HOW TO GET CLEAR EYE SIGHT ?

YOGA AND EYE SIGHT

HUMAN EYES NEED CARE AND ATTENTION. AS YEARS GO BY, THE MUSCLES AROUND THE EYES LOSE THEIR TONE. EYESIGHT BECOMES WEAK AFTER THE MUSCLES AROUND THE EYES LOSE THEIR ELASTICITY AND BECOME RIGID, THEREBY REDUCING THE POWER TO FOCUS DIFFERENT DISTANCES. ALSO, TENSION AROUND THE EYES AFFECTS THE BRAIN CAUSING STRESS AND ANXIETY.

EYESIGHT IS DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED WHEN THE MUSCLES OF THE EYES ARE RELAXED. THERE IS A DEEP CORRELATION BETWEEN THE EYES AND THEMIND. IT IS SAID VISION OCCUPIES 40 PERCENT OF THE BRAIN'S CAPACITY. THEREFORE, WHEN WE CLOSE OUR EYES, RELAXATION IS INDUCED IN THE BRAIN. EYE HEALTH CORRESPONDS WITH THE LEVEL OF RELAXATION THAT IT EXPERIENCES.

EYES AND YOGA

YOGA PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE TO KEEP THE EYE HEALTHY. A YOGA ROUTINE REPLETE WITH ASANAS, PRANAYAMA AND MEDITATION HELPS IN ACHIEVING PEACE AND TRANQUILLITY. YOGIC EYE EXERCISES STRENGTHEN THE MUSCLES OF THE EYES AND THUS HELP IN CURING MANY AILMENTS OF THE EYES. CERTAIN EYE EXERCISES ARE KNOWN TO COMPLETELY RECTIFY EYE PROBLEMS. WITH YOGA, PEOPLE BEGIN TREATING THEIR EYES WITH CARE, WHICH REFLECTS IN GOOD EYE HEALTH.

THE REMOVED LATE WILLIAM H. BATES, AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST, CLAIMED THAT VISION COULD BE IMPROVED WITH EYE EXERCISES LIKE YOGA AND PALMING, EYEBALL ROTATIONS AND GAZE SHIFTING. SO, EYE EXERCISES ARE IMPORTANT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL AND SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE REGULAR YOGA ROUTINE. THESE EXERCISE CAN BE PERFORMED AFTER THE ASANAS.

SHAVASANA

BEFORE BEGINNING THE EYE EXERCISES, IT IS IMPORTANT TO PRACTICE SHAVASANA, CORPSE POSE TO RELAX ALL THE BODY PARTS.

OTHER EXERCISES

SIT ERECT WITH HANDS ON YOUR KNEES. LIFT YOUR EYES AND FIND A POINT, WHICH YOU CAN SEE WITHOUT ANY STRAIN. THEN SHIFT YOUR GAZE DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND FIND A POINT WHERE YOU CAN FOCUS EFFORTLESSLY. THIS SHIFTING OF GAZE AT A PARTICULAR POINT, UP AND DOWN IS AN EXCELLENT EXERCISE FOR THE EYES. BREATHING SHOULD BE EVEN AND REGULAR.

THE BODY MUST BE RELAXED AND THE HEAD SHOULD NOT MOVE WHEN THE EYE EXERCISE ARE PERFORMED. EXCEPT FOR THE EYES, THE BODY PARTS SHOULD BE IN A RELAXED POSITION.

PALMING

THIS EXERCISE IS VERY GOOD FOR THE EYES AND PRODUCES A CALMING EFFECT ON THE NERVOUS SYTEM. PALMING IS VERY USEFUL TO BREAK THE STRESS OF THE EYES BECAUSE EYES NEED DARKNESS TO RECOVER TO BREAK THE STRESS OF THE LIGHT. SO WHEN WE COVER THE EYES AND BREATHE DEEPLY, WE EXPERIENCE RELEASE FROM TENSION IN THE EYE MUSCLES. THE NERVE ARE ENRICHED WITH A RICH SUPPLY OF BLOOD.

STEPS

RUB YOUR PALMS TILL THEY ARE CHARGED WITH HEAT AND GENTLY PLACE THE PALMS OVER THE EYES.
WHILE CUPPING THE PALMS OVER THE EYES, TAKE CARE NOT TO APPLY DIRECT PRESSURE ON THE EYES. THE EYES SHOULD RELAX IN THE DARKNESS AND STILLNESS.

THE WARM PRANA CURRENT FLOWING FROM THE PALMS RELIEVES THE TENSION AND STRAIN AROUND THE EYE MUSCLES.

HORIZONTAL EYE MOVEMENTS

MOVE THE EYES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND AGAIN RIGHT TO LEFT AND RELAX THE EYES WITH CUPPING THE HANDS OVER THE EYES.
THEN MOVE THE EYES DIAGONALLY FROM LEFT TOP TO RIGHT BOTTOM AND RIGHT TOP TO LEFT BOTTOM.
THEN ROTATE THE EYES IN FULL CIRCLES IN CLOCKWISE DIRECTION AND ANTI CLOCKWISE DIRECTION 10 MINUTES.

EYE ROTATION

KEEP THE EYES OPEN.
LIFT YOUR EYES UP AND THEN LOWER THEM.
CONTINUE TO DO THIS FOR 10 TO 12 TIMES WITHOUT BLINKING. THE MOVEMENTS OF THE EYES SHOULD BE STEADY AND RELAXED.

TRATAKA (GAZING)

THIS TECHNIQUE IS CAPABLE OF OBLITERATING THE DISEASES OF THE EYE. THIS KRIYA ALSO IMPROVES VISION, AIDS IN CONCENTRATION AND PURIFIES THE MIND.

STEPS

SIT ON THE FLOOR IN A COMFORTABLE POSITION WITH THE SPINE ERECT.
KEEP THE EYES OPEN AND FIX YOUR GAZE ON ANY OBJECT LIKE A CANDLE OR A PICTURE OF "OM".
WITHOUT BLINKING, GAZE STEADILY AT THE OBJECT TILL TEARS FLOW FROM THE EYES. DO NOT STRAIN THE EYES AND BREATHE DEEPLY.

PRANAYAMA AND MEDITATION

TRITAKA CAN BE FOLLOWED BY CONCENTRATING ON THE TIP OF THE NOSE OR ON THE POINT BETWEEN THE EYEBROWS. THE POINT BETWEEN THE EYEBROWS IS CALLED THE THIRD EYE CENTRE OF AJNA CHAKTRA. ACCORDING TO YOGIS, CONCENTRATING ON THIS CHAKRA PREPARES THE MIND FOR MEDITATION.

THE PERIOD OF MEDITATION IS PRECEDED BY PRANAYAMA. THIS MEANS SIMPLE BREATHING EXERCISES THAT INVOLVE DRAWING IN THE BREATH TO A COUNT OF 4, HOLDING THE BREATH TO A COUNT OF 4 AND RELEASING THE BREATH TO A COUNT OF 4, WHICH MARKS AS ONE PRACTICE. 4:4:4 IS THE RATIO TO BE MAINTAINED FOR THIS BREATHING EXERCISE.

INHALATION - 4 COUNTS
RETENTION - 4 COUNTS
EXHALATION - 4 COUNTS

AFTER PRANAYAMA, ONE CAN START TO MEDITATE ON THE DIVINE WITHIN. RESTLESS THOUGHTS MUST BE GENTLY PUSHED AWAY AND CONCENTRATION ON THE SOUND OF "OM" PRODUCES PEACE AND TRANQUILLITY IN THE MIND OF THE PRACTITIONER.