Yoga for Eye Sight Improvement

Yoga for Eye Sight Improvement | 55(C) Tips for practitioners• This is to be practiced in the dark preferably in the evening.• Remove glasses, wristwatches, and belts and make yourselfcomfortable in the posture.• Sit with your head, neck and spine upright. Always openthe eyes with a few blinks.• During eye exercises you must not move your head andmust carry on eyeball movement only.• During Jyoti Trataka, when you open the eyes, don’t lookat the flame right away. Start looking at the floor andthen slowly bring your gaze onto the flame.• During palming don’t let the palms touch or press theeyeballs. (Palms & not the fingers cover the eyes).• During palming do very slow & deep breathing withawareness.• Palms are placed in such a way that there is completedarkness to the eyes.• The facial muscles, eyebrows and eyelids should remaintotally relaxed with a beautiful smile on the face.• Trátaka should be performed after ásanas and práïáyámas.• Trátaka must be practiced on a steady flame.• The practitioner should always avoid undue strain to theeyes.BENEFITSPhysicalIt keeps away the eyestrain by improving the stamina of eyemuscles and by giving deep relaxation to them. It makes theYoga in Education for Total Personality Development SERIES - 2