By Shannon Sexton, Yoga+ Our eyes filter and absorb an endless stream of visual stimuli day after day. We often take them for granted, but when we strain them the pain can be acute. Accordin…
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If you’ve ever been transfixed by a candle flame and felt your mind clear, you may have been tapping into a yogic focusing practice called trataka. The Hatha Yoga Pradipika defines trataka as “looking…
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By Jacob Liberman, Ode.com Have you been diagnosed with progressive myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), astigmatism (the asymmetric curvature of the cornea) or presbyopia (far…
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Oh the tired eyes. I have known some people rather addicted to commercial eye drops in an effort to combat strained eyes--and I never thought that sounded quite right. But I feel their need. That's wh…
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Calming the mind is more easily said than done, but Sharon Salzberg suggests a way towards that goal in her new book Unplug: For an Hour, a Day, or a Weekend Guidebook. Theologian Howard Thurman r…
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