Yoga Exercises for The Eyes: How to Improve Eyesight Naturally

The eyes are very delicate organs.

Your eyes are one of the most delicate organs in your body. You will use them to read this article and you should protect them. The eye muscles are very small and if they get strained, they can be permanently damaged. This is why it is important to do yoga exercises for your eyes as well as practicing good eye care habits every day.

When doing any visual activity, there should be enough light—preferably natural light—and you should blink regularly while reading or working on a computer or watching TV so that your eyes stay moist and can have time to focus properly.

If at any point you feel that your eyes are starting to strain when reading, watching TV or working on a computer, stop what you’re doing for about 10 minutes and try these three simple yoga exercises for the eyes:

Before starting these eye exercises, it is important to relax your body and mind by taking a few deep breaths.

The following steps will help you relax before starting your eye exercises:

• Close your eyes and rub your hands together vigorously. Feel the warmth generated in between the palms.
• Cup your hands over closed eyes for a few seconds, relaxing and tension-free mind is the key to keep going with these eye exercises. Use clean cotton clothes or a soft tissue to wipe off any oil from your eyelids before performing this exercise.

Make sure your spine is straight and shoulders are relaxed.

• As you do the exercises, remember to keep your back straight. Your neck and shoulders will thank you for it.
• Make sure to relax and breathe normally. Remember that these are just short exercises, so don’t strain yourself at all.
• There is no need to blink while doing the exercises but please make sure you blink afterwards (and often) to lubricate your eyes!

You can keep your eyes closed while performing these eye exercises or you can look at a distance away from you.

You can keep your eyes closed while performing these eye exercises or you can look at a distance away from you.

If you want to open your eyes and keep them open, then look at something that is far away. You could be looking at the horizon or a blank wall or the ceiling.

It is recommended that for these exercises, you always look at an object 10 feet (minimum) away from you as staring at anything closer could cause stress on your eyes.

When performing these yoga for the eyes exercises, do not strain yourself.

Doing these exercises is supposed to feel good and improve your eyesight, not hurt it. If you find that you are feeling strain or pain when performing the exercises, stop and do them again later. It is possible that this is simply a case of needing to work up to full performance of the exercise; however, if you continue to feel strain and/or pain after several attempts over a period of time, you may want to take a break from doing them altogether. If this happens once in awhile while trying an exercise, back off slightly and then give it another go at a future date – sometimes our bodies just aren’t ready for stuff! If you have any questions about whether or not it’s okay for you to do these exercises (for example if you have preexisting eye conditions), be sure to consult with your eye doctor first before proceeding.

These natural eye exercises help in relieving stress and tension from eye muscles.

These natural eye exercises help in relieving stress and tension from eye muscles. It is a form of relaxation technique for eyes and helps in improving the vision as well.

People with computer vision syndrome can practice these simple exercises few times a day to reduce the strain on eyes. It also improves your focus, concentration level and makes you more active. This yoga exercise can be done by people of all age groups, but it is always important to understand that they are prone to any kind of allergies or have sensitive eyes.

Perform each exercise for 30-60 seconds at a time.

• Try not to perform the exercises for more than 30-60 seconds at a time. If you do, your eyes might feel tired. Perform each exercise 5 times in a row and then move to the next exercise.
• Do the eye exercises every day, or every other day if that’s all you have time for.
• Start with Exercise 1 and go through all of them, 5 times each (30-60 seconds per exercise). Then go back to Exercise 1 and start over until they are all done 2-3 times each in a session.
• You can also pick 2 or 3 exercises, do them 5 times each, and then choose different ones later in the day or on another day

Performing yoga exercises for the eyes regularly helps in improving vision as well as relieving stress.

Palming is great for relaxation. It helps relieve eye strain, headaches and soothes the stressed nervous system (1). This exercise is best done in a room with dimmed lights. Cover the eyes with the palms of your hands. The palms should be flat against the eye area without exerting pressure on the eyeballs. Warm up your hands by rubbing them against each other. Cup your eyes by gently placing your palms over them. Your fingers should be resting on your forehead and not covering it completely, as shown in figure 1 below: