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The Five Tibetan Rites

This series takes about 15 minutes. It is the most effective of all short yoga exercise routines.  It works on both physical body and the "energy body". Strong and healthy back, vitality and general well-being

Repeat each rite several times. Start with the number that is comfortable, and increase the number of repetitions until you do each rite 21 times. Make each rite a meditation on the present moment.
Start: Flat on your back, palms down.

Then: lift head and legs

 Start: Kneel, body straight up from knees

Then bend back

 Start: Sit on your ass, back and legs straight

Then lift up pelvis and drop head back

Whirl fast or slow, eyes soft. Enjoy and get high on  whirling like a kid!

Whirling

  • You may look at your right hand. Soft eyes, don't focus on anything. Peripheral vision.

  • Spin as fast or as slow as is most enjoyable.

  • Make sure you don't make yourself sick!

  • Breathe freely, breathing out, letting go, prevent dizziness.

 Leg and head lift

  • Start Laying  flat

  • Breathe in: Lift straight legs and head:

  • Breathe out: Lower legs and head..

 Camel

  • Start kneeling with hands on the things under the butt.

  • Breathe out: chin to chest.

  • Breathe in:  head and shoulders  back.

 "Tabletop"

  • Start sitting with straight back and straight legs, legs slightly apart. Hands next to the hips fingers pointing forward.

  • Breathe in: head back your pelvis up, tense up the body.

  • Breathe out: sit down straight legs straight back, relax.

  • Keep heels and hands in same place throughout this rite.

 "Butt-Up Butt-Down"

  • Breathe in: Butt up, go up on your toes.

  • Breathe out: butt down .

  • Through out the whole rite, don't lay down, the body is supported only by hands and toes.

  • Tense up the body in both the top and the bottom positions.

Peter Kelder: "The Ancient Secrets of the Fountain of Youth".
Vol.1 is closest to the original text. The other volumes are just add-ons.

Just in case of you were intertested in Veet's opinions:

  1. The testimonial in the beginning of the book are very motivating, it is worth buying the book just for that.

  2. Stay away from raw egg yolks unless you wish to get salmonella.  Also if you care for your arteries leave the eggs out of your diet: According to science, eggs are the most concentrated source of cholesterol and saturated fat in nature.

  3. Don't worry about -- the 6 Tibetan Rite. Even though the book says it is only for the celibate monks, it is not going to make you celibate. It can give you more control over your sexual energy. You can still do with it what ever you want. Have fun.

  4. Volume 2 may be interesting if you are interested in Tibet etc.  Volume 2 also contains opinions and cautions by of various people who think that they are experts on yoga.

  5. Volume 3 is a cookbook.