite No.6

p.52: In a standing position, breathe out fully. Bend over and prop your hands on your knees. Force out the late trace of air. Return to a standing position. Place your hands on your hips and press down, forcing your shoulders up. Pull in your abdomen and raise your chest. Hold as long as possible. Breathe in deeply through your nose. Breathe out through your mouth as you relax your arm. Breathe deeply in and out several times.

※Rite No.7

p.88: The use of OM can produce exceptional results in the right individual. When it is intoned correctly, its vibratory frequency has a very powerful stimulating effect on the pineal gland, which is related to the seventh and highest vortex.

※21 times

each rite for one week, add 3 times per week till 21 times.

※5 things for meals:

(1) Never eat starch and meat at the same time

(2) Drink black coffee

(3) Chew your food to a liquid and cut down to the amount of food you eat.

(4)Eat raw egg yolks once a day, every day

(5) Reduce the variety of foods you eat in one meal to a minimum.

※p.103: Seek professional advice if you have multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s or Parkinson-like disease, Meniere’s disease, vertigo, seizure disorders, pregnancy with nausea, hernia, hiatal hernia, hyperthyroidism.

Golden Sentence:

1.p.43: No man is free who is a slave to the flesh.

2.p.57: To lengthen the life, lessen the meals.

3.p.66:It’s a very simple matter to live simply in our complex world.

4.p.67: A feeble body enfeebles the mind.

Conclusion:

1.p.xvi: A mahatma refers three qualities: action, wisdom, and devotion. We will learn this spirit via the rites.
2.p.xvii: Longevity is not the goal; it is the by-product of a healthy life that is lived joyfully.

3. increased 2 cycles per week as per the instructions. After I start doing , I feel uncomfortable and wanna spit. But I keep doing it, everything turns out better and make me feel refresh and all the uncomfortable fade away.

4. Except for the spinning rite(Tibetan Whirling Dervishes), the others are forms of yoga exercises, stretches or isometrics

5. Doing the rites in the morning sunshine can be ecstasy. Number one sharpened our sense of balance and has kept us from getting hurt on a number of occasions.

6. the ideas on mantras Om by using the super-consciousness and spoken word are even more effective than the rites.

7. 12 main meridian, 365 acupoint, compare to the big cosmos, our body is a small cosmos. The stream will flow to the ocean one day. Follow the rule, make the stream flow in peace and grace.

8. Berni S. Siegel as a practising physician discovered three specific personality traits in people who face life-threatening illness, yet manage to survive longer than expected. They have a fighting spirit, a willingness to learn and change, and spiritual resourcefulness. It shows the same spirit of a mahatma who said that a healthy individual displays three qualities: action, wisdom, and devotion. This book contains very practical informations and great deal of wisdom can help us achieve a healthier and more fulfilling life.

9. (R.22)The Tibetan Rites are five simple kriyas (movements through two or more poses) that can be completed in less than 20 minutes and will help you live the long healthy, vigorous life of a Tibetan Monk. Just look at the Dalai Lama, who doesn’t want to look as young, vigorous and happy as he is!

Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth by Emma Tsai:

Outermost district of Himalayas lies an ancient secret passed down by the monks of Tibetan monks. It rejuvenate our health, appearance and attitude. A retired Colonel Bradford learned of the rites while traveling high up in the Himalayas. Peter Kelder reveals the secret how Bradford transformed from a stooped, old gentleman with a cane to a tall and straight young man.

Once I met my friend, she looks younger and prettier than her age. I ask her. She told me she keep doing the 5 rites for 15 years. So I start to learn for half year. Really feel refresh and get good sleep, furthermore, my finger didn’t get swollen as before. So I am more than happy to share this health message with all of you.

Questions:

1.Which Rite influence you a lot?

The second one feel more stressful , the other four feel more relaxed.

2. What’s the benefit to learn the five rites?

(1)By turning off the sympathetic system and turning on the parasympathetic, yoga gives your heart and circulatory system a break. Yoga practice lowers your heart rate and blood pressure. It improves heart rate variability, a marker of cardiovascular health and a sign of increased parasympathetic activity. Stress plays a role in insulin resistance and diabetes -- another risk factor for heart disease. Yoga lowers blood glucose levels and reduces your risk of diabetes.

(2) A touch of tranquility

(3) Doing the rites in the morning sunshine can be ecstasy. Number one sharpened our sense of balance and has kept us from getting hurt on a number of occasions.

(4)Detoxification

(5)Balance the chakras

(6)Reverse the aging process

(7)Sleep soundly

(8)Enhance memory

(9)Emotional and mental health

(10)Relief from joint pain and arthritis

(11)Improved strength and coordination

(12) p.69rejuvenation process

(12)p.74 become younger in appearance, health, and attitude.

3.Do you agree with the meal rules?

Basically, it reminds of keeping our meal simple and eating in a slow way

4.How about your exercise preference?

Except the yoga, I am in fond of original point. It can also help us to lessen our accumulated pain of our routine life.

