When you are stressed your visual system tends to go into “foveal” (narrow tunnel vision) mode which correlates with sympathetic (fight-or-flight) activation 😡😤👿

By deliberately relaxing your gaze and letting your eyes softly focus on the horizon or a wide vista – the horizon line – you shift to a more panoramic visual mode, which sends signals to the brainstem and hypothalamus to reduce stress hormones and promote calm