Rest Your Eyes, Renew Your Vision

Rest Your Eyes, Renew Your Vision is a live online healing workshop on holistic eye care, led by holistic optometrist Dr. Marc Grossman and yoga and qigong teacher Daniel Orlansky. It is for anyone whose eyes feel tired and strained after long hours on computers, phones and other screens, and for those who want simple practices to support lifelong visual health. The class is part of the Teachers Studio series connected with Rhinebeck, New York, and you take part from wherever you are.

What to Expect

Marc Grossman and Daniel Orlansky bring Eastern and Western approaches to eye care into one session. The teaching draws on yoga, qigong, breathwork, Chinese medicine and the Bates Method. The aim is to help you use your eyes more naturally, let relaxation ease both mind and eyesight, and restore a balance of inner and outer clarity.

The evening is built around guided practice:

- Breathing techniques aimed at supporting oxygen and circulation around the eyes
- Gentle yoga stretches to release tension in the neck and shoulders
- Chinese eye massage using acupressure points around the eyes and face
- Exercises for convergence and accommodation, which help your eyes work together and shift focus from near to far

Along the way, the two teachers explore integrative approaches that complement medical care for conditions such as myopia, presbyopia, cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration and dry eyes. The session is interactive, with time for discussion with both teachers. It runs for two hours in the evening, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern time (4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Pacific).

About Marc Grossman

Marc Grossman, OD, LAc, is an influential leader and practitioner in integrative eye care. He is both an optometrist and a licensed acupuncturist, and he brings that dual perspective to the workshop, where he demonstrates exercises for eye health.

About Daniel Orlansky

Daniel Orlansky, MA, E-RYT 500, is a yoga and qigong teacher and the director of Boston University's Yoga Teacher Training. He guides the movement and breath-based side of the session, connecting the eye practices to the wider body.

Before You Go

The page lists no prerequisite level. The practices are gentle and rely on simple breathing, stretches and acupressure, so you can follow along from a chair. Pull up a chair, settle in, and join from home.

- The session is taught in English.
- It is live and online, with the chance to interact with the teachers.
- Registered participants receive on-demand access to the recording for several months after the live class, so you can return to the practices at your own pace.