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Thread: centering your gaze
Post: Re: centering your gaze

After putting this method aside for a few months, I have noticed again how it can be really helpful. I think the main thing for me is to not try to do it artificially. I start with some big head-tur...

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Bates Method

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06-23-2008, 08:51 PM

Thread: Mental Swinging
Post: Re: Mental Swinging

I was curious about this as well. I assume it is almost an unimportant distraction, wondering about the movement of the eyes. The important thing is developing relaxation and that is partly indicate...

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Bates Method

9,167

06-11-2008, 05:59 PM

Thread: SO MUCH INFO!
Post: Re: SO MUCH INFO!

I had a period of looking, sifting through all the crap out there. Thinking, perhaps unconsciously, that there was a miracle cure that I would connect with and cure me instant. Kind of an infantile i...

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Bates Method

11,193

05-31-2008, 10:23 PM

Thread: Sungazing / Sun Treatment / Sunning
Post: Re: Sungazing / Sun Treatment / Sunning

When sunning, do you just face the setting or rising sun or do you do short swings? What is recommended for the imagination at this time?

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Bates Method

31,760

05-28-2008, 08:48 AM

Thread: Imperfect Sight Is Mostly an Illusion
Post: Re: Imperfect Sight Is Mostly an Illusion

Good post, Oleg. That really rang true. Cool how similar all our experiences are while remaining so individual and unique.

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Bates Method

12,265

05-23-2008, 05:59 PM

Thread: Preserving Eyesight
Post: Re: Preserving Eyesight

Sure. Go ahead. Get a -1.5 pair of specs. Wear them when you feel un-resourceful at work. Wear them when you need to watch your favorite TV show. Or when you have to drive to the grocery store for c...

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Bates Method

7,462

05-21-2008, 06:28 PM

Thread: PLEASE NEED YOUR HELP.
Post: Re: PLEASE NEED YOUR HELP.

Very impressive, RAM. Much respect! I see good things for you.

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Bates Method

29,768

05-21-2008, 06:03 PM

Thread: Preserving Eyesight
Post: Re: Preserving Eyesight

But first, a little more advice from moi. timothygrant Wrote:I was under the impression that myopia is only worsened by minus lenses when frequent close-up work was involved. Also, I believe I read ...

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Bates Method

7,462

05-19-2008, 11:29 PM

Thread: Preserving Eyesight
Post: Re: Preserving Eyesight

Really? You just want to keep your vision at an imperfect level? Why not restore it to perfect? Before you get advice about reduced prescription, are you sure you need any glasses? I interface wit...

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Bates Method

7,462

05-19-2008, 09:10 PM

Thread: Fine Print DIY
Post: Re: Fine Print DIY

Just want to underline that for novices of fine print reading, like me, having bright, direct sunlight on the print is incredibly beneficial. Love to hear if anyone tries the do-it-yourself fine pri...

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Bates Method

4,981

05-17-2008, 06:01 PM

Thread: Fine Print DIY
Post: Fine Print DIY

For the last two weeks I've been looking around on the web and in local bookstores for a small Quote:pocketable book with lots of fine print. Other than miniature bibles available online in groups o...

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Bates Method

4,981

05-16-2008, 04:58 PM

Thread: Reverse breathing + Bates
Post: Re: Reverse breathing + Bates

Attention to natural breathing is a profoundly powerful tool for quieting the mind/relaxation. I would never suggest that Bates was more important or more worth spending time on than this kind of pr...

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Bates Method

9,960

04-22-2008, 06:58 PM

Thread: Reverse breathing + Bates
Post: Re: Reverse breathing + Bates

I tend to do abdominal breathing when I start being mindful of my breath(maybe because of having studied Qi Gung) but I can't remember it affecting my sight profoundly, but generally alleviating strai...

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Bates Method

9,960

04-12-2008, 05:08 PM

Thread: Blinking
Post: Re: Blinking

No worries, Dick. Maybe a lot of the dryness and discomfort you're experiencing while doing bates activities is actually just you becoming more aware of the strain and strain related problems with you...

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Bates Method

27,547

04-04-2008, 10:37 PM

Thread: My progress
Post: Re: My progress

It is great to check your progress and is a big motivator for me as well. "I absolutely love sunning, and notice that when you start sunning the colour you observe coming through your eyelids starts ...

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Bates Method

17,158

04-03-2008, 09:24 AM

Thread: Overall Aim
Post: Re: Overall Aim

Well Mike, That seems like a pretty succinct, straight forward description of what we're trying to do. rolfey Wrote:When this is achieved on a regular basis the eyes are able to return to there norma...

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Bates Method

4,456

04-03-2008, 01:33 AM

Thread: helpful video on the long swing
Post: Re: helpful video on the long swing

I don't feel dogmatically about the no glasses thing but I agree with the consensus that the less time with glasses the better. Just as encouragement for the objective, I'd like to share that I went ...

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Bates Method

25,254

04-02-2008, 05:18 PM

Thread: Relaxing Anxiety
Post: Re: Relaxing Anxiety

Hi Cheerio, I think I have had the same thing. More in the past than now. I would be quieting my mind and at some point I would get this itchy of ticklish sensation in the center of my belly out to m...

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Bates Method

3,654

04-01-2008, 08:51 PM

Thread: "Remembering a period"
Post: Re: "Remembering a period"

Kristen, I am still "working" on seeing the black period, but this is how I have had my best success: I look at a black period on a white page right before sitting or lying down to palm. Immediately,...

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Bates Method

6,346

03-28-2008, 04:21 PM

Thread: Swinging before snellen chart
Post: Re: Swinging before snellen chart

I have no idea. You'll have lots of strange unexpected, inexplicable stuff when you learn to start using your eyes correctly. A lot of what is noticed is illusions of the mind. Not to get caught up...

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Bates Method

6,812

03-26-2008, 06:22 PM

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