BROW
Drop from the scalp to the forehead. Push the forehead down into the eyebrows. Form a very tight and terrible scowl with the eyebrows and forehead. Push eyebrows and forehead together. Hold it there. Hold it. Very easily and slowly, relax those tight muscles. Let that scowl go. Slowly, slowly. Feel the tension leaving. Smooth your brow. Relax. Relax. You felt the tension, now feel the relaxation.
EYE CUPPING
Another exercise to help relax tired, smarting and hurting eyes is called cupping. This is done by cupping your hands and placing the hands over your eyes. Rubbing your hands together, palm to palm, rapidly makes your hands warm, and feels good as you cup your eyes. Rest the heel
of your hand on your cheek bones. Push lightly. Do not put any pressure on the eyes or eye lids. With the cupped hands over the eyes, consciously relax all the eye and eyelid muscles. Close your eyes lightly and relax. Hold your hands over your eyes for a few seconds as you fully
relax the eye area. Remove the hands and then repeat the “cupping” again. Any time you feel tension building around the eye area, cup the eyes for a quick relief. Visualization is very important when you are relaxing. Think of every muscle you tighten as being drawn as tight as a bow string. When you begin to relax, think of the muscles becoming loose and flabby as you begin to relax. While cupping your eyes, think of them as soft balls of cotton. Think soft and limp. You should practice cupping your eyes now. Think soft and limp. Then return to this point. DO IT NOW!
It is always a good idea to cup your eyes every time you begin reading or studying. From time to time, while reading or studying, if you will pause, relax and cup your eyes while visualizing, your ability to concentrate will increase. Immediately after cupping, your eye vision is most acute. That is because your eyes are more relaxed. Eyes free from tension and relaxed, not only feel better, but see better. Cupping is good exercise to use, often.
Taken From: ALPHA-NETICS
RAPID READING PROGRAM
