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[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 rubbing 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 stretch 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 finally use long strokes on the forehead. Notice how your face feels and your eyes feel. You will find you have your own pattern of tension which you can subsequently pay special 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 gradually 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 diagonally up to left, down to right, up to right, down to left, and blink rapidly. 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 deliberately. 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 don’t move freely.