Eye

relaxa
tion
Palming (eye concealing)
Eye relaxation can be achieved by closing and concealing the
eyes with hands so as not to expose them to light. The exclusion
of visual sensations itself is sometimes sufficient to achieve a
deep relaxation. The closing and concealing of the eyes will not
give the expected results if there is the accompanying mental
stress. If you do palming in a perfect way, you are going to see a
black field that you have not experienced before and cannot
imagine or see something blacker, and at this moment, your
vision will be correct.

The persons whose sight function is defective are going to have hard time with achieving the effect of
full blackness in front of the eyes in the beginning. As a result of stress within the eyeball, the visual
field will be filled with grey clouds, darkness in bright stripes and moving lights and colors. With the
achievement of passive eye relaxation these negative sensations are going to fade away. To achieve
the effect of perfect blackness, it may be helpful to remind yourself about some black objects such as
the piano, gumboots, patent leather shoes, cat, well, hole, etc. For many people, it turned out to be
helpful to recall all perfectly black letters of alphabet one after another.
The longer the palming is, the greater is the state of relaxation and
the darker the shade of blackness both remembered and seen.
However, it needs to be stressed that some people can correctly do
palming for a short time, but feel considerable stress when the
practice gets longer. The cases of practicing palming for even several
hours have been reported, but based on my experience, palming
exercise should not take more than half an hour. It will be enough to
conceal the eyes for 30-60 seconds between the exercises and
devote more time, from 10 to 30 minutes, to relaxation (for example
when the sight is particularly tired).

Exercise R3. Palming (concealing of eyes)

Palming (sitting position):
1. If you are sitting at the table, set yourself in a position with the elbows leant against the
table (optionally put a pillow under the elbows) or lean the elbows against the knees.
2. Conceal the eyes with crossed palms so that no light ray reaches them. The fingers should lie
on the forehead, the bottom side of the palms leaning against the cheekbone, while the
edges touch lightly the nose. The palms should be set as to allow the eyes blink freely. If you
like warm, you can rub the hands together before setting them together, thus raising their
temperature. If your sight is rested, you will found that your visual field is entirely filled with
homogenous blackness. Some people will see the flashes of light, vibrating colors, greyness
and other visual illusions.

3.

Visualize darkness and blackness. Breathe slowly through the nose (breathe in breathe
out). Feel the stretching of muscles and different parts of body (shoulders, hands, legs,
thighs, feet, ribs, etc.) when inhaling and their contraction when exhaling.

4.

Visualize, for example, that your home is black, then the same with the city, country and a
whole continent. You can imagine an object or place that reminds you of black color. It can
be: black paint, black piano, black patent leather shoes, dark night, deep well, etc. Focus on
this object and imagine its depth of darkness. The larger the blackness before your eyes, the
more relaxed is your sight.

5.

The eyes may be closed or open as you feel comfortable.

6.

Make several slight movements with the eyes from up to down, from right to left, and
circular.

7.

Open your eyes slowly and try to feel if your eyes are unwound and relaxed, which makes
your vision improved.
Duration: 1-60 minutes.

Repetitions: 2-10 times per day

Alternative exercises: R4

Eye strain: low

Light exposure (solarization)

Nowadays, in the time of domination of sunglasses, we are hardly accustomed to the intense light or
its rapid change. It can hardly be rationally explained why we need to wear dark glasses on the nose
in sunny days. For thousands of years, sunny days did not bothered us at all, and also today, in many
countries, the man behind dark glasses arouses common interest, if not laugh and pity.
The process of adoption of proper responses to light is one of the
basic methods in the art of conscious vision. For the eyes to see
properly and remain in the state of unwinding and relaxation, the
sunlight is indispensable.
According to Dr. Bates, the sun baths, with their anti-bacteria
effect, are medicinal to many inflammatory conditions of eyes
and eyelashes. The baths further release a harmful stress from
the eyeball muscles, lower the sensitivity to the dazzling and
bright lighting, do away with the apprehension of light, wrinkling
of brows and blinking of eyes. They also represent the initial
stage of acquiring passive and dynamic eye relaxation, which is
an essential condition for the reeducation of sight.

