The Five Tibetans DVD: An Expert Teacher's Practice Guide + Two Bonus Training Manuals (PDF)

First, let me say the shipper, Unmind Pty Ltd, deserves praise for unbelievably prompt delivery! My order was placed on October 31st, 2012,and it was received in the mail today, November 3rd! It consists of a dvd and 3 ebooks. I previewed the dvd today, and it is very thorough and contains specific warm ups and exercises to prepare you for performing The Five Tibetans. Ms. Witt takes great pains to advise the safest ways to begin your practice, allowing a lot of time to progress before you go on to the next exercise. It's very well done and the instructions are clear and easy to follow. It was an excellent purchase. Thank you Unmind Pty Ltd, and thank you Amazon!

I was familiar with the 5 Rites having read the original book and I had an old VHS video demo (coincidentally from an Australian yoga expert as well) and enjoyed it but wanted a digital version and an update on motivation. I like the ramp up program she takes you through. I am now up to the full reps and have been for a while and do the exercises each morning before my day starts and what other exercises I do that day. The Rites have helped me lose weight more easily, feel better and I enjoy doing the exercises with the videos. I look better and have more energy and (with change in diet and more exercise) have lost over 30 pounds in two months and I am almost 60 years old.

Good video I like the exercises and the music the background everything really well done... But I don't have a computer so I can't download the PDF... This video is well worth the little bit of money that you spent on it she gives you a lot of good information and you can tell that her main focus is to help people!

Been doing yoga for over 30 years, so I decided to do the 5 T this should of came with the posters and Manuel but it did not and it would of made it so much easier, you have to download everything, use passwords and go to the site. I have read the recommended books, prior to ordering. Why two completed and it sure does not put me in my ZEN!

My experience with the first DVD I received was negative and I came to learn that it was just due to a defective DVD. Carolinda was very responsive and her customer service was impeccable. I recently received a replacement DVD that did not have the defects of the first one. I will begin with the positive and hopefully end on a positive note as this is someone's life's work and I respect that. The instructions are beyond clear and cleanly filmed in pleasant surroundings and with a great deal of intentionality and focus. As someone who is older, a bit overweight, and who has read the original book and practiced the rites without needing much adaptation, the performance of the rites both in the section where one is 'learning the rites' and in 'week 1' seem overly prolonged, therefore(for me)it's a frustrating pace. I also expected that there would be someone on screen performing the repetitions of the rites with me for weeks 2-10 and that is just not so. It is not a follow-along DVD, it is not meant that way and so, it is probably my 'fail' for not reading the product detail closely enough (if in fact this was explained there). It would have been oh so much more helpful to me to click on Week 2 and do the rites along with a teacher for 5 reps, and so on with each subsequent week, rather than have someone model only the rites that have adaptations. I will undoubtedly make good use of the reading materials included, but the video is, as I've titled this review, 'not what I expected' and not something I will use. The final session, where 21 reps are performed, does exactly what I thought I would be enjoying on a weekly basis.

To be fair, the production quality of this DVD is excellent. This is a very professionally done product. Unfortunately Carolinda Witt has managed to take five simple, straightforward exercises and inexplicably complicate the teaching process to the point of ridiculousness. Do yourself a favor and skip this video and get one or more of the books listed below.1. Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth by Peter Kelder Foreword by Bernie S. Seigel2. THE EYE OF REVELATION: The Ancient Tibetan Rites of Rejuvenation by Peter Kelder Edited by J.W. Watt3. The Five Tibetans: Five Dynamic Exercises for Health, Energy, and Personal Power by Christopher S. KilhamThen DO the exercises! You can read about them all you want but you must DO THEM to get the benefit...just a few minutes everyday.

I wrote a review a few days ago re my inability to open the e-books, and as far as I was concerned that was the end of it. Today I opened my email inbox and there was a message from Carolinda complete with instructions on how to open the books and a couple other options. I am truly touched by her responsiveness. I did start to view my dvd yesterday, but now with the e-books, I'll just feel more confident. Again thank you very much. At first my star rating of my experience with the The Five Tibetans: An Expert Teacher's Insider Secrets Revealed was a three, but now it is a very enthusiastic 5-star rating. I am really looking forward to becoming more fit and energetic.

The DVD and the two ebooks are really excellent. I purchased this product because I did not want to try the rites from pictures. Being a fitness instructor, I know that a person can get injuries without proper person-to-person instruction whether in the classroom or on-screen. Ms. Witt is very thorough with the breathing component as well as the rites. I am very pleased that I was able to locate such good instruction. Additionally, her annotated copy version of Kelder's book gives much clarity. I'm sure Kedler would be happy with her knowledge and skill as it is applied to his Tibetan discovery.