http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/sun_gazing.rss http://www.earthclinic.com/template_img/logo.jpg http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/sun_gazing.rss Sun Gazing, an ancient South East Asian Practice. Mon, 13 Feb 12 02:45:06 -0600 en-us http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/sun_gazing.html&name=RF_67690 /Remedies/sun_gazing.rss1 Fri, 25 Nov 11 15:44:47 -0600 [YEA] Lady Light from Phoenix, Arizona writes: "Amazing how so many people criticize or condemn something without actually doing it, or researching it! I am a "sun gazer" of FULL sun light! I DO follow HRM's protocol of standing barefoot on DIRT, relaxing my eyes and body, and ONLY looking at the full sun just after it tops the horizon, when there is NO appreciable UV in the sun--this is the KEY! Also, to begin at 5 or 10 SECONDS for the day, until your eyes can withstand looking at the sun without tearing or hurting; THEN and ONLY then can you add more time in 5-10 SECOND intervals!!! It is about THE JOURNEY, not the destination! People who stare at the sun for unequal amounts of time, at any time of the day, or add 1 or more MINUTES per day are totally missing the point of Sun Gazing! When I first began Sun Gazing in 2005, I lived on the beach in San Diego, and got up to 25 minutes - I felt the best physically and mentally in years, and had phenomenal physical strength (I was 59 yo). I moved to Colorado, and encountered trees and snow, so I ended my gazing at 30 minutes. My physical and mental health totally deteriorated in Colorado! Artificial light did not "do it" for me! There I was finally diagnosed with lifelong, mis-diagnosed Celiac Disease that has destroyed my ability to absorb B vitamins and lipids from my foods. 6 years later, I have moved to Arizona - the land of the sun - and have started up Sun Gazing again. I had to stay on 5 SECONDS for an entire week until I could add another 5 SECONDS per day! Then I began to add the normal 10 seconds/day, and I am up to 2 minutes of gazing -NOT STARING - into the new sun each morning. I cannot begin to tell you how "whole" I now feel! My endocrine system is coming back into balance, even at this beginning stage! I have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, which is primarily a disorder of the ADRENAL glands, which severely unbalances the thyroid and sex hormones, the endocrine triad. When it is cloudy, I go outside and practice my gazing, but I do not add more time after - I only add time after finishing the SUN gazing, and ONLY if I feel that I can move on to more time! HRM and others who successfully practice REAL Sun Gazing write and tell, over and over, that it is up to the individual to feel comfortable with this practice, to slowly add 5-10 seconds per day, and to STOP if it does not feel right; that it is a SPIRITUAL practice that will OPEN up a person to using the other parts of their brain that lie dormant; that it is about SLOWLY releasing the emotional content stored within us, cleansing, revitalizing with the energy of the sun, and becoming a whole new person. It is not a race, not a fad, not something to take on as a whim. It is very upsetting to hear so many messages of people who do NOT follow SAFE practices of Sun Gazing as taught by HRM. Don't get me wrong--I do not follow a "guru", but I DO recognize SAFE protocols, which he outlines on his website. To point-blank say that looking at the sun will cause you blindness is pure hysteria! I just finished reading an extensive account of the FACT that Galileo did NOT go blind from looking at the sun through his telescope, but from cataracts, diet, and other causes, AFTER he was 73, and LONG after he had FINISHED his telescope viewing. Besides, people who look at the sun during eclipses ONLY damage the CENTRAL part of their retina - they can SEE perfectly well except for their central vision - they do NOT go "blind"! And most of them actually regain all of their vision 3-4 months later! The media does not report that. Mis-information is far worse than ignorance, althought they come form the same source. Paranoia and hysteria, such as I have read in many of these messages, are ill-founded. I was up to 30 minutes per day STARING INTO THE FULL SUN at sunrise, and I have NOT gone blind - in fact, as I begin again, my vision is gettting BETTER! I feel that the most important factor in Sun Gazing has not even been touched on by anyone commenting on this message list: that of SURRENDERING oneself to the sun and cleaning out the mind, body, and spirit in doing so. This is a SPIRITUAL practice, handed down for centuries in some cultural practices. It is not for those wishing to get over hangovers quick, or to brag to others about what they are doing! If you really WANT to get into a SPIRITUAL practice that involves a complete mind, body, spirit transformation, then DO SOME RESEARCH, first, before spouting off hysteria and showing the world your