The Five Tibetan Rites of Rejuvenation: Original edition

by Peter Kelder

This is the very original book by Peter Kelder, written in 1939 and reviewed by the author in 1946, about the five tibetan exercises which contain the secret of the fountain of youth. Also known as 5 tibetan rites or just the five tibetans, this routine of tibetan yoga will provide you with strength, vitality and focus, empower your inmunitary system and increase your general wellbeing.

Hidden in a Tibetan monastery for more than 2.000 years, the fountain of youth awaited to be discovered. This is the fascinating story of the man who brough it to the Western world so everybody can benefit from it.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Spirituality, Self Help, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Medicine

100 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Ma Ri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Since childhood I have had several back problems, even ended up it the hospital with it. I got my hands on this book in Russia half a year ago and read it in one day. The book is very easy to read and understand. But most importantly, when i tried out the rites, after a month the pain disappeared and i felt great like never befor. This book can improve your life!

[Elyse Walters · Rating 4 out of 5]

UPDATE!

Its interesting to me that I've had 'updates' in the past couple of months when making a new friend on Goodreads.

A new friend + an old memory = a nice way to begin a day!

I read this book while on a retreat years ago.

The idea of this 'slim' book is to feel YOUNG! (just what the book says). ha! :)

If you are terrified of yoga, this book demystifies the ancient science of yoga by making it accessible to everyone.

There are Five Rites recommended (exercises) --to do each day!

"A feeble body enfeebles the mind"....(Jean Jacques Rousseau)

On that note: Time to move a little...'see ya'! :)

[Libbeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I began doing the Five Rites, as explained in this book, I documented my progress, first on a diary site and then later on my blog. Inexplicably I stopped doing them after a few months and have never felt as well since. One day, when the time is right, I will make them a part of my life again.

The story that explains how the book came about is charming, whether it's true or not, it doesn't matter. The Five Rites are yoga type exercises that build your strength and well being.

[Gintaute Riabovaite · Rating 2 out of 5]

Močiutė ne vienus metus darė 5 Tibeto pratimus ir mane sudomino kas tai, nes iš ties jos savijautai tai davė naudą. Radau vienintelę knygą apie tai ir dar išleista obuolio. Aš turiu ypatingą neapykantą obuolio leidyklai, bet knyga išleista pakankamai senai, kai jie dar nebuvo tiek nusivažiavę, kad tinkamai neatsiskaitytų su autoriais ir neleistu antivakserinių knygų.

Tai aktuali šios knygos dalis sudaro apie 10 puslapių, kur vaizdais parodoma kaip teisingai atlikti pratimus, o visa kita - miglota ir niekuo neparemta beletristika. Niekaip nerandu, kad minimas generolas būtų realus žmogus, atrodo kaip sukurta fikcija vakarams parduoti Rytų filosofijos idėjas. Pats autorius irgi nėra aiškiai žinomas, save vadina gydytoju. Knygoje pateikiami skaitytojų laiškai kaip jie per savaitę atjaunėjo 19 metų yra mažų mažiausiai kliedesiai. Realiai VIENINTELIS geras dalykas knygos pabaigoje pateikiamas Tibeto kontekstas, objektyviai pateikiamos Kinijos represijos prieš jį.

[Kamile · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pratimus isbandysiu, bet jau knygos stiliaus lekstumas 🙂‍↔️😫

[Phuongvu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thỉnh thoảng được hỏi là có chồng chưa? Ôi chị trẻ thế😝
Thì một trong những bí quyết để “vớt vát” tuổi trẻ đó chính là tập thể dục thường xuyên. Có chữ “định” trong tập luyện. Dù mưa hay nắng, dù gió lạnh hay nóng đổ mỡ, dù Hà Nội mấy ngày hôm nay lạnh kinh khủng, cũng đến giờ đó thức dậy, trải thảm và tập❤️
Ngoài ra yêu bản thân, học tập ko ngừng, chăm chỉ đọc sách, lựa chọn người để ở bên, chăm sóc da nhất là trong những ngày hanh khô này, ăn uống điều độ và bớt “lo việc của trời đi”, tranh thủ bất cứ lúc nào rảnh để đi bộ😘😘😘, uống trà hoa cúc táo đỏ kỉ tử và ngâm chân thuốc bắc trước khi đi ngủ, ngủ sớm dậy sớm😊😊😊
Thế thôi nhỉ!
Dông dài như trên là muốn thông báo em đã đọc xong hai quyển sách tuyệt vời này,đọc và thực hành kèm theo tập theo video clip Suối nguồn tươi trẻ.
Em đã tập đủ 5 thức, 21 lần cho mỗi thức. Một sự tiến bộ vượt bậc so với em ngày hôm qua.
Với một đứa tiền đình nặng như em, vận mạch não có vấn đề, đau đầu chóng mặt, nôn liên tục và trầm cảm thì tất cả các điều trên đã giúp em rất nhiều.
Có những còn đường dù chông gai cũng phải tự đi, tự trải nghiệm mới thấy hết ý nghĩa💐💐💐
Have a nice day, cả nhà💙💙💙
#suoinguontuoitre #peterkelder

