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Palming to relax the eye muscles Palming is a restful "exercise" that helps the external muscles of the eye to relax.

To perform palming, find a comfortable spot where you can rest your arms. Sitting comfortably in a chair at a table with your elbows resting on a pillow is fine. Place your hands over your eyes with your fingers overlapping at the top. The idea is to block out all the light so you "see" only blackness or darkness. Do not press your palms into your eyes. Just block out the light.

The mechanics of palming are easy to understand. But, palming is not simply a mechanical process. Palming is also a mental exercise.

To practice palming you should palm in a relaxing environment.

Your surroundings should be restful. That typically means no loud music, no news programs, no fighting children or other distractions.

Place your palms over your eyes. Then think about any tensions in your body. If there is tension in your feet or leg muscles, relax them. If your teeth are clenched, relax your jaw muscles and let your jaw drift free. If your tongue is pressed against your teeth or the roof of your mouth, let it drift free. In the same way think of any other tension in your body and release it.

Learn what it feels like for tenseness to be released and set free.

Then concentrate on your eyes and the muscles surrounding your eyes. Any tenseness you feel will seem natural. But, the key is to release it also.

While palming I concentrate on my breathing. I count my breaths and every time I exhale I picture the tension in my eyes to be blown away.

Try to feel the tension in your eye muscles gradually lessen. I find that after about 80 breaths my eyes are quite relaxed.

I typically practice palming near an eye chart. After palming for 80 to 100 breaths I uncover my eyes and look at the eye chart. I am often amazed that I can see the characters one or two rows below what I could see before I started palming.

Palming helps you remember what relaxed eye muscles feel like. The more you palm, the easier it will be for your eye to stay relaxed for longer periods of time.

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