Good
Habits for Healthy Eyes (part2)

(4) Eye-bath:
Bathe
the eyes with cold water or Triphala water or weak saline (saltwater) once or
twice a day. Fill the eye-wash cups water up their brims. Keep the eye-wash
cups straight; bend the head and dip and eyes in the water. Blink gently in the
water. The eyes can be washed in a small bowl also. Wash the eyes for about a
minute.

(5) Sun-rays:
Sun-rays
are very beneficial to the eyes. Let the eyes the exposed to the tender rays of
the sun in the early morning and at sunset. When the sun is bright, close your
eyes and face the sun.

Method: Sit or stand
comfortably facing the sun with eyes closed. The slowly turn the head to the
left and then to the right. Repeat this exercise fifty times on each side.
After enjoying the sun, splash the eyes with cold water and to palming for at
least five minutes.

(6) Moonlight: In the moonlit nights, whenever possible,
lie down on back facing the sky. Blink while looking at the moon. Keep the eyes
relaxed. Practice this for ten to fifteen minutes. Blinking at the moon is
beneficial to the eyes.

(7)
Eye-steam: Once a week bathe the closed eyes with the steam of salted water.
Fill in a big bowl with the boiling salt-water. Put the bowl on the ground. Sit
in front of it in prone-kneeling position. Cover the whole body with a quilt or
a blanket and take steam over the closed eyes. This method is similar to the
one used in cold and coughs. Take the steam for about five minutes. This will
cause perspiration which removes the harmful elements collected around the
eyes. Eye muscles become warm and loosen up, beneficial the eyes. Besides, the
face looks bright.

(8) Shower on the head: Except for some imperative necessity,
do not pour hot water on the head in ordinary circumstances. After taking the
bath and before wiping the body, take cold water shower on your head for about
two minutes. If there is no facility of the shower bath, gently pour cold water
form a jug on your head. This must be done slowly. Take at least half a minute
to pour the jugful of water on the head. Then wipe the body. It is advantageous
to do this a regular habit.

(9)
Clay on the eyes: Take clay of any colour (preferably black). It should be
sifted and without grits. It should be obtained from the surroundings of a pond
or form the virgin ground. It should be free form chemical fertilizers.

Method: Moisten clay with cold water and make around, flat and
small lumps from it. Put these lumps on the closed eyes for about ten minutes.
Cover the lumps with a dray piece of cloth. Clay has the virtue of drawing out
poison. It gives coolness and strength also. It should not be kept on the eyes
for more than ten minutes.

(10) Facial Message: For a minute or two every day, vigorously
massage the skin of the face and the neck with a napkin soaked in cold water.
Occasionally use hot and cold napkin alternately. Start with a hot napkin;
massage the face for a minute; then take a cold napkin and massage the face for
half a minute. Repeat this process three-four times. This method refreshes the
eyes and improves the blood circulation of the face.

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