Daniele, it just occured to me. when you were born… did you have an easy birth?

Regarding exercises stopped of course! The outcome of Vision fitness routines is that the practices become 2nd nature”? Don’t have to be done deliberately – can become automatic, each activity in your lifestyle requires detail sight seeing tactics. There is a world of difference between driving working behind a computer screen and threading a needle… Central fixing zooming in to detail; Our eyes are designed to see moving objects with a foreground and background blurred. Don’t focus on the problem see beyond [Patch Adams film do you see or focus on 4 or 8 fingers!] connect… see what nobody else sees – memories are combined with emotional content. They are recall able. There is so much to integrate with thumb work and perspective stereoscopic vision which is constantly changing within the rhythm of walking which comes naturally with wide peripheral vision perception. Or we see a series of photographic stills. which are two dimensional usually unconnected with circular thinking processes.
the profession of orthoptics is closest to understanding the Bates method.

It seems to be a recurring thing to be in a black hole for myopic people.

8888 – I mistakenly replied to Daniela which has been posted. With a coach / Vision educator 46 years ago empowered me to clear a severe astigmatism and myopia in 5 sessions over 5 weeks. I was recommended to do a lot of chart work . which became fun when i could control blurred vision and double vision. At the time i was being challenged in my architect course work finals doing drafting for 16+ hours a day in 2 x10 hour shifts! Was i stressed – no as i already had meditation on my to do list?
The cause possibly dyslexia. palming and sunning well in London a 200 watt bulb.
Now Daily doses of day light / sunlight where the colour intensity at sunrise and sunset energize me… while walking my dogs. I palm when i have done too much computer work . and if that isn’t enough splashing the eyes with warm and cold water works wonders. As a vision educator i have worked with several thousand individuals.

Daniela, I wore glasses very reluctantly for 9 years – 13 to 22. i was myopic with strong astigmatism. My vision educator Michael Ronan in London 1972, directed my vision restoration in 5 sessions in 5 weeks i can remember the final weeks exercise program vividly and i haven’t worn glasses since. What worked for me was chart work and blinking. Back in 1990 i was introduced to AutoCAD computer Aided design packages and within weeks needed to wear glasses, again. I dug out my old chart and within a week had better than 20/20 vision again. by 1993 most of my colleagues were wearing glasses. I started reading up about the Bates Method realized i had only been introduced to the tip of the iceberg. Then started a part time Better – Vision practice a year later. I again needed to apply vision fitness principles about 2002. Now I am working on old age sight again noting my vision improves dramatically after a good night sleep and i still design furniture and residential upgrades on AutoCAD – palming is wonderful its like a shower and a change of clothes in 3 minutes. The best thing is being energized daily by sunlight… walking the dogs at sunrise and sunset. Clear stereoscopic vision can be activated during that walk to counteract the 2 dimensional computer activity.
So my achievements include working with several thousand individuals. In small groups, adult evening classes Families and weekend workshops. Inspiring listeners in radio interviews. Its possible, U Can do this. Its simple but challenging – requiring a different belief system.
Finally – yes there was a likely cause of my astigmatism – I was dyslexic; that was another journey i had to conquer.
I hope that gives a little insight and spurs you on to put more of the vision habits in place daily and understand the principles of staying focused. Fully appreciating the capacity of eyesight.

True but at present I cannot afford it… sadly….

LIke what subtle change?

Along with expecting instant results, we have learned to expect everything else around us to change without changing ourselves. It’s expecting our vision to change without practicing changes in our daily habits in the way we work, the way we handle stress, the way we hold our body, and the way we look at things. Exercises are necessary to practice, but they are meant to teach you about the small adjustments you can make for the rest of the day. Sometimes a subtle change can have a big effect on your vision in a matter of a minute or an hour.

I would only say from experience that timing is of the essence. For individuals the time has to be right. Good intentions before a blitz on a relaxing holiday is not necessarily a remedy for success. Practice must be done in stressful times during the day. After a podcast or You tube *** again you may feel this is for me. However action is required sometimes out of your comfort Zone, [taking off your glasses – or leaving them off over a weekend.] Action taken immediately [just] START! often works well. Also when practices are in a flow – and routines in place [without glasses] Stop… for a while – rest ponder what to do next while palming between activities.
*** After a 1 on 1 session with a Vision educator {You Tube etc}- journalise [write down] your emotional memory of the event note expectations ALL within 24 hours. You will be surprised how much can be recalled after 72 hours barely 15% is recall-able. A coach needs feed back – questions arise and easily forgotten. all the practices can be developed according to personal needs. Enjoy your achievements embrace the Method. A good teacher unravels your sense of inquiry and empowers you to experience vision moments. Lets you discover your why – [NOT] start now!

Just knowing you have been programmed to want things to happen NOW. Is an excellent starting point, leading your self daily requires daily reviews and a pre-commitment strategy. Journal-ling is an excellent process to reflect on the days achievements. How you rest your head on the pillow before sleep takes over is important for those precious waking moments – being still lets you edit every thought… skip most but all are there to be assessed in due course. Self discovery comes before mastering anything… when did you last do something for the first time? Important things require scheduling – urgent things field fears and sense of being overwhelmed often set up guilt if not done. Life is ever forgiving, on return to balance. Its about the daily journey not the results. We need to become human beings not human doers. Connect and respond to the amazing opportunities presented daily.

Thanks for your comments, Christopher!
I’m curious what you mean about the advanced stuff and the to-do checklist? Do you mean that new people want to do lots of exercises without understanding what they’re doing?
I find that many people give up too quickly, within a couple weeks, instead of asking, “What could I be doing wrong? How can I adjust this?”. I feel like part of it is we have taught people to have short attention spans, with this amount of technology and so many distractions with it, and they aren’t inclined to focus on something for long enough to get results. But of course part of it I’m sure is I’m not always giving them good enough help to see results right away and be encouraged to continue with it.