[Seçil Çimen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Herkes okumalı!

[Luke Sebree · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun book, not worth the money in my opinion. The origin story of the Tibetan Rites is entertaining, but the meat of the book - the rites themselves - could easily be condensed into a short article or blog post without losing much of their essence from this book. Kelder's descriptions give a little more detail on each rite than I've read online, but not as much detail or explanation as I'd hoped for.

Here are the rites summarized if you want to save yourself a few bucks. For rites 1-5, begin with 3 repetitions each adding 2 repetitions each week until you reach 21 repetitions:

1) Spin in circles locking eyes with one point to stop from getting too dizzy
2) Lying flat with back to floor, tuck chin to chest and raise straight legs 90 degrees
3) Kneel on floor with both knees, chin tucked down, place hands behind thighs under butt then arch your spine and head backwards as far as you can, return to straight spine with chin tucked down
4) Sit on floor with straight legs in front of you, straight spine. Place hands palm down on floor beside hips. Keeping hands on the floor, arch your head back looking behind you and lift your body up bringing feet flat to floor forming a bridge. Return to start position.
5) Up dog, down dog

(Optional 6th rite for those practicing celibacy): Stand straight, exhale fully, bringing hands to knees. Continue holding your breath exhaled, return to standing, place your hands on your hips, suck navel towards spine, and shrug your shoulders up. Hold as long as possible.

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Uh, I am not really sure what to think of this. Although I know people who practice the "five Tibetan rite" everyday ans swear by them, this story of how they were shared with the western world sounds a bit like a fairy tale. I fully believe they could be beneficial, but I'm not sure they can take eliminate the effects of natural aging. the chapter on mantrams seems like a re-write of some of the more recent methods of using affirmations. Or perhaps this is where the idea came from. At any rate, it was an interesting read if you are trying to get a well-rounded view of how movement, breathing, meditation, and chanting can be beneficial.

[Tonya · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not sure about the techniques they do in the book. I'm sure they would work, but they seem time consuming. I got so dizzy trying one of them that I was sick for the rest of the day. Oh well, I guess I will live with my wrinkles and gray hair.

[Vo Khon · Rating 5 out of 5]

mình có tập theo 5 động tác ghi trong sách. Tập lúc sáng sớm thì suy nghĩ, hành động đều nhanh hơn. Tập lúc gần đi ngủ cũng không ảnh hưởng. Tập xong cũng giúp giấc ngủ ngày hôm đó hiệu quả hơn, sáng dậy sớm hơn.

[Stuart · Rating 3 out of 5]

An entertaining read, reminiscent of "Lost Horizon" by James Hilton.
Interesting exercises - which can't fail to be helpful for one's health.

[Fatma Akyürek Aytekin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tibet'in gençlik pınarı, temelde 5 hareketten oluşan bir ayin. Kitapta yapılış şekilleri açıklanmış. Deneyelim bakalım.

[Erdenekhuu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Биеэ сунгалттай, хөдөлгөөнтэй байлгах,..
Бие махбодынхоо боол болохгүй байх,..
Зөв цагаар, зөв хооллох,..
Нам дор өнгөөр,..
Эцэст нь - Тасралтгүй залбир. 1Тесалоник 5:17

[Ha Linh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hồi lớp 5 có đọc được bản ngắn hơn, nói về 5 thức tập rồi thôi.

Rất lâu sau thì tò mò nên tìm mãi mới mua được bản full (được bổ sung sau do mất tích tài liệu)

Quyển này nói về các thức tập của người Tây Tạng để dưỡng già giữ mãi tuổi xuân các bác ạ.
Sau phần hướng dẫn tập sẽ giảng về triết và siêu hình chút xíu, kiểu đại khái chuyện Chúng ta di chuyển theo hình xoắn ốc, và các luân xa cũng được gọi là xoáy năng lượng.
Rồi giải thích về hình tròn và cái toàn vẹn blah blah.
Nói chung mình đọc đoạn đấy thấy phê.
Sau đó thì sẽ về ăn uống, bác nào bị ED nhớ cẩn thận, vì cái approach hơi kiểu “eat this, not that”. Theo đuổi food freedom đọc sẽ thấy hơi hài.

