Saturday, June 24, 2006 11:49 PM
Jackson
Easy Eye Exercises to Reduce Stress and Damage to your vision
Easy Eye exercises
Palming:
The palming exercise will teach you to relax your eyes, which
in turn will bring healthy energy to your eyes.
First, rub your hands together until they feel warm (about 15 to 20
seconds). Then place your cupped hands over your closed eyes, being
careful not to touch your eyes with the palms of your hands. The fingers
of each hand should overlap and rest gently on the center of your
forehead. Don't create any unnecessary pressure on your face. If your
arms get tired, rest your elbows on a table.
Sit quietly for one to two minutes with your hands over your eyes. The
more relaxed you become, the blacker the darkness you will see with your
eyes closed.
Near-far focus
This exercise improves eye flexibility:
Hold your thumb six inches from your nose. Focus on your thumb. Take one
deep breath and exhale slowly. Then focus on an object about 10 feet
away. Take another deep breath and slowly exhale. Repeat back and forth
15 times
Scanning
This exercise helps you increase the flexibility of your
eyes.
Sitting or standing at one end of a room, let your eyes scan around the
edges of objects in the room - clocks, televisions, doors, lights,
computers, etc. The object of this exercise is to keep your eyes moving
in a loose and fluid way. Do this exercise for two minutes. Remember to
breathe.
Hydrotherapy
Place a bowl of hot water and a bowl of cold water in front of you. The
hot water should be hot but not so hot that it burns you. The cold water
should be ice cold, so either put ice cubes in it or get it out of the
refrigerator. Put a wash cloth in each bowl. Place the wash cloth from
the bowl of hot water against your closed eyes for 30 seconds. Then do
the same with the wash cloth from the bowl of cold water. Continue to
alternate the hot and cold wash cloths. Finish by gently massaging your
closed eyes with a dry towel. Do this for two minutes.