Eye palming to relax
the Eye
This unique eye-relaxation exercise uses your healing
hands to direct energy to your eyes, as well as to rest your optic nerve and
relax your entire nervous system.
Unlike sleep, which is unconscious and passive relaxation,
palming is conscious and active relaxation. Therefore, palming is one of the
best exercises for eye relaxation.
Practice palming at least for 10 to 30 minutes per session
for three or more sessions daily to completely relax your eyes. Even at work,
you can palm your eyes for 2 minutes, if possible, to relieve your eyestrain
from the computer.
Sit comfortably with your elbows
resting on a table in front of you—preferably in a darkened room, such as a
bathroom without any window.
Rub your palms together to
generate some warmth.
Place your palms over your eyes,
without touching them, while resting them on the boney ridge surrounding your
eyes with the heels of your hands on your cheekbones. Your eyes should be gently
Relax your mind, and breathe
deeply through your nose, not your mouth. The slower your breathing is, the
more relaxed your mind becomes.
Feel your abdomen and back expand
and contract as you inhale and exhale, respectively.
Visualize complete darkness to
relax your mind.
Feel your neck and shoulders
expand and contract as your deep and slow breathing continues.
Visualize every part of your
body—hands, fingers, toes, knees, and thighs—expand and contract with your
inhalation and exhalation.
Practice eye palming whenever you feel fatigue in your
eyes. It is impossible to palm for too long or for too much; some palm for
hours to reap the benefits of both relaxation and meditation. If you feel any
resistance to palming, it may probably be due to your subconscious resistance
to relaxation. If you become more relaxed, you will see complete blackness.
However, it is all right if you do not see complete blackness; just continue
with your daily palming exercise.
Remember, we are living in a stressful world, and many of
us simply cannot relax, even if we very much would like to. Attesting to the
inability to relax, many of us easily and often stare without blinking—and,
worse, without being aware of it. As a result, our vision slowly and gradually
deteriorates over the years.
Do not let a day pass by without palming your eyes.
The “8” eye exercise
Do the following “8” eye exercise as often as required to
relax your eye muscles as well to increase their flexibility.
Sit comfortably in a relaxed
posture.
Consciously breathe in and breathe
out through your nose until you attain a natural rhythm.
Imagine the figure “8” in the
distance.
Let your eyes trace along the
imaginary figure without moving your head.
First, trace it in one direction,
and then in the opposite direction.
You can modify the exercise by
imagining other alphabets and figures. The objective of this exercise, in
addition to promoting relaxation and flexibility, is to train your eyes to
consciously shift when focusing on an object in the distance.
The Taoist
squeeze-and-open eye exercise
This ancient Chinese exercise developed by Taoist monks
thousands of years ago increases blood circulation to the eyes, prevents watery
eyes, and alkalizes the eyes to detoxify the liver. It removes eyestrain and
soothes eye-muscle tension.
Inhale slowly, while squeezing
your eyes tightly for 10 seconds.
Then, slowly exhale your breath,
making the sh-h-h-h-h sound, while
opening your eyes wide.
Repeat as many times and as often
as required to cleanse the eyes and the liver.
Stephen Lau
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