ignorance. Really. Lack of research - meaning, combing the web and libraries and reading MANY research papers, many websites, COMPARING notes on who said what, with what facts to back it up, etc. - is the root of all misconceptions that lead to OPINIONS, not fact. Research in today's American society means 120 characters on Twitter! Impossible! But that is what we have degenerated into... A nation of "twitter-heads", a nation of fast-paced society that will not take the ime to stop and smell the flowers, or stop and take the time to do a week, a month, a year of research. But, that's not the instantaneous gratification that our nation has become addicted to. So, it's best to condemn before spending so much time discovering the truth. I started Sun Gazing with 4 other friends six years ago, and all of us are just fine and have NO vision damage! Other friends reached their 44 minutes of GAZING into the full sun at sunrise/sunset without the ills perpetrated here. And we are all better "connected" with nature and vibrational frequencies because of our Sun Gazing experience. The very FIRST question that you will want to ask yourself is this: WHY do you want to do Sun Gazing, anyway? The ONLY answer that is acceptable is: to actualize your full potential. And HOW would you even get to that answer is by researching everything about Sun Gazing, which is very evident that 99% of the commenters here have not done. I wish you all better intentions and better research for a more real experience and outcome. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/sun_gazing.html&name=SGT_58707 /Remedies/sun_gazing.rss2 Thu, 30 Jun 11 01:19:18 -0500 Idhdfkjhfkgfjhdfu from Allen, Ok, Oklahoma writes: "I live in Oklahoma. I am wondering which times should I do the sun gazing. I would appreciate it! " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/sun_gazing.html&name=RF_54466 /Remedies/sun_gazing.rss3 Tue, 05 Apr 11 19:14:53 -0500 Diana Parker from Mill Valley, Ca, Usa writes: "Given that your community has an interest in sungazing, we thought you might be interested in a new documentary film coming out later this month called Eat The Sun. The film explores the litte known world of sungazing by following a young man around the country meeting others who felt benefits from staring at the sun. It's a surprising film and inspires some fascinating discussions surrounding the benefits and risks of staring directly into the sun. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/sun_gazing.html&name=RF_52059 /Remedies/sun_gazing.rss4 Sun, 06 Feb 11 12:12:27 -0600 [YEA] Biljana Leone from Belgrade, Serbia writes: "I loved this video about sungazing www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsPu2QkBixs Thank you." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/sun_gazing.html&name=RF_48720 /Remedies/sun_gazing.rss5 Tue, 16 Nov 10 10:57:55 -0600 [YEA] Diana Moore from Auckland, New Zealand writes: "My husband and I have been sungazing for a few weeks now and we feel amazing. We also have changed to a Raw Food Diet consisting of mainly fruit too.. So it could be a bit of both. But after Sungazing you just feel so good. We are addicted to it and can't wait to get out there and do it again. It makes you feel more connected. I have really deep sleeps now with vivid dreams. I have noticed my appetite has decreased already.. With a feeling of wanting to eat to heal my body instead of just satisfying it with taste. I am increasing the sungazing time 10 seconds a day. The first time I did it for 10 seconds, I could barely look at the sun. Now I can gaze at it for a long time with no problems. I am hoping for better eyesight in the long run." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/sun_gazing.html&name=RF_29978 /Remedies/sun_gazing.rss6 Fri, 24 Jul 09 10:36:23 -0500 [YEA] Kirsten from London, UK writes: "I have started sun gazing after hearing my mother in law raving about it. At first it was just curiosity and I stopped when the weather went bad. I then went to this group where a guy Hira Ratan Manek was talking about sun gazing and made some amazing claims. I started up again and before long my appetite started to fall dramatically. HRM teaches that one should sun gaze at safe levels starting at 10 seconds and adding 10 seconds each day until you reach 45 mins, then you can go back to 15 mins or stop all together. He claims that when you reach 45 mins all physical problems will be healed, you will no longer need food as you get all your energy from the sun and can even drink water energized by the sun (store in glass not plastic in a spot where it will be exposed to lots of sun for a day minimum). He says that addictions and mental health problems will be cured as the body is finally working at peak efficiency. My first thought was that these are some wild claims, however with the increased energy I feel and the way my body seems to be able to process food better so that I get