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Did you ever wonder if you could find a process to “feel and look younger?” Tibetan priests or Lama’s, deep in the Himalayan mountains have believed in a series of rhythmic breathing exercises, diet, and vocal vibrating to make the body reenergize itself. This they believe this process to be their fountain of youth. This is a simple daily ritual for health and wellness almost anyone can do! |
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| Lamas Diet The diet consists of eating less food at a sitting. Concentrating on less of a mixture of food types at one sitting. Either all protein, or all carbohydrate, fat is neutral and eaten with either. And of course: eat slowly, fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, and cheese, etc, must be masticated fully. Eggs are eaten everyday. Water is the only liquid, sometimes flavored with tea or coffee. Vocal Vibrations This is the word “Ohm” chanted. The “Oh” part is felt in the chest. The “m” part is felt in the nasal passages. It is the vibration that causes the vital life force to be enhanced as it travels throughout the body. The 6 Temple Rites These are a series of rhythmic breathing exercises that help to condition the muscles, increase diaphragmatic breathing and stimulate the endocrine system. These rites are very relaxing and done 21 times each in repetition, 2 twice a day. They require deep breathing throughout each repetition. The rites are done in the morning and in the evening 7 days a week. They should take approximately 10-20 minutes to complete. The First Rite This is very simple. It is spinning around with the arms outstretched in a clockwise motion. Children do this all the time. This rite aligns the charkas of the body. The Second Rite This rite requires the abdominal muscles to be strong enough to lift the legs up over the head. You lie on your back with your arms at your side. Lift your head up, tuck your chin and breath in deep, then exhale and raise your legs overhead and back down. Relax and then repeat. The Third Rite You are kneeling this time. You place your hand on the back of your thighs and tuck your chin down. Then you inhale and role your head back and expand your chest and arch your back. Then slowly exhale and return to your beginning position. The Fourth Rite This rite is a back bridge. You sit erect with your legs straight and your arms at your side. Your chin is again tucked and rolled forward. You inhale as you raise your hips up and let your head drop back. You come to a horizontal bent knee position. You then exhale and return to your straight-legged seated position on the floor with your chin tucked. The Fifth Rite The fifth rite is very similar to the dog up, dog down push-up positions of yoga. You start with your head up and your back and hips swayed towards the floor while you support yourself in a stiff armed push-up position. You inhale and roll your back and raise your hips as you form a V. Curl your chin under and exhale and return to the swayed back and hip position. The Sixth Rite The sixth rite evens out the series with a squat. You start in a standing position with your arms stretched out in front of you. You inhale and sweep your arms back in a rowing motion. As you complete the circular motion of the arms you begin to drop down into a squat. This is one fluid motion exhaling on the way down and inhaling and curling the chin in at the end of the squat. | |
| These exercises are not meant to have any religious connotations or racial connections. They are simply something to use as a passive way to energize and rejuvenate the vitality of the body-mind-spirit connection and to promote a general sense of health and wellness! | |
