Information About Yoga: The Five Tibetans

The Five Tibetan Rites has many names including “The Five Tibetans”, “The Five Rites”, “The Five Rites of Rejuvenation” and more recently known as “T5T”. They are a system of yoga exercises which are older than 2500 years.

Peter Kelder first wrote a book 1939 about these yoga exercises called ‘The Eye of Revelation’ where he tell about the secrets he learned from a retired British Army colonel in California.

The book tells of the conversations he had with the colonel and the colonels experiences while on duty with the forces. The Rites tell old secrets about the fountain of youth, yield positive medical effects such as improved eyesight, memory, potency, hair growth, restoration of full colour to completely gray hair, how to look younger, how to get a more rejuvenating sleep and how to get a greater sense of inner peace.

Between each exercise make sure you stand up and place your hands on your hips. Then take two or three deep breaths. Each rite should be repeated twenty one times.

Below is a quick overview of the exercises. Please be sure to check with your doctor before performing the rites and consult with a yoga teacher skilled in the rites before performing. This will help you get the correct postures and breathing for the exercises. At first you may not be able to do the exercises 21 times. Your yoga teacher will guide and give you the correct advice suited to you.

First Rite – Stand upright with your arms out horizontally and your palms facing down. Spin from left to right (clockwise) 21 times focusing on a fixed point (i.e. your hand). Second Rite – Lie down on a yoga mat. Keep your hands flat and palms down. Your fingers should be close together. Raise the feet until the legs are straight up. At the same time raise the head. Hold position for a short moment and then lower feet and head. Repeat 21 times. Third Rite – Kneel on the ground with your thighs and torso upright and place your hands on your thighs just below your buttocks for support. Now bring your chin down to your chest. Now the next movement is to arch your head and shoulders back as far as you can while exhaling. Fourth Rite – it on a yoga mat on the floor with your legs straight. Make sure your body is straight up. Put your hands flat on the floor next to your thighs with fingers together. You now have to raise the body up and at the same time bend the knees so the feet to the knees are straight up and so are the arms. The body from the shoulders to the knees will be horizontal forming a ‘table’ shape. Return to original position. Fifth Rite – Lie face down on the floor. Keep your legs shoulder width apart and lift your heels so the weight of your legs is on your toes. Lift your body up with your hands, your head up and your back is bent. From this starting position, lift your body and buttocks up so that your arms and body form one side of a triangle and your legs form another side of the triangle. The floor will form the third side. Use your shoulders and hips as pivot points to move between positions. Do this exercise 21 times.

Peter Sutherland is a freelance writer and writes for numerous UK businesses. For experienced professional teachings and training of The Five Tibetans Yoga and other yoga techniques we recommend Yogini Bristol – Yoga Bristol.