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| The Five Tibetan Rites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The First Rite -- Extend Both Arms out to the side, palms down. Spin your entire body in a clockwise direction. Keep your eyes open and focus on a point slightly above eye level. To begin with you will not be able to spin more than a half dozen times without becoming dizzy. Just lay down or sit down when this happens and relax. You must be careful never to overdo this exercise. It can cause exhaustion in the legs. Do it only about a dozen times at most. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Second Rite -- Lie on your back with your palms of your hands facing the floor. Bring your chin up to your chest. Extend your legs straight up with your feet flexed. keeping your knees as straight as possible. Exhale as you lower legs and head until they're just a few inches off the floor. Relax and breathe, then raise again. This exercise can be done on the bed or on the floor. If you choose to lay on the floor be sure to have a mat or a heavy blanket so you are not directly on a cold floor. |
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| The Third Rite -- Kneel with your knees directly under your hips. Bring your chin towards your chest, squeezing your shoulders back slightly, while your hands lightly grip the tops of your legs, just below the buttocks. curl your toes under, and arch your back as you inhale, letting your head drop as far back as is comfortable. Return to a starting position on the exhalation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| What are these exercises going to do for you? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| These 5 exercises are said to be a fountain of youth. We've all been looking for this haven't we? For years people have been wanting to find a way to reverse the aging process. Through Yoga it is finally obtainable. But, you must practice on a regular basis in order to create the physical balance and spiritual harmony necessary for the body and the mind to work more efficiently. People devoted to this practice are the ones that insist it is an "Honest to goodness fountain of youth". After each movement, close your eyes and form an "O" with your lips as you slowly inhale and exhale for two breaths. |
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| The Fourth Rite -- Sitting Upright, extend your legs out in front of you with your feet flexed. Your hands should be flat on the floor, next to your hips, with fingertips pointing toward your toes. Bring your chin in toward your chest. Let your head sink back as far as it will go and lift up through the pelvis, coming to a tabel top position. try not to overarch your back. Let your head fall back as far as is comfortable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Fifth Rite -- Start with your arms straight, perpendicular to the floor, and your spine arched, so that your body is in a "sagging" position. Gently move your head backward as far possible. Then curl your toes under as you push up off the floor with straight arms. Bending at the hips, bring your body into an inverted "V" position (down dog). At the same time bring chin forward and tuck it against your chest. Make sure you keep your shoulders down (don't let them scrunch up to your ears). Inhale and lift your hips while pushing down through the heels. Keep your head aligned with your spine and make sure your arms and legs remain straight. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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