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Yoga For Eyes Problems
An old French adage
says, "The eyes are the windows to the soul." Yet
neuroscientist researchers view the eyes as windows to
the brain and are studying how attention, emotions and
individual differences affect vision. Yoga postures,
breathing and meditation can positively affect the
body, brain and soul, according to the National Center
of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. A regular
practice of the postures, breath exercises and
meditation can relax your eye muscles and reduce
overall stress.
Postures
Yoga poses, called asanas, can help to de-stress your
body and mind and improve your eyesight. You can
incorporate the corpse pose, or savasana, throughout
your practice. In this pose, you lie on your back with
your eyes closed, which takes you deep into stillness
and calm as it relaxes your eye muscles.
Other helpful poses for the eyes are mountain, tree,
triangle, cobra and headstand. Neck rolls help to
relieve stress, improve alignment and regulate blood
flow to the optic nerves and brain.
Breathing
Exercises
Breath exercises are called pranayama, which is
Sanskrit for "extending the llfe force." Alternate
nostril breathing helps you balance the right and left
sides of your brain by focusing on one nostril at a
time. Bhramari pranayama is practiced by taking a deep
breath and humming like a bee on the exhale. This is
also called humming bee breath and calms the nervous
system. You can learn these techniques from a yoga
teacher.
Meditation
One meditation technique, known as "trataka," is
mentioned in ancient yoga texts such as the
Upanishads. Trataka is practiced by gazing steadily at
a candle flame about three feet in front of you. Then,
you close your eyes and visualize that flame for as
long as possible. This practice helps you focus your
mind as well as your eyes.
Eye Yoga
The website holisticonline.com offers several yoga
exercises specifically for strengthening the eye
muscles, reducing eyestrain, refreshing ophthalmic
nerves with a fresh blood supply and improving
eyesight. The exercises include gaze-shifting: looking
up and down, side to side and diagonally up and down;
and focusing back and forth from your finger next to
your nose to a specific point in the distance.
Another stress-relieving eye exercise is "palming,"
where you rub your hands together until they get warm
and then place your palms on your closed eyes as you
breathe gently. This is a good way to end your eye
yoga practice.
Insight
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