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before the brain processes what’s happening in front of us, our eye muscles and optic nerves have already informed what's happening to our body and our nervous system. and since our eyes have seen it all, today i'm bringing you options to incorporate into your eye-wellness routine.

• this conversation between rick rubin and andrew huberman about how we're overconsuming light just as we’re overconsuming calories is an eye-opener and an eye-closer at the same time, lol.

• bharti is an international certified yoga instructor and her videos have the goal to help us live more mindfully. this time, she offers us an 8-minute daily routine to help us relax our eye muscles after spending hours in front of screens. the first time i practiced this, i had the most revitalizing sleep in months!

• dr. david grand was a mindset coach for nba players back in the early 2000’s, he was in session with one of the best scorers of 2003. he noticed how this pro athlete practiced 500 shoots per day, and every time he missed the hoop, his eyes would freeze in the same position prior to throwing the ball. that's when he discovered brainspotting. its prerogative is that where you look affect how you feel, and whenever a traumatic event is replayed in our minds, our gaze is fixed on the same pov from where we experienced that memory. a brainspotting therapist would notice where your eyes stop while telling them your traumatic story, and they'll have you retell the story until the eyes “unfreeze" and can move on naturally (a signal that your nervous system has released the memories).

• marisol created zag radio, a project to showcase life around urban music from her pov. she and i met in vancouver, canada; and after immersing ourselves in the canadian west coast hiphop scene, we’re doing videos for fun, adventure and love for music. we are meeting people, listening to their stories, healing through music, connecting artists, and sharing our female mexican voices with the world. zag radio is a catalyst for inspiration to everyone involved, and a feast to the eyes!

• dr. fre offers us this week: transmitting live from mars by de la soul is the perfect short song; to the point, melodic, and almost hypnotic 👁️. it even features a johnny cash sample.

now you see, and you can do it in a more relaxed way!

seeing you eye to eye,
mora