Natural Vision Improvement V1.1

 
[7.0] MASSAGE

[7.1] What are the signs of tension and strain?

Sight problems are almost always accompanied by patterns of
muscle tension and weakness.

For example myopes tend to have pronounced tension in the
forehead, jaw neck, shoulders upper arms, lower back and often in the
calves.

Better results are gained quicker when the body is treated in a
holistic fashion, and the tension in the body and mind is seen to as
well as the problems with the eyes.


[7.2] How do I relax strain in the body?

Massage is an excellent way. Begin with the face, and notice
which areas are the most tense. Next the do neck massage and
shoulder rotations. And with the aid of someone have back
massaged and your legs and calves if you have tension in these
areas.


[7.3] How do I massage my face?

Warm your fingers by rubing them together and begin with your
jaw. Always begin very gently and spend a couple of minutes on each
area noticing what you feel and what effect it is having on you.
Work outward from the point of your chin under and behind the ears.
The point directly under the ears is often very tight. Opening and
closing the jaw is a good idea as well as yawning. Work from the
bridge of the nose outward over the cheekbones and up toward the
temples. Use circular strokes on the temples. Continue on the
eyebrows, working outward from the center using long strokes. Use
your fingertips to strech out the brow, and alternate with picking up
the brow with your thumb and forefinger and stretching it out.
Often a point between the brow is very tense use small circular motions
on this area. Another delicate point is in the indentation outside
the bridge of the nose on the inner edge of the eyebrows. Work above
and below the brows and finaly use long strokes on the forhead.
Notice how your face feels and youe eyes feel. You will find you have
your own pattern of tension which you can subsequently pay sepecial
attention to.


[7.4] How do I massage my neck?

Turn your head to one side, feel along from behind the ear down to
your chest you will find the side neck flexor or
sternocleidomastoid. This muscle can become tighter than any
other muscle in the body. Some people have mistaken this muscle for a
bone. Gently at first till it warms up, palpate, tap and stroke
it. Do each side, then massage the back of the neck working out
from the spine. The top of the spine at the very base of the
skull is often quite tight. finally finish by doing head rotations.
Start with small rotations, in each direction do a dozen circles
gradualy expanding to your full range of motion. Always do rotations
slowly and deliberately


[7.5] How often should I massage my neck and face?

Spend a few minutes at least once or twice a day. Lunch time or
evening is always a good opportunity.


[7.6] How do I stretch the muscles of the eye?

Close both eyes tightly, hold your lids shut firmly, squeezing and
open them suddenly, arching your brows and stretching your face.
Repeat several times.

Look up as far as possible, look down as far as possible, inhale on
up, and exhale on down. The blink rapidly a dozen or so times. Look as
far right as possible, look as far left as possible and blink
rapidly again. Look diagonaly up to left, down to right, up to right,
down to left, and blink rapidily. Attempt to look in back of yourself.

Full range of motion eye rotations. Rotate your eyes around the
periphery of your vision. Always do these slowly and
deliberatly. Concentrate on one eye at a time, then try both. Go
around a dozen or so times then go around the other direction the same
number of times. Try rotations with your eyes shut.


[7.7] How often should I stretch the muscles of the eye?

Whenever you feel them to be tight or constricted or having a
limited range of motion. At least several times a day. Some
people find that after they have been wearing glasses or contacts and
remove them the muscle of the eye are especial "sticky", and dont move
freely.


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