5 Taiji Eye Exercises to Help You See
There’s a whole lot of great eye exercises that can make your Taiji, your martial arts, and your life better. But you may already practice some.
If you practice an articulate Taijiquan Form, you do these eye motions:
- Gaze far away.
- Soft focus.
- Look left while seeing right, or look right while seeing left.
- Allow your eyes lead your body.
- Let your body lead your eyes.
If you wear corrective lenses in your everyday life, take them off for Taijiquan. Whether you have eye difficulties or you have perfect vision, an articulate Taiji Form uses various subtle eye motions that stimulate relaxation, develop attention, and expand awareness.
Plus, you get a great shot at improving your vision.
To see what I mean… watch the little movie.
5 Taiji Eye Exercises
Each eye is a round ball of water, with muscle straps attached at all sort of angles. The muscles surrounding each eye guide gross and fine motor controls. When eye muscles get tired or, worse, when they go to extremes of either atrophying or hyper-flexing, the muscles distort the shape of the whole eye. That kind of distortion makes vision not crystal clear.
Relax.
Relaxing your eyes is critical. Face and jaw muscles affect the eyes too, so relax those for better clarity and greater ease.