Vision Practice

Vision Practice (slightly adapted) from Jacob Liberman's book Take off Your Glasses and See

Take off your glasses if you wear them. Be comfortable.
Bring your attention inward. Allow your attention to wander if it wanders. Notice what you notice.
Allow your breathing to become soft and gentle. Gently close your eyes.

Bring your attention to your eye sockets and notice any feelings of 'holding on' or 'grabbing' there. Don't try to make it better, just spend a few moments feeling that tension. Imagine that you are breathing in and out through your eyes. As you breathe, allow a feeling of softness and gentleness to gradually seep into your eye sockets. Notice how the grabbing begins to shift by itself.

When you next exhale, very gently and slowly allow your eyes to open. As you open them, don't look at anything, or worry about whether you will see clearly. Allow the room to look at you.
When your eyes are open, start to inhale and allow them to effortlessly close again. There's no need to squint: keep your eye muscles very soft and easy the whole time. Continue to gently open and close your eyes along with your breath.

Now notice a kind of movement or wobble that seems to occur just as your eyes are opening. Become fascinated by this movement. Notice how things are different at this moment. Notice how the room may be shifting or moving as you open your eyes. Notice how vision is different in that instant that you open them compare to the stability that comes. Continue for a few minutes.

Practice daily. Remember not to strain.