▁were ▁developed ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁people ▁lived ▁a ▁far ▁more ▁men ial ▁l ifest yle ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁largely ▁sed ent ary ▁western ▁one ▁of ▁today . ▁In ▁teaching ▁the ▁original ▁method ▁in ▁her ▁work sh ops , ▁W itt ▁noticed ▁a ▁small ▁but ▁rec urrent ▁pattern ▁of ▁lower ▁back ▁pain ▁or ▁neck ▁pain ▁developing ▁in ▁a ▁percentage ▁of ▁students , ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁find ▁ways ▁to ▁prevent ▁it ▁occurr ing . ▁She ▁consult ed ▁chi rop ract ors , ▁phys i other ap ists , ▁o ste op ath s , ▁I y eng ar ▁Y oga , ▁Pil ates , ▁Fel den k rais ▁Method , ▁and ▁Occ up ation ▁Health ▁Pract ition ers , ▁and ▁asked ▁them ▁to ▁help ▁her ▁develop ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁learning ▁and ▁pract icing ▁the ▁R ites , ▁that ▁would ▁maintain ▁the ▁integrity ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁R ites ▁– ▁but ▁remove ▁the ▁potential ▁for ▁stra in ▁or ▁injury . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁their ▁input , ▁and ▁the ▁experience ▁gained ▁in ▁the ▁living - l abor atory ▁of ▁her ▁class rooms , ▁W itt ▁developed ▁a ▁step - by - step ▁method ▁of ▁learning ▁the ▁R ites ▁that ▁progress ively ▁built ▁people ’ s ▁strength ▁& ▁flex ibility ▁from ▁the ▁inside ▁out . ▁She ▁called ▁this ▁method ▁" T 5 T " ▁which ▁is ▁an ▁abbre viation ▁for ▁The ▁Five ▁Tib et ans . ▁ ▁Sign ific ant ▁improvement ▁came ▁about ▁when ▁she ▁ad vised ▁students ▁not ▁to ▁over ▁b end ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁back