CARE FOR LONG SIGHT
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Disease Description
Long sightedness/farsightedness results in difficulty seeing objects close up. This can result from either of two conditions, hyperopia or presbyopia. Although the symptoms are similar (for example, difficulty seeing in low light, focusing on small print, blurred vision), the causes are different.
In hyperopia, which can affect individuals at any age, the eye ball maybe too short or the shape of the lens may be altered. Hence the light which enters the eye cannot focus on the retina and the images focuses on a point behind the retina.
Presbyopia usually affects individuals in old age and may be caused by the lens hardening with age, and thus losing its elasticity. Longsightedness is generally treated by wearing reading glasses.
STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED
- PADMA ASANA
- KOORMA KUMBHAKA
- SAMA KUMBHAKA
1. PADMA ASANA
HATHA PRADEEPIKAA, UPADESHA 2, VERSES 31 -33
हठप्रदीपिका उपदेशं २ स्लोक ३१-३३
उत्तानौ चरणौ कृत्वा चोरु संस्थौ प्रयत्नतः ।
ऊरुमध्ये ततोत्थानौ पाणी कृत्वा तु तादृशौ ॥
दृष्टिं विन्यस्य नासाग्रे दन्तमूलं च जिह्वया ।
उत्तप्य चिबुकं वक्षस्युत्ताप्य भवनं शनैः ॥
इदं पद्मासनं प्रोक्तं सर्व व्याधि विनाशनम ।
दुर्लभं येन केनापि धीमता लभ्यते भुवि ॥
Uththanau Charanau Kruthvaa choru-Samsthau Prayathnathaha |
Oorumadhye Thathoththaanau Paanee Kruthvaa Thu thaadrushau ||2.31||
Drushtim vinyasya naasaagre Dantamoolam cha jihvayaa |
Uttapya chibukam vakshas Yuttaapya bhavanam shanaihi ||2.32||
Idham Padmaasanam Proktham Sarva-Vyaadhi-Vinaashanam |
Durlabham yena kenapi Dheemataa labhyate bhuvi ||2.33||
TRANSLATION One should with effort place the upward facing feet on the thighs, and place the upward-facing palms between the thighs.
Concentrating on the tip of the nose, keep the tongue pressed on the upper teeth, press the chin on your chest, push the air slowly upward, that is slowly pull the prana upward.
This asana called as Padma asana destroys all diseases, filled with power. Though difficult to be obtained by everyone, some intelligent people learn it.
TECHNIQUE
- Place the right foot on the left thigh
- Now place the left foot on the right thigh
- Place the hands between the thighs with the palms facing upwards
- Concentrating on the tip of the nose, keep the tongue pressed on the upper teeth
- Press the chin on your chest, push the air slowly upward
- Exhale slowly
- Do this 3 times and release the chin on your chest and tongue pressed on the upper teeth
IN PADMA ASANA, NEXT
2 - KOORMA KUMBHAKA KUMBHAKA PADDHATHI, VERSE: 79
निमीलोन्मीलने त्यक्त्वा पीठे काष्ठमिव स्थितिः।
नेत्रयोश्च शरीरस्य कूर्मकुम्भः स उच्यते ॥
Nimeelon'meelaneThyakhtvaa PeeteKaashtam Iva Sthithihi |
Nethrayoshcha Shareerasya Koormakumbhaha Sa Uchyathe ||79||
TRANSLATION Having stopped the blinking of eyes, (the kumbhka that happens) when the eye balls and body are perfectly steady without any movements, like a log of wood, is called Koorma Kumbhaka.
TECHNIQUE
- Continue to be seated in the same asana
- Fix your sight at one point and stare
- Do not blink your eyes
- Do not allow your eye balls to move.
- Do not move your body.
- While you stare intensely, automatically the breathing will stop. Hold the breath as long as you can.
- When you can't hold anymore, relax
- Then again stare
- Do this 21 minutes.
IN PADMA ASANA, NEXT-
3. SAMA KUMBHAKA
KUMBHAKA PADDHATI, VERSE: 99
आरेकपूरामनसा ना यादाशुगं धृतिः ।
समः कुम्भो भगवता प्रोक्तः श्रीचन्द्रमॊलिना ॥
Aarekapooraa-Manasaa Naabhyaadhaashugam Dhruthihi | Samaha Kumbho Bhagavathaa Prokthaha ShreeChandramoulinaa ||99|
TRANSLATION Mentally holding the breath in places like navel without actually inhaling and exhaling is called Sama Kumbhaka by Sri Chandramouli Shiva.
TECHNIQUE
- Stop inhaling and exhaling
- Close your eyes and bring your awareness to the eye balls
- Hold the breath and mentally (do not use your fingers)
- When you can not hold any more relax
6. Do this 21 times with closed eyes
END OF KRIYA Kriya Date 17-Feb-2012