The technique helps to focus, relaxes the eyes and strengthens the optic nerve
In this world eye health day, celebrated on July 10, reflect: how do you take care of the health of your eyes? Nowadays, with so many distractions and electronic gadgets, the eyes are affected by overexertion. Tearing and blurred vision are just some of the symptoms.
The good news is that with simple exercises, you can strengthen them, improve eye health, and even have more focus and focus. One of the simple and efficient techniques is called Trataka, known as Yoga for the eyes.
Eye Health Day and the Trataka?
The eyes, known as windows to the soul, are very important to our health. Seeing the world is something very precious. And when vision is impaired, that’s when we feel how important it is.
Trataka is a technique known as yoga for the eyes which consists in staring at an object, without blinking, until tears appear in the eyes. This way you can strengthen them, improve eye health and even have more focus and concentration.
Combine the proposed movements with calm and slow breathing that helps relax the body and mind. In this way, the activity will be an invigorating and relaxing tool at the same time, just like Yoga.
In addition to the benefits already mentioned, performing the exercises helps relieve and dilute emotional tensions that can impair vision. If you need therapeutic help, book your appointment here!
when to do Trataka
The activity can be used in your company, as a work exercise before starting the work itself. Another alternative is to practice with your children, creating a playful moment that will also favor concentration on studies.
The exercises of Trataka it can be done before a meditation, as a small form of preparation for focusing the mind and breath. Tip: do an energy purification meditation here.
They can also be done before study time or right after to relax your eyes after a lot of exertion.
Trataka: step by step
To prepare the eyes, it is important to start and finish the technique by doing an exercise called Palming: Rub your hands to warm them and place them in front of your eyes.
The palm of the hand is above the eyes and the fingers above the forehead. The heat released relaxes the eye region. Do this for a few seconds. To be comfortable and not to strain your arms, place them on a table.
For the proposed sequence of exercises, it is important to sit comfortably and with a straight spine. Mentally create an imaginary line that pulls you up.
If you do this with children, ask them to picture themselves as a king, queen or superhero, with a firm and confident posture.
Come on:
- First blink a few times to lubricate your eyes, as you won’t be able to blink during activities.
- You can do this sitting in a chair or on the floor on a mat.
- Start with a few repetitions and gradually increase. What you do on one side, repeat on the other with the other hand.
- Place your right arm outstretched in front of you, hand closed with thumb up as a forward sign. The eyes fix the sight on the toenail.
- Move the thumb of your right hand in a circle. Remember that the head does not move, only the eyes follow the thumb without blinking.
- Rest your arm. Blink several times.
- Repeat with the left arm, without blinking, turning the arm away. Staring at the thumb.
- Rest your arm. Blink several times.
- Move your arm up and down horizontally with your right hand. Always look at the toenail. Stop. Blink several times and repeat with your left hand.
- Move your arm from side to side vertically. Fix your thumb. Stop. Blink several times and repeat with the other hand.
- Move your arm diagonally up and down with your right hand. Watch your thumb as you perform this action. Then do it on the other side with your left hand.
- Place your hand in front of your face. Bring your thumb to one foot from your nose. Note the sharpness a little.
Move your thumb right away and go back one inch from your nose again. As you approach, try to look up as if trying to look between the eyebrows. Do it with one hand and if you want you can repeat it with the other.
vary the exercise
- For the next exercise, you can use a candle or an object that is in the direct line of the eye. Place it on a surface.
- Fix your gaze for a minute or two without blinking. Then blink several times to relax your gaze. Close your eyes and see if your mind has a fixed image of the object you were viewing right now.
- If using a candle, for best effect, keep the dark environment and the object at a comfortable distance. The width of an arm, for example.
- To conclude the practice, massage the eyebrow to relax the face or repeat the Palming.
final tips
Remember to repeat a few times, from 5 to 6, always on both sides. In between exercises, close your eyes to relax and move on to the next.
Blinking several times helps lubricate the eyes, which is also important between exercises.
If you have any kind of obstacle to lifting your arms, do the exercises with your eyes only, following the sequence suggested above.
To know more, watch the video of the author of this article!
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Andrea Leandro (andrelis.2@gmail.com)
– Florotherapist, Reiki Master, Consultant in Harmonization of Spaces (internal – self-knowledge and external – environment around you). Facilitator of the Circles of Peace and the 26 BRAIN GYM® Movements. Meditation and yoga instructor for children and teenagers.
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