Còn về bản dịch, mình không kỳ vọng gì nhiều.
Quyển này cũng lâu rồi, nên thỉnh thoảng nhìn thấy dịch kiểu “rau zucchini” (bí ngòi) vẫn thông cảm được.

À với cái này không phải yoga đâu

[Kamil Salamah · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a good book for some who are not well versed athletes.The exercisers called RITES( the 6 mentioned in this part)are known in various forms to those of us who do exercise regularly and know about such techniques which are important to focus inward.

I like it.

[Nil · Rating 5 out of 5]

Had been one of my favorite books so far.
Happy to learn the secrets of staying "young" forever.
But first, start with "thinking" as you are already young.
Cause you are, you just need to remember and activate it :)

[Sarah (Libros para Cambiar de Vida) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reseña en español sobre el libro de Peter Kelder en mi blog: Libros para Cambiar de Vida
https://librosparacambiardevida.com/t...

[Carla Parreira]

Em "A Fonte da Juventude", Peter apresenta um guia prático que visa promover a longevidade com saúde e vigor por meio de exercícios físicos e práticas de autocuidado. O autor compartilha uma série de rituais simples, mas poderosos, que podem ser facilmente incorporados à rotina diária, desafiando os leitores a adotar um estilo de vida mais saudável.

O livro inicia com a descrição de cinco rituais básicos que trabalham diferentes grupos musculares e ajudam a melhorar a flexibilidade e a força. O primeiro exercício envolve ficar de pé com os braços estendidos e as palmas das mãos voltadas para baixo, girando em sentido horário. Essa movimentação simples é uma forma de ativar o corpo e preparar a mente para as práticas seguintes.

O segundo rito consiste em deitar-se de costas, encostar o queixo no peito e erguer as pernas até ficarem em um ângulo de noventa graus. Esse movimento auxilia na tonificação abdominal e no fortalecimento das pernas, além de ajudar na circulação.

O terceiro exercício se dá em posição de ajoelhado, onde se inclina a cabeça para trás enquanto arqueamos a coluna. Essa postura promove a abertura do peito e o alongamento da coluna vertebral, fundamentais para manter a flexibilidade.

Já o quarto ritual é feito sentado, com os pés separados e as mãos apoiadas no chão. Inclinar a cabeça para trás enquanto mantém as pernas estendidas é uma ótima forma de liberar tensões e promover um maior relaxamento.

O quinto e último exercício básico pede que o praticante se coloque de forma invertida, com as mãos e pés no chão, formando um "V". Essa posição fortalece os membros superiores e melhora a resistência geral do corpo.

Peter também introduz um sexto rito, mais avançado, que se concentra na respiração. Este exercício envolve uma série de movimentos que visam não apenas exercitar o corpo, mas também acalmar a mente: inclinar-se para frente, pressionar as mãos nos quadris e respirar profundamente são etapas que ajudam a conectar o praticante com seu eu interior.

Outra dimensão importante que Peter aborda em seu livro é a prática de mantras. Ele faz a distinção entre “mantram” e “mantra”, explicando que o primeiro é uma expressão vocalizada que ajuda a moldar pensamentos, enquanto o segundo é um instrumento silencioso de meditação. A repetição de mantras é uma forma poderosa de direcionar a mente e o superconsciente, demonstrando como o poder do pensamento pode transformar a realidade.

Com essa abordagem, Peter reafirma a crença de que o desejo e a intenção são forças poderosas que, quando bem canalizadas, podem levar a mudanças significativas na vida. “A Fonte da Juventude” destaca que alterar padrões de pensamento pode ser o primeiro passo para modificar a própria existência, promovendo uma vida mais plena e saudável.

No geral, "A Fonte da Juventude" de Peter é um convite à prática consciente e ao autoconhecimento. É uma leitura inspiradora e acessível para aqueles que buscam não apenas a longevidade, mas também uma vida vibrante e cheia de propósito. Através dos rituais e dos ensinamentos propostos, o autor proporciona ferramentas valiosas para alcançar um estado de bem-estar e vitalidade.

