Using the Five Tibetan Rites For Exercise

If you're looking to get yourself into better shape and maybe lose a few pounds in the process, using the Five Tibetan Rites for exercise is a good start. These exercises, reported to be over 2,500 years old, first came to light here in the West back around 1939. They're believed to be a form of Tibetan Yoga, which is similar to the more well-known Indian forms of yoga, but differs in that it emphasizes a continuous sequence of movements.

Even though the Five Rites, has been practiced in the West for decades, many Tibetans have been unwilling to vouch for its authenticity. Regardless, its definitely a way to better health and improved weight loss. If done in the proper manner and in the recommended sequences -- and always using good posture -- it can be a powerful tool for the enthusiast who wants to also improve his mental well-being in addition to his physical well-being.

As its name implies, there are five exercises, or Rites. Also, all of them utilize meaningful breathing modalities as well as actual physical movement. It's been recognized for centuries that exercise is less effective when proper breathing while doing exercise is neglected. In the first Rite, you will engage in what's called Maulawiyah, or "clockwise spinning." This is simpler than it sounds, and always remember to inhale and exhale deeply as you spin.

The four remaining exercises all involve combining inhaling and exhaling along with movements (Rites) that emphasize sequential flexion, extension or contraction of various parts or regions of the body's musculo-skeletal system. A commonly-available booklet, first published in 1939, can be found on the Internet if you're more interested in this form of exercise.

Combining the Five Tibetan Rites in an intelligent and doable exercise program can be a way to increase fitness and improve weight-loss ability. Inhaling and exhaling deeply, while engaging in deliberate exercise aimed at developing the body's awareness of its "self," is a recommended way to do any sort of exercise, regardless of its origins.

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