Tip 138. E
y
e exercise can cure defective vision.
The followi
n
g exercises
will loosen
t
he strained
and contrac
t
ed muscles
surrounding
the eyes:
* Keep your
head still a
n
d relaxed. Gently m
o
ve
the eyes up and down six times. Re
p
eat the same m
o
v
e
ment twice or thrice at
t
wo-second intervals The eyes should move slowly and regularly as far down as possible
an
d then as far
up as possible.
* M
o
ve the eyes from side to side
a
s
far as possible, witho
u
t any force or effort six times. Repeat two or three times.
* Hold the index finger of your right hand about eight
inches
in front of t
h
e eyes, then look from the finger to
any other large object t
e
n or more feet away- the
door or window will do. Look
from one to the other t
e
n times. Do this exercise
fairly rapidly.
* M
o
ve the eyes up gently and slowly in a circle,
then move
t
hem low in the reverse direction . Dothis four
times in all.
Rest for a second and
r
epeat the movements
t
wo or three times, using
minim
u
m effort
s
.
All eye mu
s
c
le exercis
e
s should be
performed while seated
in a comfortable positi
o
n.
Tip 139. Exercises for an Aching Neck.
Neck tensi
o
n arising fr
o
m long hours at the desk or behind
t
he wheel of the car can
be relieved
by certain neck exercis
e
s.
These incl
u
de rotating
t
he head cl
o
ckwise and
anticlockwise, allowing
t
he head to
d
rop forward and backw
a
rd as far as
possible
an
d turning the
head to the
right and left
as far as p
o
ssible several times. These exercises h
e
lp to loosen
u
p contracted neck muscles
which may restrict the
bl
ood supply to the head.
Neck tensi
o
n may also be relieved by the yog
i
c disci
p
line p
r
anayama, if
the arms are held
closely to t
h
e body through the exercise. Stand
e
rect with the feet aligned straight and touching each other.
Lock the fi
n
gers togeth
e
r with the hands beneath the chin a
n
d keep them there through the
entire exercise.
Slowly raise the arms as you inhale, filling your l
u
ngs with air.
Feel the ac
t
ion of the b
r
eathing through your throat. Then raise your arms abo
v
e
your head as you lean back and exhale, all thewhile k
e
eping the h
a
nds at your chin. When
you completely exhale, feeling the movement
of the air th
r
ough your throat, lower your arms and repeat the exercise 20 times.
Tip 140. Saving Sight
w
ith Palming.
Today learn the simple
ex
ercise for saving sight called palmi
n
g.
Sit comfortably in an armchair or on a settee a
n
d relax with your eyes closed. Cover
your eyes w
i
th your palms, right palm
over
t
he right eye and left over the left eye. Do not, however, press down
o
n the eyes.
With your eyes complet
e
ly covered in this
manner, allow your elbows to drop to your knees, which should be fairly close togethe
r
. With your eyes closed
thus, try to imagine blackness, which grows blacker and blacker. Palming reduces strain and
relaxes the eyes and their surrounding tissues.
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