Finally, the exciting and long-awaited sequel to one of the biggest health and healing bestsellers of all time has arrived.
When Peter Kelder's Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth was released by Harbor Press in 1985, it immediately touched off an incredible sales phenomenon rivaled only by The Celestine Prophecy and Conversations with God. In this book, readers were introduced to the Tibetan Rites of Rejuvenation, a series of exercises developed over centuries in the monasteries of Tibet and credited by thousands for everything from increased energy to better memory, weight loss, and just looking and feeling younger.
Almost as quickly as the books filtered across the globe, letters began to pour in to Harbor Press requesting more information on these mysterious rites. Now, more than ten years and two million books later, comes a comprehensive companion volume that addresses the unanswered questions of so many readers.
Picking up where Kelder's book left off, Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth, Book 2 provides the complete Fountain of Youth health program, with detailed information on a variety of topics discussed only fleetingly in the original bestseller: the history and origins of the Five Rites, valuable insights about how the Rites work, diet suggestions, and easy-to-follow exercises. Illustrated with fifty black-and-white photographs, this guide will help turn back the hands of time, invigorating and energizing readers' lives as never before.
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: Tibetan rites in detail Comment: After doing the rites in the first book for about 4 weeks, I became curious enough to see what book 2 had to offer. It's a wonderful book too. Tibetan Buddhism, it's proponents from the west and Tibetan medicine have interested me for a long time. Enough to go to Nepal and experience some interesting phenomena with regard to Tibetan lamas. So I was thrilled to read some new information about the mystery and lore of Tibet. Also the various contributors to the book provide many points of view about why these rites work so well. Particularly useful was the additional information about the breathing technique while performing the rites. This has aided my practice tremendously. I am having no difficulty going into my 4th week doing 11 repetitions of each exercise in one sitting.
I have dropped some weight, at least my jeans are looser, and gained tone and endurance. For sure my metabolism has picked up. This is a good thing, as hypothyroidism is a metabolic issue that I've been dealing with for a few years.
So all in all, I would recommend this book if you are interested in the myth and mystery of Tibet, if you have read the first book, and wonder if you have mastered the breathing technique, or if you are just curious about a way to improve your health without investing in any equipment and that takes just a few minutes a day. Customer Rating: Summary: not worth buying Comment: You may think you will get this book to get more information about the Five Rites. Instead you get a collection of articles by various people essentially unrelated except that they are mostly health related. This book is just some publishers idea of a way to make more money on the Five Rites name. The volume one book is all you need. It has it all!
RLC Customer Rating: Summary: WONDERFUL MUST HAVE!!! Comment: I got the book and I've been doing it for a week feel great sleep deep and have lots of energy buying 10 for my whole family for christmas A MUST HAVE!!!! Customer Rating: Summary: A complete package for health Comment: Although I haven't as of yet begun the exercises, since I just finished the book, I am looking forward to them. The book gives me hope that I can reduce some, if not all, of the pain and fatigue that I feel. I am already familiar with eating combined; I wholeheartedly agree with the book that it relieves heartburn and helps with weight loss. I feel it's a complete package for health, and I can't wait to get started on the exercises. Customer Rating: Summary: Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth Book 2 Comment: This book is a must for health lovers and people who want to take action in caring for themselves. Together with Book 1, the comments from various specialists help round out the picture of "whole health" steps and actions that is missing from many health regimes nowadays.
