Waking Energy 7 Timeless Practices Designed to Reboot Your Body and Unleash Your Potential

anyway?” I braced myself, embarrassed for blurting out such a thing to a man of such generosity, quiet
grace, and dignity—but he had nary a gray hair on his head and looked not a day over thirty-five.
“I am sixty-six years young, my dear,” he smiled.
That was all I needed to know. Whatever he was doing, I wanted to do it.
Little did I know that he had shared the famed Tibetan Rites, also known as the Rites of
Rejuvenation. Because I was privileged to learn these secrets from a master, I will now teach you yet
another way to wake up the kundalini energy inside you and taste the sweet waters that flow from
your very own fountain of youth.
The Tale of the Tibetan Rites
Legend has it that an ancient sect of Tibetan monks discovered the secret to eternal youth and passed
it on generation after generation for thousands of years. Cut off from the outside world by the vast,
largely uninhabited Himalayas, this treasure remained shrouded from the rest of the world. Until the
end of their days, these monks retained their youthful vigor. By practicing the Rites of Rejuvenation
daily, they learned energy cultivation and refinement. They understood that by dedicating themselves
to a daily rejuvenating ritual, they would strengthen and balance their outer body as well as their
inner emotional lives and connection to spirit.
Reversing the aging process wasn’t their chief goal, although it was a natural consequence and
welcome bonus. By dedicating themselves to their bodies, they made them into extraordinary vessels
for balance and health—the perfect vehicles with which to reach higher levels of consciousness and
evolution while on earth. For these Tibetan monks, the Rites of Rejuvenation were a profound link to
realms that enhanced their development as spiritual beings. By cultivating greater awareness of their
internal energies and how to harmonize and harness them, they became closer to their body’s
capabilities and more masterful in influencing how they functioned. So refined and sophisticated was
their practice, legend has it that they were able to leave their bodies at will, while in prayer, and
transcend the earthly realm entirely.
This attunement allowed them to use them to use their bodies as vehicles to attain enlightenment.
In the process, it became clear to them that they did not have to grow old and infirm. If they embraced
a life of action, wisdom, and devotion, anything was possible. For generations, they dedicated
themselves to raising the consciousness of the planet.
In the late 1930s, retired British naval officer Peter Kelder met a decorated British military colonel
named Colonel Bradford (a pseudonym) in southern California. Kelder was a man in his sixties,
stooped and using a cane. He shared his discontent that he had deteriorated and that he was
determined to restore himself to his former military glory. Also tired and feeling older than his years,
Bradford had decided to travel to India in search of a remote sect of Tibetan clerics who had
allegedly discovered the secret to eternal youth. Bradford shared his plans to find them and bring the
teachings back with Kelder, whose curiosity was piqued.