Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth

by Peter Kelder

Book Overview

Legend has it that hidden in the remote reaches of the Himalayan mountains lies an ancient secret. There, generations of Tibetan monks have passed down a series of exercises with mystical,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 038549162X
• ISBN13: 9780385491624
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Doubleday Religion
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

I'm not old or even middle aged, but here's a report anyway.

I started doing the rites when I was 28 solely because they're quick and 'easy.' I still feel that repetitive exercise that goes on longer than 15 minutes -- except walking -- is some kind of evil-self torture. I'm 36. Here it goes:1. I look the same as my mug in pics taken 8 years ago. Better, actually, because my face has more colour.2. I can easily get into the jeans I wore at University -- half my age -- with the wear at the same hole of my belts to prove it.3. No grey hair. Not genetics maybe -- my younger brother is half-grey.4. I can rarely count past fifteen after I get into bed before I crash out.5. Love food when there is some, but feel zero craving for it otherwise. Much the same with sex.6. Other people's projections, angst, attempts of manipulation, and 'designer spites' feel as if they pass right through my body, with no 'wall' there to take the hits. They no longer seem 'real' and I can smile/laugh in spite of external circumstances.Point 6 brings me to an experience I want to share. Before I began doing the rites, I had been the sort who lived almost entirely in my head. After doing the rites for a few weeks, my head and face felt heavy all the time. I discovered the 'solution' quite by accident. I chanced upon somebody I knew in a pub and I smiled at her. I suddenly felt the said 'heaviness' moved from my eye sockets into my third-eye chakra, then upwards to the top of my head, and dispersed. It felt as if I got connected to the 'dance' of being as it was.Wonder why sages advise the thinking/serious type to smile a lot more.Let's make constant, sincere smiling the seventh -- if not the most important -- rite!

Great Book, But Book Two is even better!

This is a great book. These exercises have revolutinized my energy level & life! However, Book #2 in this series reiterates most of the same information AND adds in one absolutely crucial element for maximum benefit... the proper breathing techniques that should accompany the movements. I highly recommend Book Two because it covers all the basics plus the crucial breathing!

This book is wonderful.

I read this book only one week ago,and started the rites.My energy went up,and in only four days I lost four pounds. I have worked out for years and nothing that I have done in the past has equalled this or made me fill this good. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to look and feel better.