Eye Relaxing Techniques

• Acupressure A
  
• Acupressure B
  
• Acupressure C
  
• Acupressure D
  
• Light Therapy
  
• Palming
  
• Hydrotherapy
  
  

How to do it:

Step 1: Notice the two acupressure points above the eyes marked with dots in the illustration below.

Step 2: Take off your glasses.

Step 3: Locate the points on your face. For most people, these are the small bony knobs just inside the eye sockets, below the eyebrows. When you apply firm pressure to these points, you'll experience a tender "nervy" feeling. The goal is to massage them so they become slightly sore without actually hurting.

Step 4: Press firmly for a second, then release for a second.

Step 5: Continue to alternate pressing and releasing.: press..release..press...release..

How to do it:

Step 1: Notice the two acupressure points above the eyes marked with dots in the illustration below. The goal is to massage them so that they become slightly sore without actually hurting.

Step 2: Take off your glasses.

Step 3: Close your eyes, and put your thumb and index finger on the points.

Step 4: Squeeze and release the points: squeeze..release...squeeze...release....

How to do it:

Step 1: Notice the two acupressure points marked with dots in the illustration below.

Step 2: Take off your glasses.

Step 3: Close your eyes, and place two or three fingers on the points.

Step 4: Firmly massage the crest of your checkbones by moving the skin in a circle.

Step 5: Change direction every few seconds.

How to do it:

Step 1: Examine the illustration below.

Step 2: Take off your glasses.

Step 3: Close your eyes, and place your thumbs in the pits of your temples, as shown in the second drawing below.

Step 4: Firmly stroke the upper rims of your eye sockets with the flat part of your index fingers between the first between the first and second joints. THe movement is from nose to temple.

Step 5: Now move to the lower rims of your eye sockets and apply the same firm stroking, in the same direction.

Step 6: Continue, alternating stroking between upper and lower rims of the eye sockets: upper...lower... upper...lower...upper...

How to do it:

Step 1: Place a 150watt light bulb in an unshaded lamp. (a 100watt bulb is not strong enough)

Step 2: Take off your glasses.

Step 3: sit about six inches away from the lamp with your eyes closed and relaxed. The light should make your eyes pleasantly warm but not too hot. If you're especially sensitive to light, sit farther away and reduce the distance to six inches as it becomes more comfortable. Within a few days your eyes should be desensitized.

Step 4: Gently move your head slightly from side to side, so that each receives an equal amount of light.

Step 5: Repeat your affirmation and visualize your inner lens becoming more flexible and the ciliary muscle more powerful. Visualize the eyeball transforming into a better shape.

How to do it:

Step 1: Take off your glasses.

Step 2: close your eyes and cover them with cupped hands so that no light gets in. Rest the heels of your palms on your checkbones and cross your hands on your forehead, as shown in the illustration. Don't press on your eyes.

Step 3: Make sure youre eyelids, eyebrows, and the rest of the eye region are relaxed.

Step 4: Now repeat your affirmation, and visualize positive changes taking place inside your eyes, just as you did with light therapy.

How to do it:

Step 1: Get two clean washcloths, a dry towel, a bowl of hot water, and bowl of cold water. The hot water should be as hot as is comfortable, but not so hot that it scalds your eyelids. The cold water should be ice cold, just out of the refrigerator.

Step 2: Take off your glasses.

Step 3: Dip a washcloth in the hot water and hold it against your closed eyes for about 30 seconds.

Step 4: Dip a washcloth in the cold water and hold it against your closed eyes for about 30 seconds.

Step 5: continue the process, alternating between hot and cold washcloths while repeating your affirmation and visualizing positive changes taking place in your eyes.

Step 6: finish by massaging your closed eyes with a dry towel.