Visoga
Palming
Rub your hands warm, cup them over your closed eyes, and rest in the dark.
Eye yoga
Give your eyes
a few minutes off.
Short, guided sessions you do with your eyes closed. Cup your palms, breathe slowly, and let a calm voice talk you through it. Nothing to watch.
Headphones on, if you have them. Eyes closed.
More than 130 practices
Small, pleasant things to do for your eyes
Some use warm palms, some a slow sway, a happy memory or your fingertips. Each takes a few minutes, and the voice talks you through every step.
Swinging
Sway gently from side to side and let the room drift past.
Pleasant pictures
Eyes closed, wander slowly through a place you love and notice the little details.
Face massage
Smooth your brows, cheeks and temples with slow fingertips.
Where the exercises come from
A century of teaching, carefully studied
Every exercise in Visoga comes from teachers who spent their lives on gentle ways to rest the eyes. We studied their books and all 132 issues of Dr. Bates’ magazine, compared more than 800 exercise descriptions, and chose the gentlest and most enjoyable.
1919–1930
Dr. William H. Bates
A New York eye doctor whose monthly magazine was full of relaxation exercises.
1938–1949
Margaret Darst Corbett
His best-known student. Visoga’s Morning session follows her routine.
1942
Aldous Huxley
Wrote The Art of Seeing, with quiet practices for the mind.
1950s to today
A new generation of teachers
Added breathing, gentle self-massage and new imagination practices, and adapted it all to modern life.
What research says
It works best as a habit
Less eye fatigue with regular practice
Students who did yoga-style eye exercises twice a week for eight weeks reported less eye fatigue than a group who didn’t.
Regular breaks ease eye discomfort
Screen users who took regular eye breaks felt less dryness and discomfort within two weeks.
Gentle blinking feels better
People who did a ten-second blinking exercise through the day said their eyes felt less dry and more comfortable after four weeks.
That’s why Visoga is made for a few minutes every day.
Any time of day
A practice for every part of the day
Morning
Morning sun
Eyes closed, let the morning light fall on your eyelids as you slowly turn your head.
2 min
Midday
Screen break
Blink softly, then let your eyes wander the room without trying to see.
4 min
Evening
Before sleep
Lie down, eyes closed, and drift through slow, pleasant pictures.
8 min
Palming
“Think of something pleasant. A place you love… a warm afternoon… a favourite walk.”
1:16
A short palming lesson from a classic teacher’s book, rewritten in plain words.
Good to know
Questions people ask
Do I need to know yoga?
No. You sit or lie down, and the voice tells you each step. There are no poses to learn.
How long does it take?
As little as two minutes for a quick break, or ten to fifteen for a full routine. You choose.
Is it a medical treatment?
No. Visoga is for relaxation and general wellbeing. It doesn’t diagnose, treat or correct eyesight, and it doesn’t replace glasses or eye care.
What language is the voice in?
English for now, with Spanish and Japanese voices coming soon. The app itself is already in all three languages, with captions for every step.
Visoga is coming to iPhone and Android.
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