more from simple fruit and feel full very quickly which is the exact opposite of how I have felt my entire life I do wonder what more benefit I will get by keeping up with it. I am up to 9 mins today. I would love it if sun gazing will give me enough energy to reduce how much I sleep at night (10hrs) and break my dependence on smoking- that would be enough to totally change my life forever. Kirsten" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/sun_gazing.html&name=RF_21309 /Remedies/sun_gazing.rss7 Sun, 18 Jan 09 00:00:00 -0600 [YEA] Mauro Giller from Curitiba, PR - Brazil writes: "I wish to tell you all a experience I had with Sun Gazing a few years back. At that time I had never heard of any "Sun Gazing " therapy. So it all happenned by accident or by "instinct! This happened here in Brazil during the Carnival festivities in 1989. I went to the beach with some friends to stay there for the 5 day holyday. On the first day (it was a saturday ) and it was very hot and we stayed drinking beers and caipirinhas in front of the beach. At night we went to this night club and danced a lot and drinked a awfull lot as well. When we got out of the club we noticed that the day was dawning. We were very very tired and a bit drunk as well. So some of our friends decided that we should go to this small plateau of rocks near the ocean to watch the sunrise. We sat at the rocks and started watching the Big Sun God in golden and reddish color slowly coming out of the South Atlantic. I kind of entered a meditative state automatically.The vision was amazing. The Sun went up and and when it became a full disk and started to glow more and more we went home. I noticed that all my tiredness and drunkness went away and I was replenished with energy for the entire sunday.No one slept. It was really amazing all of us didnt'feel tired or sleepy. I figured that the rising sun gives more life energy than in the sunset. especially coming out from the horizon on the sea. It's a surplus of energy made of high level of impressions entering the body." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/sun_gazing.html&name=RF_14628 /Remedies/sun_gazing.rss8 Fri, 04 Jul 08 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Shad from Houston, TX writes: "My Sufi teacher has Mr.K.S.Azeemi( at age 81 he does not need eye glasses) done sungazing and he reccomends sungazing with closed eyes for enhancing energy level. Best time he recommends is when at sunrise the disk is orange-red (infra_red). Sungazing with closed eyes is considered safer. But increase your time gradually. This whole thing about bare-foot is nonsense though. He recommends that while sungazing imagine that energy is coming to your body through the third eye (between eye brows)." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/sun_gazing.html&name=RF_12057 /Remedies/sun_gazing.rss9 Sun, 13 Apr 08 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Raven from Toronto, Canada writes: "I have sungazed since October 2006. I stopped for about 3 months, not sure if i should continue. I felt like I needed a break and then started up. My appetite reduced significantly and I did a 7 day water fast feeling great, whereas in the past if I tried to fast, I could barely wait until the end. My body felt weak and deprived of food. I feel great, have lots of energy.I still binge on food , think to keep me grounded. It almost feels impossible sub consiously to be able to live completely without food. I am just not hungry and it scares me sometimes , so I will eat a little and the odd time go crazy for a day, feel really aweful and stop again. I still love Chocolate alot. People will come up to me and say\" What are you doing , you look incredible , you have a twinkle in your eye, you are so youthful\" Try it you\'ll love it. Oh and I did see an eye doctor and confirmed that my eyesight is perfect and she supports sungazing during safe hours 100% She said \"Good for you, the sun has gotten a bad rap for far too long " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/sun_gazing.html&name=RF_10599 /Remedies/sun_gazing.rss10 Thu, 03 Apr 08 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Diane GeO from writes: "I have been sun gazing for four years now, and have learned from a couple prominent sun gazers, one being scientist Vinny Pinto. I write you because of your admonition that sun gazing at clouds is safer than looking straight at the sun. This is not accurate. Clouds cause a glare, that can actually be harmful. Doing so for short periods of time on occasion is okay, but not often. The best time is early in the day, or later in the day, looking at the sun directly. I sun gaze at all hours with full sun exposure, with no problem, as do many sun gazers I know. This however is not suggested for beginners, who should only sun gaze early, or later in the day. The thing is you must be barefoot on actual soil, and after gazing, continue to stand on bare