Soul Freedom Exercise - Eyes Wide Shut

EYES WIDE SHUT Your eyes are windows to your soul. Do you allow people in or lock them out? Time for Exercise: five minutes to one hour (several sessions are an option) Properties Required: magnifying mirror Steps:

1. Position the light source so it does not shine directly into your eyes. Sit comfortably in front of the magnifying mirror and look very carefully at your eyes.
2. Notice the color(s) of your eyes. Your eyes are a range of color, not just one solid color. Notice if your eye color changes from one visual inspection to the next.
3. Try to produce the following “looks” at will. This might require a bit of practice. Add any of your own to the list. Anger Indifference Fear Love Compassion Joy Dismissal, go away Welcome, come near Hello, I’m happy to see you. Hello, I’m not happy to see you. I want you sexually. Seduction The heat of passion Dripping with lust Prim and proper Innocent Soft Hard Closed Open Inquisitive Impressed Disappointed Surprised good Surprised bad Good girl Bad girl Competition Cooperation I’m better than you Low self-esteem Contempt Guilt Sorrow Grief Laughter
4. You might wish to cover the rest of your face below your eyes when you do this exercise, so you are communicating with your eyes only.
5. To get the proper feeling for a particular look, imagine some scenario from your past. When you have recalled the feeling, observe most carefully how your eyes look. Close your eyes. Reopen them and try to reproduce that same look. Comments:

   You keep your “eyes wide shut” when you don’t know what kind of feeling you are sending out with your eyes energetically, you refuse to look someone in the eyes, or you break eye contact out of fear, insecurity, low self-esteem, or indifference. By practicing various looks, you become cognizant of the messages you give with your eyes. You can gain freedom by using your eyes to communicate intimately with full awareness and conscious intention.

   Excerpted from the book Sensual Love Secrets for Couples: The Four Freedoms of Body, Mind, Heart and Soul, by Al Link and Pala Copeland, Llewellyn, 2007