🌞 Sun Gazing

The Forgotten Morning Ritual That Can Transform Your Life

In a world of blinking screens and artificial light, sun gazing is one of the most natural, ancient rituals we’ve forgotten.
But if you ask me, it’s the one ritual every person should try at least once in their life — not just for health, but for clarity, stillness, and inner reset.

🕰️ The Timing Matters (It’s Everything)

You can't just look at the sun any time of day.
True sun gazing happens within the first 30–45 minutes after sunrise. After that, especially in summer, the rays become too harsh for your eyes and can be dangerous.

So if sunrise is at 6:00 AM, aim to be outside between 6:00–6:30 AM.
After 6:45 AM (especially in summer), I wouldn’t recommend it.

😴 The Preparation Begins the Night Before

To be outside at sunrise, you need to:

• Sleep at least 8 hours before

• Be in bed by 9:00 or 9:30 PM

• Wake up naturally refreshed, not from an alarm

This one change — prioritizing sleep — sets everything else right: your digestion, mood, energy, and willpower.

👣 How to Do It

• Step outside early, right after you wake up

• No sunglasses, no filters, no screens

• Find a spot where you can see the sun directly, even just on the horizon

• Stand barefoot on the earth — grass, soil, tile, bench — let your feet connect

• Look gently at the sun — not staring hard, but soaking it in.

• Close one eye and look with the other eye and do the same with the other eye. Initially you may not notice any difference. but slowly you will start noticing red ball and everything else to be dark around it. And it may be different for you. but again take it slowly.  Not all in one day or one week. It took me almost 3 weeks. it may be more or less for you. Take it Slowly. 

• Breathe slowly. Feel your chest rise and fall. Be present.

• Do it for a few minutes(start with 1 min and then go upto 5 min. I wouldn't recommend more than that- even after 6 years i don't do it more than 5 min). That’s all. 

💡 What It Does for You (Over Time)

Not in a day. Not in a week. But slowly, beautifully, like a fog lifting:

• 🌞 Boosts Vitamin D levels

• 🧠 Improves memory and focus

• 💤 Regulates your sleep cycle

• 🌿 Aligns you with your circadian rhythm

• 😌 Lowers anxiety, worry, and rumination

• 💪 Strengthens immunity

• 🧘‍♂️ Adds clarity and purpose to your mornings

• 🌈 Slowly pulls you out of depressive episodes

• 👁️ May even improve eye health and vision (early rays only!)

🧘 A Silent Practice of Power

There’s no chanting required.
No yoga mat, no app, no tracker.
Just you, the earth, and the rising sun.

It’s one of the few rituals that brings scientific, emotional, and spiritual benefit—all at once. And once you start doing it, you won’t even notice when the change happens.

You’ll just realize… you’re different.

🔁 Don’t Force It. Just Begin.

Don’t expect a miracle in two days.
But give this ritual 3 weeks — and it will quietly change your mornings, your hormones, your headspace.

You’ll wake up not with dread, but with light.

And in a world that moves too fast, this might be the most radical thing you can do.

Please note: This post is based on personal experience and cultural traditions. Please use discretion and consult a professional if needed.