earth for at least 10 minutes to ground the energy. This last part is very important. No corrective lenses should be in use at the time of gazing. Starting at one half minute, and working up a half minute a day is ideal. So, first day one half minute, second day one minute, etc. As your eyes adjust, eventually you can do it for long periods of time. I can do it for twenty minutes a day now. My lens prescription improved by a couple numbers doing this practice. Do expect there will be a blinding effect for up to an hour afterward, but this effect lessens, the longer one sun gazes. I highly suggest thoroughly reading Vinny Pinto\'s suggestions before gazing which can be found near the bottom of this page: http://www.rawpaleodiet.org/sungazing/ Sincerely, Diana Geo" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/sun_gazing.html&name=RF_10600 /Remedies/sun_gazing.rss11 Wed, 07 Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 [BETTER BUT NOT CURED] Ron from Reno, Nevada writes: "I\'m referring to sun gazing. I\'m 72 and honestly am trying to live forever or at least as long as I feel it\'s worth it. I tried the sun gazing technique a couple of years ago but living in an apartment complex found bare ground hard to come by. Furthermore, winter came along and the ground was either too hard, too cold or covered with snow. After three months and getting up to 10-20 minutes of staring at the rising sun, I really didn't feel all that different and gave it up especially with the oncoming winter.. Now, in November 2007, I go out on the terrace and just let the morning sun hit me full in the face for around 10-20 minutes. It feels great but I keep my eyes closed. Still, after five weeks, I'm still dead tired at the end of the day even though I don't lead a terribly busy life. I still work as a teacher but only for a couple of hours Mon-Thu although class preparation can be hectic. My main ailment is high blood pressure and BPH and I'm hoping to get better as time goes on. What I want to address/ask is whether sun gazing with the eyes closed is a worthwhile practice or must I go some distance to find bare ground plus criticism from wife and kids. I fully accept the logic but I guess I'm seeking reinforcement. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/sun_gazing.html&name=RF_10601 /Remedies/sun_gazing.rss12 Tue, 21 Aug 07 00:00:00 -0500 [YEA] Michael from Gig Harbor, Washington writes: "I started sungazing one year ago because I needed more balance in my life. I was depressed do to the lack of sunlight in Western Washington state. In the past year I have logged hundreds of hours of sungazing directly at the sun. Depression disappeared in a matter of weeks, my vision and night vision have both improved. I sleep less and have more energy then I have ever had before. Being in a good mood almost all of the time is another wonderful side effect. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/sun_gazing.html&name=RF_10602 /Remedies/sun_gazing.rss13 Tue, 23 Jan 07 00:00:00 -0600 [YEA] Toma from Chicago, IL writes: "Day light lamp not only helpsto relieve the symptoms of SAD, but it, also, works great for depression. Make sure the lamp has a filter that blocks UV rays. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/sun_gazing.html&name=RF_10603 /Remedies/sun_gazing.rss14 Fri, 12 Jan 07 00:00:00 -0600 [BETTER BUT NOT CURED] Dana from Las Vegas, NV writes: "I haven\'t tried sun-gazing yet, but I think there\'s a bit of trust in the theory. Sometimes when I\'m about to go to bed, I feel I need light. I\'ve gone to bed with the light on and I couldn\'t understand why. I just thought I was afraid and might have nightmares. Now I understand why I felt I had to have the light on. I had no problem sleeping on the nights I needed light. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/sun_gazing.html&name=RF_10604 /Remedies/sun_gazing.rss15 Wed, 06 Dec 06 00:00:00 -0600 [YEA] K.L. from Dallas, TX writes: "Sun gazing cured cured caffeine addiction, insomnia, and helped depression! Suffering from insomnia and depression, I had gone to a natural physician who suggested I stopped drinking coffee and replace the coffee drinking with sunshine in the morning by looking almost directly at the sun for a minute or two every morning. He said the effect would be much the same as coffee as far as waking up the body goes. This physician didn\'t lie. For the past 2 years I go out every morning upon waking, either on the balcony or if not just through my window and look up for a minute or two towards the direction of the sun. There is an almost immediate energizing of the body. I no longer have any need for caffeine. After 15 years of coffee, I don\'t crave it at all. I sleep with no sleeping aids (the result of no more caffeine) live a much more peaceful life without all those stimulants, and from my half hearted effort at this \"sun gazing\" practice, my depression is definitely manageable. "