Exercise R4. Solarization

1.

Stand or sit in a place where you can look into the sun. If it is an especially sunny day,
looking at the brightly lit sky will suffice. When the weather conditions are unfavorable or
there is no sunny place, use a lamp with the bulb of a minimum power of 100 Watt.

2.

Close the eyes and turn your face slowly to the sun, sky or bulb.

3.

Move your head slightly and slowly to the sides about 20-30 times. The constant head
movement is very important not to allow too long exposure of only one retinal section. Too

sunlight sensitive individuals are advised to begin sunbathing with turning their faces to the
sky, instead of directly to the sun.
4.

Do a 1-minute palming taking long and slow breaths.

5.

You can go through the steps 3-4 again if you have enough time. Sometimes try sunlight
exposure for about 20 minutes to see how much does it affect the rest of your eyes and
stimulation of irises. Make head movements all the time not to expose the eye in the same
place. Should any complaints occur, turn your head away from the sun and conceal the eyes
with hands for a while.
NOTE: never open the eyes and look directly into the sun. It can cause a permanent
damage to your eyes. The exercises above can be performed only with the
eyelashes closed and constant movement of eyes. Should a discomfort or pain occur
at any time, stop the practice and do the palming.
Duration: 2-10 minutes.

Repetitions: 2-5 times per day

Alternative exercises: R3

Eye strain: medium

Exercise R5. Energizing your eyes

The eyes and entire process of vision need about 30% of all available energy, therefore it is very
important to supply your eyes. The aim of the exercise below is to dispose from the eyes the former
energy that was used up and refill them with the blessing, new one. It was taken from the book of
Leo Angart Improve Your Eyesight Naturally. The exercise may seem funny and the result
insignificant, but do not be deluded by this and try it for at least 2 weeks. It is ideal as a supplement
to the phase of eye relaxation exercises and should be performed after them to allow the eyes
acquire sufficient energy before the more straining exercises. It is worth mention that this exercise
performed alone allowed some individuals to eliminate a large visual defect (~2 diopters) in a short
time when practiced with 30-minute breaks.
The exercise should be done at least 3 times per day (preferably when we are finished with relaxation
practice).
1.
2.

Touch with your finger pads the center of your hands and shake them intensely.
Imagine the soft color energy of a green apple flowing from the center of your hands to the
crooked fingers, in the form of green energy radiation.

3.

Close your eyes and turn the green energy straight into the energy center located between
your eyes (brows). Imagine that an incessant stream of invigorating energy is flowing from
your hands straight to the eyes filling them with this energy. Visualize how the energy fills
your eyes, from the lens to the fovea centralis retinae, reaching also the muscles surrounding
the eye and the visual nerve. Take from 6 to 8 deep breaths during the process of
transferring energy. Lower your hands.

4.

Then, imagine that you have a glove of transparent green energy on your hand, which comes
out about 10 cm from the fingers. Use this energy to dispose (sweep away) the former and
used-up energy from your eyes. It is important to purify the energy from each part of the
eyes, which is difficult to penetrate, from the back through the cornea, vitreous body,
muscles around the eyes, and lens and brows. You feel that you dispose the used-up energy
from your eyes.

5.

Now, imagine lavender energy (of bright violet) flowing from your palms and direct it towards
the energetic point between the eyes. This lavender energy reactivates your energy in the
whole visualization system. Feel how this energy penetrates all hidden parts of your eyes, eye

muscles and visual nerve. Duration: 6-8 breaths.

6.

Turn your head left (if you are right-handed). Locate your energetic point from the back of
the head on the same height as your eyes.

7.

