Trataka Meditation

Trataka eradicates all eye diseases, fatigue and sloth and closes the doorway creating these problems. It should carefully be kept secret like a golden casket” .- Hatha Yoga Pradipika The pracitse of this mediation can be a cure for Eye diseases, eyesight, fatigue, sloth, concentration, will power, anxiety, depression, insomnia, memory, allergies - especially of psychosomatic origin - such as asthma, bronchitis. Practise on empty stomach. Before you start the practise, palm your eyes (pictures will be added shortly).
Practise on empty stomach. Before you start the practise, palm your eyes (pictures will be added shortly).

Palming is done by opening the palms fully with spread fingers - so that the central portion of the palm is slightly depressed (so it wont touch your eyeballs) and the bony areas of the palm surrounding this will protrude slightly (so that it will come in contact with the bony areas of the eye socket around the eyeballs. Press your palms against your eyes and so that the bony areas of the palms give a gentle massage to the bones surrounding the eye-sockets. No portion of your palm should touch or apply pressure on the eyeballs. Do for about 20 seconds and repeat again. Trataka should always be performed in a dark room, free of insects and without any draft whatsoever (close all windows and any ventilation sources which could produce a draft). Practise when it is dark (either early morning or late evening when it is quite dark. Make sure you have thick curtains which shut out the light completely. Place a candle on a candle stand about 3-4 feet away from where you will sit, such that the flame of the candle will be approximately at eye level when you sit down in a cross legged position.