? Make sure that your back is straight and that your bare feet are planted firmly on the ground, on soil, sand, gravel, or grass. For winter sungazing, bare feet are of course best, followed by socks / stocking feet, and shoes. Do not sungaze at all if feet are not on the ground.
? Face the sun squarely with entire body and face.
? Do only sungazing while sungazing -- no distractions such as walking the dog, minding the kids, talking to spouse, listening to music, listening to motivational tapes. Just sungaze, nothing else.
? First very briefly visualize (for only a few seconds) a tube running up and down the entire length of the spine, very clear and open (this can help to open the 3 spinal energy channels (central channel, ida, and pingala) to the energy flow). Alternatively, or additionally, one can also briefly focus on, and relax, the throat and jaw areas. This seems to help the energies flow and reduce untoward symptoms or after-effects. Most beginners seem to start slowly, perhaps looking only at the sun with eyes closed for a few weeks, and then progressing to looking at a spot near the sun with eyes open for a few weeks, and then progressing finally to direct sungazing for very short periods at first.
? While looking at sun, go to heart center and thank the sun for all it gives us and express gratitude and appreciation for life it gives.
? When your sungazing session has ended, face away from the sun and stare at the horizon or at the sky above the horizon for at least a few minutes, and then close your eyes and palm them with your hands for another few minutes until all afterimages, if any, have disappeared.
? Stay outside with your feet on the ground, either standing or walking, for at least 10 to 20 minutes. Even 5 or 10 minutes of barefoot standing or walking outdoors after sungazing is far better than no "post-sungazing" time at all.
? Note that it is not necessary to sungaze every day or as often as possible.
? Be aware that you may experience a strong "negative" sun image in yellow or blue afterwards for up to an hour, particularly if you neglect to perform the suggested procedures, or if you fail to stand or walk on the earth for at least 10 to 20 minutes after sungazing.
? Be aware that you may feel some slight visual impairment for up to an hour afterwards.
? In the beginning, particularly if you fail to follow the recommended post-sungazing procedures, you may notice that you have some loss of vision in the center of the visual field for about 10 minutes following a session, and some folks report really nasty headaches and sinus pains which may last for days afterward, especially when first starting.
? Fully consider that you may have old repressed emotional material come up.
? If the heart center is closed and one sungazes, one may experience heart "problems" (pain, angina-type stuff, spasms, weakness) in the days, weeks and months afterward until the blocks are cleared.
? Never sungaze between the hours of 10:00 and 15:30 unless you know exactly what you are doing.
? Never sungaze during an eclipse, as your pupils may be tricked by the apparent lack of light intensity into letting too far much light into your eyes.
? Most importantly, listen to your body and intuition.
Do it how you feel is right (whatever intuition says)...
