Yoga for the Eyes

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Yoga can play an important role in improving eye health. Yoga practice includes poses, pranayama, relaxation, concentration and meditation, and that can help a person achieve tranquility and peace. 


Yoga eye exercises can strengthen eye muscles, and cure many eye ailments. The renowned ophthalmologist William H. Bates claimed that eye vision can be made better by regularly practicing eye exercises such as gaze shifting, eyeball rotations and palming. Read on to learn useful information about yoga for eyes.




Visual Concentration


The following exercises can help you improve visual concentration:

• Sit in a comfortable pose and keep your neck and back straight.
• Focus your vision on your nose tip. Do not blink as long as possible. Then, shut your eyes and try to relax.
• Focus on the “third eye”. This part is between your eyebrows. Do not blink. After some time, shut your eyes. In the beginning, it may be hard to perform this exercise. But with time, it will become easier.
• Keep your head straight and focus both of your eyes on the left shoulder. Hold your gaze for some time. Then shut your eyes to relax.
• Repeat the exercise by gazing at your right shoulder.

Balancing Visual Concentration

• Lie down or sit comfortably
• Shut your eyes and breathe deeply
• Continue deep breathing for some time
• Then, open the eyes and view some object
• Shut your eyes and inside your mind keep looking at the object
• This exercise can relax the eyes

Palming for Relaxation

• Sit in a comfortable pose
• Rub your hands together to generate some heat
• Now, close your eyes and put your palms on your eyes
• Take care not to exert any pressure on the eyeballs
• You can continue palming for about 10 minutes
• After your session, your body and eyes will feel highly relaxed

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