Imagine green energy and purify the energetic center shortly. Then, imagine white energy at
the back of your head flowing directly from the fingers to the back of the brain. This will
energize the primary visual area at the back of the head, which is filled slowly with white
purifying energy from your fingers. Go on with the flow of energy to the center of your brain
where it breaks into 2 streams of white energy that flow along the optic nerve towards the
eyes, crossing before reaching them (right stream to the left eye, left stream to the right
eye). The streams come to the back of the eyes energizing the retina, yellow spot, eye
muscles, lens and cornea of each eye as far as to the eyelashes. Imagine your eyes filled with
diamond energetic white light. Be guided by intuition as to when to finish this process.

8.

Imagine that your eyes are a paint roller filled with sky-blue energy. By one or two strokes
paint your eyes with a blue layer of energy from both sides of the white energy. The blue
color acts as a stabilizer of energy in the eyes.

9.

In the end, rub your hands together until they become soft and warm. Finish with a 30second palming (eye concealing). During the first days of practice, you may not be able to
see the colors, but this will come with time.
Duration: 2-3 minutes.

Repetitions: 2-3 times per day

Alternative exercises: R7

Eye strain: low

Exercise R6. Blinking

The large amounts of dust in the air gather also on the surface of our eyes, therefore the regular and
unimpeded blinking is essential to purify and moisten the eyes. Blinking is also the simplest possible
technique that guarantees a temporary relaxation of sight. The individuals with a visual defect blink
very rarely having a propensity to stare and goggle. On the other hand, those who use the sight in a
natural way, blink frequently and with ease. Unfortunately, in the case of stress which bothers the
people with a visual defect, there is a tendency to an irregular blinking and work of eyelashes under
stress. Blinking further eliminates the harmful habit of staring.
The functions and roles of blinking: smearing and cleansing of the eyes with tears, and a temporary
passive rest (eye concealing) through exclusion from exposure. Therefore, it is very important to
blink as frequently as possible (every 1-3 seconds), which ensures moistening and relaxation of Your
eyes.
1.
2.

Blink quickly and freely 6-10 times, and conceal the slightly closed eyes for a few seconds.
Blink 10-20 times and conceal your eyes for a few seconds again.

Duration: 1 minute.

Repetitions: 2-10 times per day

Alternative exercises: R3

Eye strain: low

Exercise R7. Chinese eye acupressure

This exercise is aimed at improving the flow of energy in the eyeballs and head. It relies on the
ancient Chinese tradition of acupuncture and is especially helpful when we begin to be tired mentally.
If some of the pressure points are sensitive, it means that the energy flow is obstructed. The
massaging movements allow the energy channels to open.
The exercise should be performed with thumb pads or index fingers depending on which are easier to

press a given point with. All the points of interest to us are marked on the figure, and their precise
location can be easily identified since when pressed, they will give us strong pain. Each point should
be gently massaged and pressed in order to clear the flow of energy. The pressure should not cause
acute pain, but be gradually increased as we are massaging a point.
1.

3 points on the upper eyepit bone. Massage

with circular movements pressing gently.

2.

3 points on the lower eyepit bone. You can

also use several fingers here and massage
the whole lower eyepit bone.

3.

3 points around the nose according to the

figure

Duration: 2-4 minutes.

Repetitions: 1-2 times per day

Alternative exercises: R5

Eye strain: low

Exercise R8. Alternate eye movements

It is one of the basic and simple exercises that stretches the eye muscles, a kind of a warm-up
before further practice. We can perform it in any place.
1. It can be performed while standing or sitting.
2. Perform several eye movements from up to down keeping your head still. The vision should
be engaged in gentle movements and unconcerned with the objects around.
3.

Now, perform similar movements, but from left to right and vice versa this time. Repeat this
procedure several times.

4.

Next, the movements should be performed diagonally, from bottom-left to top-right.

5.

Now, perform the diagonal movements from top-left to bottom-right.

6.

Next, perform several circular clockwise and anticlockwise movements.

7.

The eye movement should be within the maximum visual range for a particular plane;
Duration: 1-2 minutes.

Repetitions: 2-4 times per day

Alternative exercises: A1, C3

Eye strain: medium