Relax Your Eyes

The eyes are the path to one’s inner soul. It says everything. If you want to know about a person, just plunge into the deep ocean of his/her eyes. The eyes can be warm or cold and of varying colors, which talk about the personality and emotions of that individual. It is the eyes, that shows us the color of this beautiful universe and brings us closer to the nature. But due to stress, tiredness and aging, our eyes suffer a lot, which leads to the wrinkles and puffiness. In Yoga, there are different exercises and Pranayamas to keep our eyes healthy.

Pranayama

The oxygen that we inhale, is a very powerful healer, and pranayama is one best way of inhaling the oxygen in a huge amount and sending it to the lungs. Pranayama like, Anulom-Vilom, Kapalbhati, Bahya-pranayama and Bhramari are very effective in relaxing the eyes. Keep the eyes closed and perform these pranayama at a quiet place so that you can concentrate on your breath.

Exercises

Exercise is important for our body and so it is, for our eyes. The simple exercises, which takes just a few minutes of your time, can actually help in increasing your vision and reduce puffiness.

Move your eyes sideways, up and down, diagonally opposite and, round and round. Keep your eyes straight, but try to see the area of 360⁰ around you. (All as shown in the below figure). Each should be done for at least 10 times every day.

Acupressure

Our body is full of so many nerves or points which are straight away connected to the other parts of the body. If we massage or put pressure on those nerves or points for at least 5-10 minutes daily (which can be done for more than once), it heals the part that is connected to that point. For eyes, the acupressure points are same on the hands and legs, which is, in the depression just under the meeting point of the index and middle fingers. The thumb of the other hand should be used to press and release that point. The same should be done on both the feet.

Keep yourself stress-free and practice Yoga daily. You will have a happy and beautiful eyes, which everybody would long for!!