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Thread: Straining to see fine print
Post: Re: Straining to see fine print

Thanks for taking my post into consideration, David. :) But what if one eye is OK and the other one is myopic. Wouldn't the healthy eye get hyperopia? :-\

Mihai_alexandru

Bates Method

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07-12-2008, 08:00 AM

Thread: doing nothing
Post: Re: doing nothing

Very interesting, Ram. Another disadvantage of glasses, maybe.

Mihai_alexandru

Bates Method

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08-03-2008, 03:09 PM

Thread: Breathing
Post: Re: Breathing

Many people don't know how to breathe. They do the shallow breathing when you raise upper part of the body. I was one of them some months ago. The correct and relaxed breathing is the abdominal breath...

Mihai_alexandru

Bates Method

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08-03-2008, 03:17 PM

Thread: Vision Improvement through diet... raw food?
Post: Vision Improvement through diet... raw food?

There is a concept in dieting named "raw food" (most are "raw vegans"). Basically the concept is that we should eat raw food because raw is the natural state. There are a number of claims: 1. Raw fo...

Mihai_alexandru

Complementary Methods

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01-08-2010, 10:43 AM

Thread: Reading the Bates book
Post: Re: Reading the Bates book

I agree that it's too technical. It seems to be written for a doctor, and not for a patient. He should have written two versions: one demonstrating his theory, and the other presenting it in an user-f...

Mihai_alexandru

Bates Method

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06-26-2008, 02:21 AM

Thread: Palming
Post: Re: Palming

I have heard something about "floaters" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floater. I certainly got some floaters (I see lingering stuff on my visual field when facing mono-chrome backgrounds) but I don't k...

Mihai_alexandru

Bates Method

58,282

06-26-2008, 02:36 AM

Thread: Chapter XIII: Memory as an aid to vision
Post: Chapter XIII: Memory as an aid to vision

I have a question about Chapter XIII of Bates's book. If I imagine a black period, I can only hold it for about a second. Does this mean that I am straining? I can only hold the memory longer if there...

Mihai_alexandru

Bates Method

7,188

06-26-2008, 07:27 AM

Thread: Breathing
Post: Re: Breathing

My sister complains about this too. She says she has an "allergy". She takes some type of medication, but she has the habit of shallow breathing. I don't know much about this, but are you doing abdo...

Mihai_alexandru

Bates Method

27,451

08-04-2008, 11:45 AM

Thread: Tense facial muscles?
Post: Re: Tense facial muscles?

Thanks for your opinions guys. I just concentrated a lot on my right cheek last night and the tension almost went completely away! Eyes moved faster and were lighter, blinking was fast and effort-les...

Mihai_alexandru

Bates Method

11,449

01-09-2010, 06:48 AM

Thread: "American Vision Institute" method?
Post: Re: "American Vision Institute" method?

I do the exercises from the free version: http://www.visiontherapy.net/order2.php I did detailing and some squezing 15 minutes ago and had 2 clear flashes, but they did not last long. I don't know if...

Mihai_alexandru

Bates Method

18,910

06-26-2008, 10:56 AM

Thread: Vision Improvement through diet... raw food?
Post: Re: Vision Improvement through diet... raw food?

OK I tried it for a few weeks too and I got better sleep (I still have this sleep problem of going to sleep and waking up tired). I slept about 2 hours less every night and even without sleeping at a...

Mihai_alexandru

Complementary Methods

16,189

01-10-2010, 11:13 AM

Thread: Chapter XIII: Memory as an aid to vision
Post: Re: Chapter XIII: Memory as an aid to vision

Could you please quote the relevant paragraph(s)? I can't seem to find them.

Mihai_alexandru

Bates Method

7,188

06-26-2008, 12:47 PM

Thread: Method of the Month - Shifting - Jan 2006
Post: Re: Method of the Month - Shifting - Jan 2006

Kazekage Wrote:My latest observation is that when I am regarding a single point at a time on my way to the state of central fixation, by simply realizing the entire view field, up to the far periphery...

Mihai_alexandru

Bates Method

64,931

08-04-2008, 12:56 PM

Thread: Palming
Post: Re: Palming

Edit: It seems that Bates mentions something about floaters in his book:http://www.iblindness.org/books/bates/ch23.html He says that they are illusions caused by strain. But are they really so?

Mihai_alexandru

Bates Method

58,282

06-26-2008, 01:17 PM

Thread: 5 minute 20/20
Post: Re: 5 minute 20/20

Tired eyes and tired body. :)

Mihai_alexandru

Success Stories

18,451

09-03-2008, 03:10 AM

Thread: Critics of the Stupid Kind
Post: Re: Critics of the Stupid Kind

DaniFixe Wrote:If you pay $ 2000 for lasik operation its a good thing,but if you pay $ 200 for a workshop to improve your eyesight that is scum....LOL Yeah if they operate on your eye which co...

Mihai_alexandru

Bates Method

24,433

11-20-2010, 12:02 PM

Thread: Your Bates-Related Spurts of Wisdom
Post: Re: Your Bates-Related Spurts of Wisdom

Indeed I think everyone with vision problems has this feeling of holding on to one's eyes. I think it's because the eye muscles are tense and contracted and are "holding" on to the eye ball. People ...

Mihai_alexandru

Bates Method

5,334

01-10-2010, 02:00 PM

Thread: Dominant eye
Post: Re: Dominant eye

Thanks for clearing that up for me Paul. There is one more thing I would like to know though. "Staring" is a popular word in the Bates method. What does it exactly mean? Looking at a fixed distance ...

Mihai_alexandru

Bates Method

15,748

07-13-2008, 08:10 AM

Thread: Vision Improvement through diet... raw food?
Post: Re: Vision Improvement through diet... raw food?

otto Wrote:It's not for everybody. Well I only got intrigued because most raw fooders say it's the natural diet. I think you feel best and are healthiest on the natural diet...

Mihai_alexandru

Complementary Methods

16,189

01-11-2010, 09:01 AM

Thread: Dominant eye
Post: Re: Dominant eye

Thanks again but would looking at a fixed close distance (computer) for a big amount of time cause strain? Many people recommend taking breaks every 5 minutes and look at the distance. I often forget ...

Mihai_alexandru

Bates Method

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07-13-2008, 12:13 PM

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