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Look Up; Look Far; Look Wide.

3 ways to take care of your eyes and brain while out for a walk.

Charlotte Grysolle
5 min readMay 29, 2023

Let’s start with a fun fact:

Did you know your eyes are two pieces of your brain, pushed out of the skull during development?

So they’re not just connected to the brain.

They ARE brain.

Okay, another fun fact:

The evolutionary purpose of your eyes was not to “see stuff”.

First and foremost, your eyes are there to guide and inform the rest of the brain that’s locked up inside the darkness of your skull.

Depending on where you direct your eyes, they can have a profound impact on the rest of your nervous system.

And that’s what makes this so powerful:

Just like with your breath, you can take conscious control over your eyes.

So here’s what I’ve been doing when out for walks:

Look up.

Look far.

Look wide.

Look Up

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Charlotte Grysolle
Charlotte Grysolle

Written by Charlotte Grysolle

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