Autumn Qi Chats | Week 3

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Written By Angi McClure

Your vision is so important!

This week’s Neuro-Qi Chat leads us to talk
about the brain’s relationship with eyes & more importantly YOUR relationship with your eyes.

Your brain needs your eyes…

Did you know that your brain relies heavily on your vision? Think of when you hear a “POP” you react with a primal winch and crouch until your EYES look around to determine the source of the sound. You see, your brain has a hierarchy of information and the vision is at the tip top. Have you ever noticed how all fitness rooms have mirrors? That’s because many of us rely visually on how we move. In fact, it will benefit you better to train AWAY from a mirror so your brain can better receive proprioceptive input from the body.

But the irony here is, we need to individually train the visual system as well! Vision training should be just as much a part of your routine as exercise & meditation!

 

VISION TRAINING

 

Let’s go over 3 exercises you can play with to train your eyes.

  1. Qigong Massage: Massage around the orbital bone 9x out and 9x in. Massage the 4 corners (nasal bottom, nasal top by eyebrows, temporal top & temporal bottom) 9x out and 9x in. Then swipe away top + bottom 9x.

  2. Visual Training: Gaze fixation (stare at target for 10-30 seconds) - Smooth Pursuits (follow the target clockwise then counterclockwise 3x each direction) - Pencil Push Ups (follow the target into the bridge of the nose and out 3x)

  3. Vision Reset: Cup the hands over the yes, relax the face and box breathe. 4 counts inhale - 4 counts pause - 4 counts exhale - 4 counts pause.

It's important to note that the effectiveness of visual training may vary from person to person, and individual results can depend on factors such as the specific exercises used and the underlying visual issues being addressed.

 

Neuro-Qi Tip o’the day!

Axial Lengthening

  • Let’s learn a 5 minute vision training routine that you can use throughout the day!

  • To create neuroplasticity you have to practice 4-5x a week for about 10-15 minutes a day. This has to become your new ‘brush your teeth’ MUST to make changes.

  • Scan Chart - print here.

Angi McClure
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