kundalini for eyes

[Guest guest]

Does anyone have any experience with how the eye kriyas can help?

 

I am very near-sighted (ok when corrected with contacts) and especially at

the end of the day when it starts to get dark my eyesight gets weaker.

 

Additionally I work at a computer all day and this puts a strain on my eyes.

 

How could kundalini eye work help?

 

sat nam

kristin

[Guest guest]

Hi Kristin,

 

>Does anyone have any experience with how the eye kriyas can help?

>I am very near-sighted (ok when corrected with contacts) and especially at

>the end of the day when it starts to get dark my eyesight gets weaker.

>Additionally I work at a computer all day and this puts a strain on my

eyes.

>How could kundalini eye work help?

 

KY exercises can help your eyes because they work with the optic nerve and

its energy equivalent in what is called "the subtle body" or the pranic

body. I spend more than 14 hours at a computer and have some eye problems as

well so I understand what you are referring to.

 

A few exercises that I found of help are below:

 

1. sit it easy pose and place the palms together in prayer pose at chest

level (your forearms should be parallel to the floor), fingers pointing

straight up. Without bending your neck, look with both eyes at your thumbs.

Stay in this pose and do long deep breathing for 6-11 mins.

 

2. Sit on your heels and have your arms extended at shoulder level in front

of you, palms up. Incline your head back as much as is comfortable and look

at the ceiling, straight up. Breath of fire for 1-3 minutes. Don't blink in

this pose, even if your eyes water.

 

3. Tratakam exercises: without blinking, look at a small object (a candle

flame is often used) placed before you at eye level, at least 3 feet away

from you. Concentrate on the object and don't blink or look away. This is

best done for 5 minutes or more. Your eyes might water and even hurt a bit

in the beginning, but will feel much better after a few minutes.

 

4. For eye pain this meditation is recommended: sit in lotus pose or easy

pose, with hands on the knees in gyan mudra. Apply neck lock, close your

eyes and concentrate at the third eye point. Roll your tongue back in your

mouth and do long deep breathing. As you inhale, apply root lock and

visualize the sound "Sat" rising up the spine. Think "Nam" out of the top of

the head as you exhale. This exercise works on the optic nerve as well as

the various chakras.

 

5. A few other things that you can do at your office: remember to take your

eyes off the monitor and look into the distance for a few seconds every 5-10

minutes. If your visual range is limited to basically your desk this is bad

for the eyes. Neck rolls and long deep breathing also help by eliminating

tension in your neck and thus helping bring more blood and oxygen to the

eyes.

 

6. Ergonomics: make sure that your eyes fall perpendicularly on the monitor

(adjust the monitor angle and / or your chair height), set the monitor

refresh rate to the highest setting (this reduces the amount of screen

"flickering"), and consider wearing UV-cut glasses. I don't mean colored

sunglasses, but regular UV-cut lenses, which you can probably find quite

easily. If your office has neon lights and you work with a CRT monitor

especially, you need to protect your eyes as best as you can. These have

worked wonderfully for me and I don't get the pain I used to feel before at

the end of the day.

 

Many blessings,

Satsang Kaur

[Guest guest]

Hi Kristin,

 

This may or may not be yoga, but it helps me. I call it "push-ups

for the eyes";-)

 

Hold your thumb in front of your eyes (appx. 1 1/2 feet away),place

another object on the other side of your thumb at least 10-15 feet

away, rapidly-alternate focusing on the thumb then on the other

object, bringing each into full focus (try one minute sets to start

off). This will strengthen the muscles that are responsible

for "depth-of-field". Experiment with different distances.

 

Mal (I need glasses but refuse to accept it;-) Wagner

 

Kundaliniyoga, "Kristin" <kristin@o...> wrote:

> Does anyone have any experience with how the eye kriyas can help?

>

> I am very near-sighted (ok when corrected with contacts) and

especially at

> the end of the day when it starts to get dark my eyesight gets

weaker.

>

> Additionally I work at a computer all day and this puts a strain on

my eyes.

>

> How could kundalini eye work help?

>

> sat nam

> kristin