Thursday, February 26

Yoga - Care for Eyes

In this age of computers, lot of eyes problem in later life are due to a loss of tone in the eye muscles. These muscles tend to become rigid, and the subsequent loss of elasticity decreases the ability of the lens of the eye to focus at different distances. It also results in weaker eyesight.

Below mentioned are some of the basic Eye Exercises must for everyone:

1) Move your eyes up as far as you can. Then move them downwards as far as you can. Then blink rapidly a few times to relax the eye muscles. At least four times in one go.

2) Do the above exercise using points to your right and left, but at eye level. Keep your raised fingers or two pencils on either side as guides. Adjust them in such a way that that you can see them clearly when moving the eyes to the right and to the left. However, you must do this without straining.

Keeping your fingers at eye level move only the eyes and look to the right at your chosen point. Then look to the left. Repeat this exercise four times. Blink a few times then close your eyes and rest for a while.

3) Select a point you can see from the right corner of your eyes when you raise them. Choose another one that you can see from the left corner of your eyes when you lower them, half closing your eyelids. Don’t forget to retain your original posture – spine erect, hands on your knees, head straight and motionless.

Stare at your chosen point in the right corner up, then to the one in left corner down. Repeat this exercise four times. Blink several times, then close the eyes and rest. Now do the same on the reverse side, i.e., first look to the left corner up, then to the right corner down. Repeat this four times, blink several times, then close the eyes and rest.

Benefits of Yoga eye exercises
The above exercise will help rid you of eye strain, and tension. Your vision will get better and clearer over a period of time. This is because the ophthalmic, or eye, nerves will receive a richer supply of blood. Some people use these exercises to improve their vision.