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Eye Exercises for 3rd Eye Chakra Yoga
Eye exercises are a perfect 3rd eye chakra yoga activity. They are easy and can be done anywhere and at anytime. Not only will eye exercises improve vision, it can increase our sensitivity to the beauty around us which awakens our 3rd eye or our ability to see a more expanded picture of the world around us.
With the eyes open:
- Look up and than down three times
- Look right and than left three times
- Take the eyes in a circle clockwise 3 times slowly
- Take the eyes in a circle counterclockwise 3 times slowly
- Rest with the eyes closed.
- Repeat throughout the day
Seated Twist for 3rd Eye Chakra Yoga
Twists ‘wring out’ all the chakras, sending energy up towards the 6thchakra. Performing a seated twist before meditation can allow for a longer more comfortable session and bring awareness to the third eye.
Sit comfortably in a crossed leg position with the spin elongated upward. Place your right fingertips on the ground behind you with your elbow bent. Place your left hand on your right knee. As you inhale lengthen your spine. As you exhale twist to the right. With each inhale continue to lengthen the spine and with each exhale continue to deepen your twist. Make sure as you continue to deepen the twist that your legs do not turn but are stationary. Stay in the pose for at least 5 long deep breaths. On your last inhale turn back to the front.
Switch the cross of the legs and repeat on the other side.
Alignment points: If your knees are higher than the top of your pelvis, sit on some blankets or a block so that you can straighten your back with ease.
As you twist to the right, pull the left leg inwards towards the pelvis. This action will insure that your legs stay stationary while the spine twists.
Twisted Lunge for 3rd Eye Chakra Yoga
This spiral twists and releases our limitations, opening the mind to all the wonders of earth and sky as one hand is placed on the ground and the other reaches towards the heavens.
Start from a lunge with the left front ankle aligned directly under the knee and the other leg either straight with the ball of the foot on the ground or with the knee on the ground for more ease. Place the right hand next to the left foot and exhale, twist to the left. With each inhale lengthen your spine. As you exhale twist a little deeper. Stay in the pose for 5 long breaths and then switch sides.
Balasana (Child's Pose) for 3rd Eye Chakra Yoga
Resting the forehead on the mat in this pose activates the 6thchakra. Resting in this position allows us to focus inward on a chosen uplifting memory.
From hands and knees, bring the big toes together and extend the buttocks back towards the heels. Keep the arms extended out in front of you with your forehead touching the floor. As you root the hips towards the heels extend the spine from the sacrum to crown of the head. Breathe.
Savasana (Corpse Pose) for 3rd Eye Chakra Yoga
While resting in the pose, recall a blissful dream and focus on this vision, uplifting your spirits.
Lay down on your back with your feet almost as wide as the mat and the hands about a foot away from your hips with the palms upwards. The shoulder blades should be on the back so that the head of the arm bones are close to the ground. Allow the body to relax fully with a few long deep breaths. As the body continues to relax, focus the mind on an uplifting dream. Remember all the details of the dream, including the emotional feelings that uplifted you the first time you dreamt it.
Yoga Classes at the
Hidden Valley Zen Center
Sandra is offering mixed level yoga classes at the Zen Center on Tuesday and Thursday nights at 5:30 pm Pacific time Click here for more information.
Zoom Yoga Classes
Sherry is live on Zoom Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings. Click here for the schedule.