Vision: focused eyes

Description

Technique 1

1. Fix the gaze on the tip of the nose. With good mobility of the eyeballs, the wings of the nose and a strip of skin above the upper lip will be visible.
2. Watch without stopping, without straining the eyes and muscles of the eyelids and, if possible, without blinking. Do not think about anything, just look carefully. Do not lower your head down.
3. At first, perform the exercise for 10–20 seconds, until light tearfulness and light pain in the eyes. In the future, the ability to look at the tip of the nose for 3-5 minutes without any tension develops.
4. Relax your eyes.

Technique 2

1. Focus the eyes in the space between the eyebrows.
2. Watch the interbrow space calmly and without tension. Do not raise your head up, keep it straight.
3. For newbie will be hard to focus eyes longer than few seconds. In this case, you need to repeat the exercise several times. Gradually bring the runtime to a few minutes.
4. Relax your eyes.

Effect

In addition to the general strengthening effect on the eyes, fixing the gaze on the interbrow space to a much greater extent than other exercises contributes to the development of mental concentration and concentration skills. This is very important for further cultivation in Yoga.

Text: from the book of Ar Eddar “The Beginning of Hatha Yoga”