Natural vision improvement (WAS:Vision - Eyesight - Bates - Book recommendations)

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Lois Cole Lois Cole [loisc100] Tuesday, July 19, 2005

1:26 PM

RE: [Rawschool] Re: Natural vision improvement (WAS:Vision -

Eyesight - Bates - Book recommendations)

 

Elchanan> If you did the work on your own, then you missed a lot, I have

never known anyone who could observe him/herself as required. Also, if you

did not go ALL the way to excellent vision, near and far, in various

lighting levels, etc., then you could ONLY backslide. This is much like

eating 50% raw -- once you go all the way, then the benefits are of an

entirely different nature.

 

Elchanan

 

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Elchanan, are you meaning I can't relearn to see on my own, from just

reading the book and practicing the habits. That I need to attend classes?

Lois

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Well, actually I DO know of a couple of people, but they really dug deeply

into Bates' work, at the level I would expect from a practitioner rather

than a user. Also, it depends upon your vision. But the essence of good

eyesight is relaxation of the orbital muscles. When I worked with someone,

she would look at my eyes as I did various exercises, and I was absolutely

amazed at the degree to which I was squinting/straining, when I had no idea

it was so. The feedback was central to the work, at least as I experienced

it.

 

OTOH, don't let anything I say hold you back, please!!! I was coming off a

massive eye injury, you are working in the realm of " normal " or " typical "

vision problems (I assume). I do know that until the relaxation becomes

ingrained, the results of the exercises are only temporary. Of course, one

option is to continue the exercises indefinitely, on a scaled-back basis.

I'm really far outside my " area of expertise " here.

 

I hope this helps.

Elchanan

PS let me know where you are if you do want to connect with someone, in a

few places I know of some good people in this area