5.Is the fountain of the youth really effective?

We can’t buy health, but we can invest in our healthier life. the benefits for practitioners have included increased energy, weight loss, better memory, new hair growth, pain relief, better digestion, and feeling overall more youthful. I do feel better at the beginning, I feel dizzy and quit, later I start again, then quit. I feel my muscle very intense. After I keep practicing for half year. I feel more comfortable, and my finger not feel so swollen,too.

6.Do you agree that religion is the dope for the people as Mainland China do?

(1)In 1950, China invaded Tibet and claimed it as part of the Chinese “motherland.” Of the approximately 600,000 living in Tibet before the Chinese invasion, only an estimated 7,000 survived. 100,000 fled the country.

(2) Sangay said that India rebuilt the Tibetan civilisation, revived the Tibetan culture and preserved and promoted the Tibetan identity.No other country has done what India did for the Tibetan people in the past 60 years, he said. The Dalai Lama says he is the son of India and therefore, we are all its grandchildren. (R.33)

(3)Religion is forbidden in Mainland China, India treasure the religion. China used to be like the ocean, accept different religions. But Mainland China wanna control every single thought of people. People in China lost the right to be the human-being.

(4)Religion offers us the opportunity to be better, happier, healthier people, we shouldn’t forget that(R.39)

7.Do you agree with that the ancient wisdom helps our modern life?

The Five Tibetan Rites, the Five Tibetans or the Fountain of Youth exercises as they are often referred to, are considered to be over 2,500 years old. Good things could withstand the test of time.

8.What kind of yoga is the fountain of the youth?

The five sets of movements in modern yoga terms would be considered a vinyasa flow. Vinyasa is described as two or more asanas (poses) strung together with a transition that turns the poses into dance or tai chi like movements.

9. What is the concept of this fountain of youth ?

(1) Except for the spinning rite(Tibetan Whirling Dervishes), the others are forms of yoga exercises, stretches or isometrics

(2) 12 main meridian, 365 acupoint, compare to the big cosmos, our body is a small cosmos. The stream will flow to the ocean one day. Follow the rule, make the stream flow in peace and grace.

10.Why the breath is so important in Yoga?

(1)Remember your breath is the key to every movement in yoga. Move with your breath, inhaling on the exertion and exhaling on the release. Also there are variations or modifications to each of these poses that will make every body able to complete these exercises in some form.

(2)Darla Lama believe that he could live till 113, he also focus on his breathing in and out.

11. what’s the difference between Tibet and India Yoga?

The Rites are said to be a form of Tibetan yoga similar to the yoga series that originated in India. However, the Five Rites and traditional Tibetan yoga both emphasize "a continuous sequence of movement" (Sanskrit: vinyasa), whereas Indian forms focus on "static positions".

12.Why is the seven vortexes so important?

The body’s seven energy vortexes govern the seven endocrine glands (1) the base of the spine (2)the lower abdomen, below the navel(3)the upper abdomen, above the navel and below the chest(4)the centre of the chest(5)the throat(6)the centre of the forehead, between the eyebrows; and (7) the crown of the head. When all seven energy vortexes are revolving at high speed, and at the same rate of speed, the body is in perfect health.

Related Reading:

1.       Peter Kdelder: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Tibetan_Rites

2.       Does the fountain of the youth really exist? https://torontosun.com/2017/07/07/does-the-fountain-of-youth-really-exist/wcm/8df0b4b2-513d-40d7-adaa-4b6c05d388fd

3.       Five rites: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Tibetan_Rites

4.       Book Review: https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B001334J14

5.       Isometric:

http://www.hksports.net/hkpe/nss_pe/human_body/muscle_contraction_types.htm

6.       Tibetan whirling dervishes: https://www.google.com/search?q=Tibetan+Whirling+Dervishes&tbm=isch&source=univ&safe=active&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiQ2MObi5rgAhUMNrwKHdEkA_8QsAR6BAgFEAE&biw=1280&bih=581

7.       Supreme Vitality: https://www.amazon.com/Vitality-Supreme-Bernarr-MacFadden/dp/1466380462

8.       The Game of Life and How To Play It: https://www.amazon.com/Game-Life-How-Play-Florence-ebook/dp/B0080LOWE6

9.       Mantra: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantra

10.    Darla Lama lives till 113

https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E7%8D%A8-%E9%81%94%E8%B3%B4%E5%96%87%E5%98%9B%E9%A0%90%E8%A8%80%E6%B4%BB%E5%88%B0113%E6%AD%B2-%E7%8D%A8%E5%AE%B6%E5%B1%95%E7%A4%BA%E9%A4%8A%E7%94%9F%E5%A4%A7%E6%B3%95-060008115.html

11.    12 Main Meridian: https://tw.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20050906000013KK18482