[Swarley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Das Buch beschreibt eine Technik, um seine Lebensenergie zu entfalten und sein Wohlsein zu verbessern, sowohl körperlich als auch mental. Das Buch richtet sich eher an Personen 50+. Die Technik besteht aus 5 Basisübungen, die durch 2 andere ergänzt werden können. Die Übungen sind aus dem Yoga bekannt und auch wenn das Buch keine eigenen empirischen Befunde liefert, ist zumindest die positive Wirkung des Yoga wissenschaftlich nachgewiesen. Hier meine positiven und negativen Kritikpunkte:

Negativ:
-das Kapitel zur Ernährung gibt (wie auch der Rest des Buches) keine wissenschaftlichen Quellen an. Der Autor unterscheidet in gute und schlechte Nahrungsmittel und behauptet, dass man manche Lebensmittel nicht zusammen verzehren darf. Solche Regeln, wie auch das Zählen vom kauen oder der Anzahl der Lebensmittel vermitteln keinen psychisch gesunden Umgang mit Essen.
-das Kapitel zur Stimme richtet sich explizit an Männer, da deren sexuelle Vitalität mit der Tiefe der Stimme verbunden sei. Was ist mit der Sexualität der Frau? Stattdessen wird Frauen geraten, ihre Stimmlage anzuheben, falls diese zu tief ist: Heißt das, Frauen haben weniger Kraft im oder sollen weniger Kraft aus ihrem Sexualzentrum schöpfen?
-die Auszüge aus Leserbriefen und Zeitungsartikeln sind völlig nutzlos. Hier werden Einzelmeinungen präsentiert und das ohne demographische Angaben. Die Zeitungsartikel entstammen einfacher Magazine (z.B Fit for Fun oder der Spiegel), wissenschaftliche Paper werden nicht zitiert.
-grundsätzlich wird viel von Vitalität und Lebensenergie gesprochen. Wie das ganze nun wirklich funktioniert, was also im Körper passiert oder den Gedanken wird nicht behandelt. Somit zum Einstieg in Ordnung oder wenn man Glauben Wissen vorzieht.

Positiv:
-die Übungen werden sehr detailreich beschrieben (zusätzlich bebildert), so dass man sie gut eigenständig ausführen kann.
-der Autor weist mehrfach daraufhin, dass die Übungen langsam erlernt und dann langsam gesteigert werden sollen in ihrer Häufigkeit und Intensität. Außerdem wird klar gesagt, dass er kein Arzt sei und besonders Risikogruppen sich zunächst ärztlich absichern sollen, bevor sie die Übungen versuchen. Auch vereinfachende Abwandlungen der Übungen sind gegeben. Ich finde diese Sicherheitshinweise notwendig und vom Autor verantwortungsvoll gesetzt.

[A.M. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought a story bundle and this was part of a course run by Stephen Barnes called ‘The Ancient Child’.
It is a positive thought and behaviour thingy based on doing the exercises described in this old book. Five Rites done a maximum number of times, and a sixth - which seems to be a conversion of sexual energy into brain power. [abstinence?]
The story is written as if the MC learnt the secret of life from an old General who heads off to Tibet and returns looking much younger and fitter. Half his age, according to the story.

Colonel Bradford’s account of what transpired after being admitted to the Lamasery sounded like a fairy tale. I only wish that time and space permitted me to set down here all of his experiences; the interesting practices of the Lamas, their culture, and their utter indifference to the work-a-day world. There were no real old men there. To his surprise the Lamas considered Colonel Bradford a quite novel sight, for it had been a long time since they had seen anyone who looked as old as he. The Lamas good-naturedly referred to the Colonel as “The Ancient One.”
(Page 7).

All from exercise and deep breathing.
First published in 1939, I guess it shows that yoga and mindfulness are not new fads to the Western world.
It’s hard to rate, so I’ll go in the middle
3 stars
Now to do them…

[Nataliia · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not recommending. Half of the book is the introduction, then the importance of deep full breathing and 5 short exercise descriptions, then suggestions to invite people who are older than 50 years old to do such exercises...

There are some serious logical misconceptions here and there.

The last part of the book is pretty aggressive and going against the science, e.g. scaring the reading that skipping excersizing more than one day a week will start destroying the body without the chance to heal it again. Another one: our thoughts results and actions (physical body state) are deeply saved in DNA forever and given furthure.

The book recommends not to use cold water before or after exercises.

The book mentions sexual energy and switching the conscious states, but these pages are very blurry, sounds like they are here only for book marketing reasons, and also making the reader fear to be fully destroyed.

