Five Rites of rejuvenation (Five Rites, The Five Tibetans, Tibetan Five Rites)

Subject of Peter Kelder's Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth, first published in 1939, published by Harbor Press Inc. in 1989, and published by Doubleday--with "The Lost Chapter"--in 1998. The "Rites" are bodily movements, reportedly of Tibetan origin, that resemble those of hatha yoga. Practicing them supposedly: accelerates the flow of "vital energy" through chakras and encourages these alleged centers or vortices of "psychic energy" to function optimally. The Five Rites are also the subject of The Five Tibetans: Five Dynamic Exercises for Health, Energy, and Personal Power (Inner Traditions International Ltd., 1994), by Christopher S. Kilham.