12.    The seven energy of vortex: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/79727855878154918/?lp=true

13.    Chakra: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakra

14.    Chakra: https://www.sensestudio.co/meditation-spiritual/7-chakras-introduction

15.    RenDu Meridian: http://www.epochtimes.com/b5/18/5/24/n10424630.htm

16.    365acupoint: http://www.sanmin.com.tw/Product/index/006441258

17.    1930: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930%E5%B9%B4

18.    India and Tibet: https://www.google.com/maps/search/india+and+tibet/@20.0127399,64.4523598,4z/data=!3m1!4b1

19.    Fountain of youth yoga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkLGDblYPyQ

20.    Safe way to do the fountain of the youth yoga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEYIr4TJOm8

21.    Kriya: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriy%C4%81

22.    Yoga like Tibetan Monk: https://www.doyouyoga.com/the-5-tibetan-rites-yoga-like-a-tibetan-monk/

23.    Vinyasa flow: http://www.bodhiyoga.com.tw/vinyasayoga.html

24.    Five Rites VR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVmhHjkHYjk

25.    Tibet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incorporation_of_Tibet_into_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China

26.    Sympathetic and parasympathetic: http://life.nthu.edu.tw/~g864264/Neuroscience/neuron/neuron.htm

27.    Parasympathetic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasympathetic_nervous_system

28.    Yoga is good for Parasympathetic: https://woman.thenest.com/benefits-yoga-parasympathetic-nervous-system-3457.html

29.    Original point: http://cch-foundation.org/content/?2715.html

30.    Invests our healthy life: https://www.amazon.com/Real-Fountain-Youth-Lifestyle-Productive/dp/0989464911

31.    Darla breathing exercise: https://shareba.com/module/news/308167402138047206.html?lang=chinese

32.    Why the Chinese came to Tibet in 1951: https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/publications/100_for_100/chinesetibet

33.    India appreciates desire of Tibetans return to motherland: https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/india-appreciates-desire-of-tibetans-to-return-to-motherland-ram-madhav-1201933-2018-03-31

34.    Why India didn’t hate England’s rule: https://kknews.cc/zh-tw/history/33ybmpy.html

35.    Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth: invest health” https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/186959.Ancient_Secret_of_the_Fountain_of_Youth

36.    China is like ocean, accept different religions: https://kknews.cc/history/4p42jzq.html

37.    Why learn Buddhism in Tibet not in India: https://kknews.cc/zh-hk/other/oayp5e5.html

38.    Buddhism is dead in India: https://www.cwnp.net/thread-10931-1-1.html

39.    Religion is good or bad? https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/supersurvivors/201809/is-religion-good-or-bad-us

40.    ujjayi: http://katetseng27.pixnet.net/blog/post/191355912-%E8%83%BD%E6%94%BE%E9%AC%86%E8%BA%AB%E5%BF%83%E7%9A%84ujjayi%E7%91%9C%E7%8F%88%E5%91%BC%E5%90%B8%E6%B3%95

Dear All,

We had a great time under the lead of Carol, she prepared the questions very well, every of the questions are quite appropriate and touched our heart.  we discussed very enthusiastically. Thank you, Carol, you work very hard. 

Our next meeting place is at Fayes warm house, before the meeting, we will have a lunch, I will prepare beef noodle for everybody.  You dont need to prepare or cook, we can have a simple food including deserts prepared by Carol, drinks by Faye, someone can offer fruits.  We have a special gathering this time.  The topic is The Ancient Secret of the fountain of Youth. We  dont need to read, the leader, Emma will demonstrate the movements and guide us to follow her,  Emma is specialized on the regimen, she knows the way of keeping health, the way of life rules of physical and mental health. We greatly hope you all will join in the meeting.

Description of the March Book

Offering practical instruction on how to perform the Tibetan Rites of Rejuvenation, which will take only minutes a day, many practitioners have experienced benefits, including increased energy, weight loss, better memory, new hair growth, pain relief, better digestion, and feeling overall more youthful.

Legend has it that hidden in the remote reaches of the Himalayan mountains lies a secret that would have saved Ponce de Leon from years of fruitless searching for the Fountain of Youth. There, generations of Tibetan monks have passed down a series of exercises with mystical, age-reversing properties. Known as the Tibetan Rites of Rejuvenation or the Five Rites, these once-secret exercises are now available to Westerners in Ancient Secret of the Fountain Of Youth. Peter Kelders book begins with an account of his own introduction to the rites by way of Colonel Bradford, a mysterious retired British army officer who learned of the rites while journeying high up in the Himalayas.Fountain of Youth then offers practical instructions for each of the five rites, which resemble yoga postures. Taking just minutes a day to perform, the benefits for practitioners have included increased energy, weight loss, better memory, new hair growth, pain relief, better digestion, and feeling overall more youthful.

Book:

Title: The Ancient Secret of the fountain of Youth

Leader:  Emma Tsai

Time: 12 noon,  March 4, 2019

Activity Room of first floor

95 Wen Young Street

San Ming District

Kaohsiung city

# please mention to the doorman that you are friend of Mrs. Wang who lives at 8th floor.

Sweet Reminding: don’t forget to bring yoga mat, talbewares and towel with you