I empathize with Lilah Ramzi when she writes: When I returned (my eyes) to the screen, back on the virtual eyes of one of my colleagues, I felt a pang of extreme discomfort. You could stare, unblinking at their eyes for the entire hour-long meeting and they'd never know.ĭon't make a habit of this, by the way. Zoom meetings are inhumane because when you look into a colleague's eyes, there is no biological feedback. However, eye contact is strange and difficult to achieve using videoconference software. For example, you know when you've lost someone's attention when their eyes wander, and if you are skilled at reading signals, you might adjust your speaking pattern in response. Our brains are continually observing and analyzing social dynamics and cues when in conversations with others. We use eye contact and numerous other channels like body language and pheromones to establish social communication with others. It turns out that even images or drawings of isolated eyes rather than the eyes of an actual person can have the same effects. Staring can be aggressive and exceedingly hostile, especially for people who might have borderline personality disorders.Īnd yes, gazing can even be therapeutic as patients trust a doctor more if there is appropriate eye contact during a session, thereby making treatments more effective. Excessive staring can trigger self-conscious shame and anxiety in some people. Most people can tolerate 3.2 seconds of eye contact from a stranger before it gets too weird. We tend to learn better when we see that someone is watching us. We pay more attention to other people when they are looking at us. What portal are we traveling through when we stare into these virtual eyes? Look Into My EyesĮye contact has profound physiological and psychological effects on humans. They say that the eye is a window to the soul. Of course, I don't think Braco's eye contact has any healing powers, but I certainly sense something humane embedded in his stare.
Does it matter if he is real or not? How much of the energy of his gaze gets lost in the video translation?
I have no way of knowing if he's actually there, streaming live or if I'm only watching a recording.
Braco gazer for free#
I should point out that Braco the Gazer is doing this for free for the next five days if you want to take a "look" (ahem) for yourself. The video stream is quite weird, but I also find it surprisingly soothing. However, when he stares into your eyes, he becomes Braco the Gazer, and during COVID-19 lockdown, he took his healing practice online.Įvery 30 minutes, Braco appears on his YouTube live stream and begins an unblinking gazing session over sweeping orchestral music. He is Josip Grbavac, a Croatian faith healer. The man in white returns and stares again. A woman tells the crowd about how the gaze will open their minds to new realities.Īll the answers lie inside his gaze. Someone stands up to testify that they no longer suffer from chronic back pain. In this interstitial, facilitators guide the acolytes through meditation and healing sessions. A woman bursts into tears, the intensity of it all overwhelms her.Īfter this first of many gazing sessions, he retreats backstage to recharge. Each has paid a small fee to receive this gentle, loving gaze. For the next ten minutes, he says nothing at all as he looks out into the eyes of his followers. Dressed in a long-sleeved, untucked white shirt, he climbs onto a platform in front of the audience.
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