Rite 1
You’ve probably seen children doing this motion before. It’s actually meant to increase energy, tap into your natural youthfulness and help speed up the 7 chakras.
Steps:
- Stand straight with arms stretched out parallel to the earth.
- Starting turning your body clockwise, with your left foot leading as you pivot on your right.
- To avoid dizziness, find two focus points or Dristhi – one if front the other behind you. Spin your head quickly to focus on these points as your body moves.
- Take deep breaths and enjoy the movement.
- Rest in mountain pose, samasthiti or tadasana, with your eyes closed.
Rite 2
This rite is designed to stimulate the solar plexus chakra, heal the digestive system and tone the abdominal muscles and core.
Steps:
- Lie down on your back with arms stretched out beside you and your legs out in front of you
- As you exhale, bring your legs up and and towards your core, making sure to keep them straight.
- Bring your head towards your chest as you do so.
- Make sure to take deep breaths throughout the exercise.
- Rest when you need, hugging your legs into the chest and rocking side to side to soothe the back and pelvis.
- In preparation for the next Rite, relax in savasana pose.
Rite 3
This rite is good for the throat chakra to stimulate the pituitary and thyroid glands. It boosts positive mood and increases spine strength and flexibility.
Steps:
- Close your eyes
- Rest on your knees, standing tall. Your knees should be at hip’s width apart.
- Rest your hands on your lower back or just bellow your bottocks for support
- Bring your hips forward as you lift your chest upwards, tilting you head back int he process.
- Release ans stand upright.
- Rest in child’s pose.
Rite 4
The fourth rite works on the sacral chakra to awaken sexual energy and strengthen clarity. It also tones the arms, legs and gluteus.
Steps:
- Sit with both feet firmly on the floor at hip’s width apart.
- Bring your hands just behind you, with your palms firmly ont he ground and in line with your shoulders. and finger tips faced forwards.
- Inhale ans bring your hips up as high as possible, tilting your head back int he process.
- Exhale and come back down.
- Rest in savasana.
Rite 5
This final rite is designed to stimulate all chakras and tone the entire body. It also relieves fatigue and increases blood flow.
Steps:
- Start in a plank position with your hands and feet shoulder and hip width apart.
- Keep your elbows and knees loose and flexible.
- Slowly move into downward facing dog, or adho-mukha svanasana.
- Return to your plank and bring your hips towards the ground to ease into upward facing dog or Urdhvamukhasvanasana.
- Rest in savasana for as long as you need to recover.
As you get better, begin repeating each rite 21 times. As it becomes a daily ritual, you will feel more and more connected with your body and relaxed.
Sources :
[1]https://www.tibetanyoga.com/five_tibetan_rites.html
[2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNdSkuh5QgI
[3]https://www.chopra.com/ccl/what-is-a-chakra
[4]https://www.gaia.com/article/recharge-your-body-these-5-mystic-rituals-tibet