Stress has a deleterious effect on our health, long term or short term it can affect us badly if we don’t do anything about it.
There are many destressing practices to choose from, but one of the most intriguing is the ancient practice of sun-gazing.
Sun – gazing is based on the principle of using the sun’s energy to fuel the human body.
It involves the act of looking directly at the sun at dawn and dusk.
At dawn, one does it for the purpose of collecting the energy from the sun, cleansing the mind, meditating, boosting the immune system and preparing for the new day.
At dusk, on the other hand, one does it for the purpose of getting rid of, of “bad qualities” like jealousy, fear, anger etc.
But regardless of the time of the day, sunrise or sunset if done properly and safely it can help us relive all the stress and tension and start enjoying other positive benefits too.
The history of sun – gazing benefits go as long as the existence of the human population.
Although it is an ancient technique, it was hidden in plain sight until Hira Ratan Manek decided to show it to the world in 1962.
He studied the sun gazing benefits for thirty long years, in an attempt to comprehend why was it so popular in ancient history across all civilizations.
Once he was convinced that this practice works wonders, he experimented and since 1995, he survived for eight long years without any food!
Sun gazing, also known as sun eating, has many scientifically proven health benefits, here are some of them.
Sun – gazing supplies the desired level of vitamin D to the body, it increases the size of the pineal gland, it boosts the production of melatonin and serotonin, it multiplies your energy levels, mainly because of the secretion of the hormones as mentioned above.
It decreases appetite, it enables peaceful sleep it rejuvenates the body.
The immune system starts to work better due to prolonged exposure to the sunlight.
Sun – gazing reduces stress, it increases your inner strength and self-confidence.
It encourages a positive mindset and so it prevents stress build up in a long run.
According to HRM, sun gazing is a once-in-a-lifetime practice that must be adopted only up to 9 months, so why wait? Try it now and start living a happy vibrant life, sans stress!