The thought about superhuman and total success by "you make the desicion once and forever" and the thought of a tiny mistake makes the process irrivertible make the book a total nonsense.

The book also mentions a mono diet, along the nonsense of sugar that can't be harmful (sugar is a poison!), max one egg a day etc.

To control the voice pitch, aiming for lower frequences and full body resonance when speaking.

Book just for fun, but rather dangerous than smart.

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Benefits of yoga and the power of positive thinking in a nutshell

While the content is presented as a discovered secret to the fountain of youth, the benefits of yoga and positive thinking are well documented. I believe that people who try these things will indeed achieve the benefit of being more youthful and happy! The exercises (rites) are not the crazy hard ones, but some people will have to do the best they can and they will improve daily until they can do them, and they will benefit rather quickly.

I don’t think the author intended to present a “nutshell” version of Yoga and positive thinking. His method for attaining the knowledge was more adventurous. However, if you were to ask a yoga expert to pick 5 doable exercises that would impart the biggest benefit to the average middle aged person, and ask a positive thinking expert to build a single exercise to kick start positive thinking, you would have the content of this book except for the diet suggestions.

I didn’t really agree with the diet suggestions, but at some point I may try them and see what happens. Regardless, I think this is a good book.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very uniquely written story about the discovery of an ancient Tibetan exercise routine of 5 movements, claimed to restore youth and vitality through activating the chakras

This is either a very cleverly written ploy and the author has us all fooled, or it's true and we should all be doing this exercise

Either way, I was gifted this by someone I admire, who practices the 5 Tibetan Rites on and off. This has been a really nice morning routine to do so far these first few weeks (even if the first exercise is a funny one) and I really do feel quite awake after it, which is great because I rarely drink coffee

As for its purported benefits of youth and vitality, we shall see... The rest of the book's teachings seem a bit far fetched, regarding diet and sexual power, which is why I knocked it down to 4 stars

[Bulent Erdemir · Rating 3 out of 5]

A dedicated academic friend of mine, who is deeply passionate about science, recommended these five rites to me as a transformative practice. If it weren't for her, I might never have picked up this book. While I wouldn't rate the book highly—since it reads and feels like a Western fairy tale—the strength of her recommendation compels me to try the rites and conduct further research on them.

One aspect that particularly struck me is that, despite numerous testimonials in the book and across the internet claiming miraculous results from these rites, there appears to be no scientific research conducted on the subject. Additionally, not a single study has been done to disprove the benefits of these practices either. This absence of evidence adds an intriguing layer of mystery to the rites.

[Justin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy to follow directions for the 5 rites. Some of the dietary suggestions at the end seem nonsensical and that did dampen my enthusiasm for the book. For example, it said plant oils are good and animal oils are bad (except butter). I might be wrong about animal oils being good, but I think that making a blanket statement that plant oils are good is dangerous. I don't think this is offense in judgment should affect the judgment of the 5 rites much, but it certainly doesn't help. There is also a good deal of filler material here and I might want to find a more succinct source (possibly online).

[Jules · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had never heard of the Tibetan Five Rites until a friend mentioned it to me. This small book explains everything quite nicely. Its based on the Chakras and the exercises themselves take about 15-20 mins to perform.

Because of my yoga background the exercises are quite manageable. I've been doing them for the past few days and look forward to seeing what changes occur for me. The exercises flow nicely one into the other and are fun to do.

I'm glad I discovered this gem, no matter what the results. This book connects nicely to Spalding's Life and Teachings of the Masters. Having read a few of the books in that series made this one more understandable.

[Jules · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had never heard of the Tibetan Five Rites until a friend mentioned it to me. This small book explains everything quite nicely. Its based on the Chakras and the exercises themselves take about 15-20 mins to perform.

Because of my yoga background the exercises are quite manageable. I've been doing them for the past few days and look forward to seeing what changes occur for me. The exercises flow nicely one into the other and are fun to do.

I'm glad I discovered this gem, no matter what the results. This book connects nicely to Spalding's Life and Teachings of the Masters. Having read a few of the books in that series made this one more understandable.

[Melissa Covo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very easy read. I finished it in two days, but could easily be finished in one. I have to say I was impressed with the content. I had no idea what to expect, since so many books have been written on the secrets of rejuvenation, I thought it could easily be one of those, common and forgettable, but the truth is it left me a bit surprised. Overall I wouldn’t know what rating to give the author on this piece of writing until I try and prove his excercises. Very traditional, but interesting. Worth the easy read.