Eye Exercises

Eye exercises can help relieve eye strain and stress accumulated throughout the day. You can keep your glasses or contact lenses on during the exercises but remove them if they feel uncomfortable.

Instructions:

1. Perform these ten eye movements slowly and rhythmically, repeating each six times (12 counts).
2. Close your eyes for a few seconds after each set before starting the next one.
3. Maintain a stationary position with your body and an upright neck throughout the exercises. Only your eyes should move to avoid any straining.

Steps:  Sit in Sukhasana (Easy Pose) or Ardha Padmasana (Half Lotus Pose), forming Chin Mudra with your hands facing down and holding your knees.

Practice 1: Look up and then down.

Practice 2: Look left and then right.

Practice 3: Look to the upper left corner, then diagonally to the lower right corner.

Practice 4: Look to the upper right corner, then diagonally to the lower left corner.

Practice 5: Circle your eyes clockwise

Look left.

Look up.

Look right.

Look down.

Practice 6: Circle your eyes counter clockwise

Look right.

Look up.

Look left.

Look down.

Practice 7: Look at the tip of your nose, then look down to the ground.

Practice 8: Look at the tip of your nose, then look at a distant object.

Practice 9: Look at the tip of your nose, then look between your eyebrows.

Practice 10 & 11: Rotate your eyes clockwise six times and counter-clockwise six times.

Practice 12:  Finish the exercises by gently rubbing your palms together to generate warmth.

Softly place them over your closed eyelids (palms facing inwards).

Blink around 12 times while your palms cover your eyes. You’ll feel the warmth emanating from your palms, which can help relieve tension in your eye muscles.

Benefits of Eye Exercises

1. Eye exercises help to strengthen the muscles in and around the eyes, improving their flexibility and coordination.
2. Regular eye exercises can alleviate eye strain and reduce the symptoms of digital eye strain caused by prolonged screen time.
3. These exercises promote better focus and concentration, enhancing visual clarity and sharpness.
4. Engaging in eye exercises can help alleviate dryness and fatigue in the eyes, especially for individuals who spend long hours reading or working on computers.
5. Eye exercises can help reduce the risk of age-related vision problems, such as presbyopia or lazy eye.
6. They can also aid in relieving tension headaches and migraines associated with eye strain.
7. Eye exercises and good eye care habits contribute to overall eye health and may delay the onset of age-related eye conditions.