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The eyes hold more tension than many people realise. This tension can lead to headaches as well as impaired vision. However by using eye relaxation exercises you can reduce this tension and slow down the deterioration of your eyes, and in some cases people have even reported an improvement in their vision! I myself am prescribed glasses yet I rarely wear them because they are weak lenses and I keep my eyes in good condition by frequently performing these eye relaxation exercises.

Don’t worry if you don’t have time to do all these eye relaxation exercises everyday but try to do at least one or two so that you see a real long-term benefit.

Peripheral Sunning

Eye relaxation exercises can improve your eyesight.

We all spend too much time in front of a screen of one kind or another. Whether it’s the TV, a computer monitor or a cell phone. This results in poor peripheral vision as we are constantly staring at a fixed point straight ahead. Peripheral sunning can help you undo this damage.

To do this eye relaxation exercise you need to be outdoors on a day where the sun is out. Look into the sky, not directly at the sun (as this causes damage) but just underneath it. Now slowly move your head to the left while keeping your eyes looking just underneath the sun, then move your head to the right slowly. Repeat this motion for a couple of minutes. This allows the sunlight to reach every part of your eyes which improves the strength of your peripheral vision. It also helps improve the circulation of blood around your neck which increases the speed of repair.

Distance Focus

For this eye relaxation exercise you will need a picture or poster on a wall, with ten feet of room to move back from. Alternatively you can use a plant or tree outdoors to focus on. First stand about a foot away from the object and focus on it for 10 seconds. Then take step back a foot and focus on the object again for ten seconds. Repeat this process until you are stood ten feet away. As the name suggests this exercise helps improves your focusing abilities.

Ocular Development

Ocular development helps to improve the strength of muscles which control the vertical and horizontal movement of your eyes. It’s a fancy name for a really simple exercise. To start move your eyes up and down ten times. Once you have completed this then do the same thing, only this time from left to right. If you want to be really thorough you can also go this diagonally from top-left to bottom-right, then from top-right to bottom-left. You can also vary the speed each day you use this exercise. One day you can move your eyes very slowly, and then very quickly the next day. Each speed develops the muscles in a different way.

The ocular development exercise only takes a couple of minutes and you can do it anywhere so it’s a great eye relaxation exercise to do while the commercials are on TV or you’re waiting for something to load on your computer.

Follow The 10-10-10 Rule

This final eye relaxation exercise is very easy to remember and do and will save your eyes from deteriorating due to focusing too much on nearby objects (books, TVs, monitors, etc). The 10-10-10 rule says that when you are focusing on a nearby object, every 10 minutes stop and look at an object 10 feet away for 10 seconds. 10-10-10. Focusing on a object close to you for too long can cause serious long-term damage to the ciliary muscles. By following the 10-10-10 rule you are giving your ciliary muscles a chance to relax and “cool off” for a short period of time before they go back to work looking at the nearby object.

• Every 10 minutes…
• Look at an object 10 feet away…
• For 10 seconds.

Three simple points that can save your eyes a great deal of wear and tear.

The four exercises above are the ones that have had the most success for me personally. There are a lot more eye relaxation exercises that can help to improve your vision naturally but I will save them for another day. So please start to implement these eye exercises into your daily routine and let me know how you’re getting on with them.

Are you seeing an improvement? Please leave a comment and share your experience.

One of the biggest causes of premature aging is stress. Because we live in a fast paced world it can be easy to live life at 100mph without every taking a break. When you feel stressed your mind activates its survival instincts, a throwback to our more primitive days. This survival mode directs blood to the more essential organs needed to live. The skin isn’t one of these “essential” organs and neither is the digestive system. This means that not only does your skin suffer directly but you are also failing to intake the proper nutrients required to maintain youthful looking skin.

Retain your youthful looks.

So it’s clear that to stay looking young you need to relax and reduce your stress levels. If you follow the advice below your skin will noticeably improve and stay looking young.

1.  Sleep

Sleep helps to rejuvenate the body and mind, meaning everything functions better. This includes the health of your skin. Typically people require from six to eight hours sleep a night. If you struggle with your sleeping patterns you may want to look at another article – Ways To Sleep Better.

2.  Diet

Your skin needs the certain nutrients to keep its youthful appearance. To make sure you are getting these nutrients you should up your intake of fruit and vegetables while reducing the consumptions of salty or sugary foods. Omega fatty acids such as those found in fish are also incredibly beneficial to your skin so you should aim to try and eat at least two or three portions of oily fish a week.

3.  Exercise

Exercise is one of the cornerstones of any health regime. It even has a positive effect on your skin. Exercise has been shown to lower stress levels and is well known to give people a “healthy glow”. Just thirty minutes of walking a day will visibly improve your skin. One point of note though is that sweat contains salt, so after working up a sweat you should make sure to wash it off with warm water.

4.  Facial Massage

Treat yourself to a few bottles of massage oil. Every night you can gently massage the oil around your face (be careful around the eyes). This relaxes the facial muscles and stimulates blood flow.

5.  Relaxation Techniques

There are a number of relaxation techniques you can use to improve your skin and stay looking young. Perhaps the best of all the options is hypnotherapy. Not only does hypnotherapy relax you but you can get sessions specifically catered towards skincare. For example HypnoBusters have Sensation Skin Hypnosis and Hypnotic Botox MP3s that can work wonders. This can be listened at bedtime, they will also help you drift off to a deep, restful sleep.

I’ve been using The Ultimate Meditation Kit recently so I thought I’d do a little summary and review of the product for anyone who might be interested in buying it. To call itself The Ultimate Meditation Kit is a bit of marketing hyperbole but still it really is rather good, especially for someone who is new for meditation and is looking for guidance. The entire course is digital so that it can be emailed to you as soon as you’ve purchased it.

The Ultimate Mediation Kit contains a detailed eBook as well as five guided meditation MP3s. The eBook will teach you about the mind, the benefits of meditation, what happens during meditation, how to prepare yourself for meditation, how to get the most from meditation and a lot more. It’s all written in simple to understand language so it won’t throw you off with technical jargon or terms that are foreign to you. It’s this level of simplicity that makes The Ultimate Meditation Kit accessible to everyone.

When you buy The Ultimate Meditation Kit along with this manual you also get five guided meditations on MP3. They start off simple and build in complexity so you can easily go from beginner to advanced over the course of the guided meditations. The five meditations you are provided with are General Relaxation, Advanced Relaxation, Attracting Abundance, Enhanced Creativity and Meet With Your Higher Self. As you can see there are a variety of aims and topics covered.

I’ve been using The Ultimate Meditation Kit for a month now and it has really helped me to focus my goals and where I want to be. The Meet With Your Higher Self meditation in particular is mind-blowing and worth the cost of the course alone.

That brings me to the price. Usually The Ultimate Meditation Kit retails for $97 but there is currently a sale on (I don’t know how long this will last) that offers the course for $37. I would say it is definitely worth buying at that price for anyone who wants to take up meditation. Even if you are already fairly advanced it can help you branch out, learn more and stick more closely to a regular meditative routine.

The Ultimate Meditation Kit