ASANAS TO IMPROVE VISION,TONE THE EYES

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Asana to improve vision, tone the eyes By Sandhya Gupta If you have to stare at the computer screen for hours daily at office, you must have realized how tiring it can be for your entire body, not just for the eyes. Benefits A lot of eye problems can be avoided by practicing these simple eye exercises. They tone the eye muscles, keep them elastic, improve the eyesight and reduce tension in the eye muscles. The following exercises also help to strengthen eye muscles and counterbalance the effects of eyestrain. The focus and vision will get better and clearer as the ophthalmic or the eye nerves

receive a richer supply of blood. They also soothe and lubricate tired eyes. Methods While doing eye exercises, keep your eyes open and don't move your head. Relax and keep the mind free of tension. Sit with the spine erect. Hands on the knees. The whole body must be motionless; nothing must move except the eyes. Exercise 1 Raise your eyes and find a small point that you can see clearly without straining, without frowning, without becoming tense and, of course, without moving your head. While doing this exercise look at this point each time you raise your eyes. Next, lower your eyes to find a small point on the floor, which you can see clearly while glancing down. Look at it each time you lower your eyes.

Breathe normally. Exercise 2 While doing the changing-vision exercise, you alternately shift your vision from close to distant points several times. Take a pencil, or use your finger, and hold it under the tip of your nose. Then start moving it away, without raising it, until you have fixed it at the closest possible distance where you can see it clearly without any blur. Then raise your eyes a little, look straight into the distance and there find a small point, which you can see very clearly. Now look at the closer point, the pencil or your fingertip then shift to the point at the distance. Repeat several times, blink, close your eyes and squeeze them tight. The writer is a yoga instructor Relax with an oil massage By Uma Nair It's official, the humble barber down the street has an age old cure for falling hair -- the oil massage done with the vitality and energy of his own hands. Now salons and wellness centres all over the world are wooing customers with the magical lasting effects of the oil massage. Hair talk consists of massaging the scalp and hair with warm oil, preferably infused with hair-friendly herbs, to nourish the scalp and hair topically. Oilve oil, and coconut oil seem to be hot favourites. "Not only does the massage work wonders for your hair, but it also relaxes the mind and nervous system" says hair expert Manjula Sharma at the Sheraton Wellness Centre in Delhi. "The oil for the massage can be customised by hair and body type." Hair types vary, says Manjula who has magic

on her fingertips. "If hair is thin, dry and frizzy you are prone to split-ends. If you have fine hair you are prone to premature thinning or graying.If your hair tends to be thick and oily then you need a conditioning thin oil. Why then does one need an oil massage? Nothing beats a good old champi: * It lubricates and conditions the scalp, helping to prevent flakes and dry scalp without the use of harsh chemical shampoos. * It helps enhance blood circulation in the head and neck area. When the scalp is "tight" from stress, circulation and hair growth are impeded. * It helps relax the scalp and increase pliability. * It helps strengthen the roots of the hair and nourishes the hair-shafts, promoting new

hair growth and strengthening current hair. * It helps soften and condition the hair, making it more manageable. * It spreads the natural oils of the hair, increasing hair lustre and vibrancy. * It helps protect hair from the damaging effects of the sun and harsh weather by improving resiliency over time. * It replenishes and rejuvenates dry, damaged hair, and helps prevent excessive brittleness and split-ends. Above all, warm oil hair and scalp massage can be wonderfully relaxing for the mind and nervous system.

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Thks Saman for sharing this imp information with all of us, really appreciate.Kaminisaman deep <sam_sabur wrote: Asana to improve vision, tone the eyes By Sandhya Gupta If you have to

stare at the computer screen for hours daily at office, you must have realized how tiring it can be for your entire body, not just for the eyes. Benefits A lot of eye problems can be avoided by practicing these simple eye exercises. They tone the eye muscles, keep them elastic, improve the eyesight and reduce tension in the eye muscles. The following exercises also help to strengthen eye muscles and counterbalance the effects of eyestrain. The focus and vision will get better and clearer as the ophthalmic or the eye nerves receive a richer supply of blood. They also soothe and lubricate tired eyes. Methods While doing eye exercises, keep your eyes open and don't move your head. Relax and keep the mind free of tension. Sit with the spine

erect. Hands on the knees. The whole body must be motionless; nothing must move except the eyes. Exercise 1 Raise your eyes and find a small point that you can see clearly without straining, without frowning, without becoming tense and, of course, without moving your head. While doing this exercise look at this point each time you raise your eyes. Next, lower your eyes to find a small point on the floor, which you can see clearly while glancing down. Look at it each time you lower your eyes. Breathe normally. Exercise 2 While doing the changing-vision exercise, you alternately shift your vision from close to distant points several times. Take a pencil, or use your finger, and hold it

under the tip of your nose. Then start moving it away, without raising it, until you have fixed it at the closest possible distance where you can see it clearly without any blur. Then raise your eyes a little, look straight into the distance and there find a small point, which you can see very clearly. Now look at the closer point, the pencil or your fingertip then shift to the point at the distance. Repeat several times, blink, close your eyes and squeeze them tight. The writer is a yoga instructor Relax with an oil massage By Uma Nair It's official, the humble barber down the street has an age old cure for falling hair -- the oil massage done with the vitality and energy of his own hands. Now salons and wellness centres all

over the world are wooing customers with the magical lasting effects of the oil massage. Hair talk consists of massaging the scalp and hair with warm oil, preferably infused with hair-friendly herbs, to nourish the scalp and hair topically. Oilve oil, and coconut oil seem to be hot favourites. "Not only does the massage work wonders for your hair, but it also relaxes the mind and nervous system" says hair expert Manjula Sharma at the Sheraton Wellness Centre in Delhi. "The oil for the massage can be customised by hair and body type." Hair types vary, says Manjula who has magic on her fingertips. "If hair is thin, dry and frizzy you are prone to split-ends. If you have fine hair you are prone to premature thinning or graying.If your hair tends to be thick and oily then you need a conditioning thin oil. Why then does one need an oil massage? Nothing beats a good old champi: * It lubricates and conditions the scalp, helping to prevent flakes and dry scalp without the use of harsh chemical shampoos. * It helps enhance blood circulation in the head and neck area. When the scalp is "tight" from stress, circulation and hair growth are impeded. * It helps relax the scalp and increase pliability. * It helps strengthen the roots of the hair and nourishes the hair-shafts, promoting new hair growth and strengthening current hair. * It helps soften and condition the hair, making it more manageable. * It spreads the natural oils of

the hair, increasing hair lustre and vibrancy. * It helps protect hair from the damaging effects of the sun and harsh weather by improving resiliency over time. * It replenishes and rejuvenates dry, damaged hair, and helps prevent excessive brittleness and split-ends. Above all, warm oil hair and scalp massage can be wonderfully relaxing for the mind and nervous system. Looking for people who are YOUR TYPE? Find them here.

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