A single-pointed gaze in yoga enhances stability by improving focus and proprioception. Constantly shifting gaze recalibrates proprioception, complicating balance maintenance. The vestibulo-ocular reflex helps stabilize vision during head movement. Impaired vision can disrupt balance, as the brain struggles to correct imbalances. Both gaze direction and visual focus are key components to achieving steadiness in yoga postures. Physical therapists emphasize the importance of training visual focus to improve balance during practice.
"If you are constantly shifting your gaze, your brain is constantly recalibrating your proprioception, so it makes it more difficult to maintain balance."
"If there is any sort of impairment or distortion in our vision, our balance can be thrown off because our brains can't automatically correct any balance perturbations."
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