December 29th, 2009 → 11:00 am @ // No Comments
In this article, I’m going to introduce to one of the most enjoyable vision training ever invented. Trust me, once you’ve done it once, you’ll always be looking forward to it everyday. It’s called sunning.
Sunning is exactly what its name suggest – you expose yourself to the sun. Well, in this case, your eyes. What? Are you crazy?
Before you leave, hear me out.
All you do, when you sun, is you close your eyes and face the morning’s gentle sun rays. Here in Sydney Australia, I like to do it at about 6am in the summer. During winter, it’s more like 8am. Note: Sunning is a relaxing exercise, so if you find your eyes hurt, stop! When you sun, slowly and gently swing your head from left to right, much like you’re saying no to the sun. Do this at least 10 minutes once a day. You can do it one more time when the sun is about to set.
It’s crucial that you think of nothing that will stress you when you sun. This includes your work or your personal matters. Set an alarm clock if need be so you don’t worry about how long you’ve been sunning.
Initially, you’ll find yourself unable to stay still for long. But once you’ve set the habit, you wouldn’t believe how great it is both your eyes and to your stress.
While too much sun exposure is certainly harmful, both your skin and to your eyes, the lack of it is equally so.
Much like your skin requires the sunlight to produce vitamin D (more people die from vitamin deficiency than skin cancer), your eyes too require frequent exposure to the sun to operate healthily. No one knows why, but when you try sunning, you’ll notice the gentle relaxing effect of the sun on your eyes.
In fact, sun exposure has often been used as a therapy by psychologists for people who suffers from depression or merely stressed out. Try it out yourself and experience the difference.
