Yoga for the Eyes

Yogis have known for centuries that the eyes impact concentration, states of mind and balance. Today we know that up to 50% of the brain is devoted to processing visual information. Given the amount of time people spend on the computer, the eyes are prone to strain and exhaustion. In these two class we melt strain out of the eyes using neck, shoulder and cranial releases. We use somatic movements and yoga postures to soften and relax the eyes. Along with specific exercises for the eyes, we draw the eyes inside in order to cultivate a steady, unwavering mind and open heart.

What Will I Learn?

In this workshop you will learn techniques to help guide your students to dissolve strain out of their eyes. This is especially important for people who work 6-8 hours on the screen each day. Learn techniques can be done seated in the work space on a break from computer activity.

This workshop includes a study on the anatomy of the eye-brain connection. We study the musculature that surrounds the eye and the boney structures of the face while practicing ways to dissolve tension out of the eyes.

By pacifying the eyes, we generate serenity and silence in the organ of the brain. In this event you will gain skills to release the neural connections to your eye. Similar to practices such as  EMDR or brainspotting, eye release practices  help to re-pattern the nervous system, effecting mood, thought and behavior.

In these classes we dissolve heat, tension and fatigue out of the eyes. In movement practice we emphasize  synchronizing eye movements with body movements in order to shift the brain chemistry. This is practice is valuable way to reduce tension headaches, insomnia, eye strain and  fatigue.

Attendance

Can’t join because of your schedule or time zone? No problem, all video recordings will be available to stream for 90 days.

Meet the Teacher

A gifted orator, Tias brings metaphor and imagination to his classes. He weaves together poetic language, embodied wisdom and subtle body awareness in all his classes.  

Tias synthesizes years of study in classical yoga, Sanskrit, Buddhist studies, somatic practices and anatomy in his dynamic and original style. He began studying Iyengar Yoga in 1984 and lived in Mysore, India in 1989 studying Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga with Pattabhi Jois. His teaching includes precision of alignment, anatomical detail and meditative awareness. He is the founder of SATYA, Somatic Awareness Training for Yoga, a somatic practice that complements yoga. 

Tias is a long time student of the meditative arts and Buddhist studies beginning with Vipassana and continuing in Tibetan Buddhism and Zen. Tias earned a Master’s degree in Eastern Philosophy from St. John’s College in Santa Fe. Tias Little makes his home under the big skies of Santa Fe New Mexico where he co-directs Prajna Yoga with his wife Surya. 

Tias is the author of five books, The Thread of Breath, Meditations on a Dewdrop, Yoga of the Subtle Body, ThePractice is the Path (Shambhala Publications), and In the Space Between: The Poetry of Embodiment.