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Thread: Watching Television
Post: Re: Watching Television

I mentioned this before a while back, but I find watching football matches (association football, ie soccer) on the tv very relaxing. I like to sit well back from the screen where I don't really see...

sean

Bates Method

5,221

04-17-2009, 01:02 AM

Thread: My Experience so Far
Post: Re: My Experience so Far

Good post. They say it is simple, so I suppose it's, er, simple. The mind keeps finding excuses to avoid the issue. I wouldn't be inclined though to say to people that they need to address their anxie...

sean

Bates Method

4,694

04-13-2011, 08:21 AM

Thread: The path of abusing your eyes
Post: Re: The path of abusing your eyes

Hi David Great post. Reading it I felt my heart sink. It seemed like such a big challenge. But then I thought of my golden rule in these matters (so-named as of half an hour ago) that when you feel a...

sean

David's Old Blog Posts

6,735

11-25-2011, 07:04 AM

Thread: The path of abusing your eyes
Post: Re: The path of abusing your eyes

Dave Thanks for taking the time to write all that out. I have got the idea even if the boundaries between points 3 to 5 (results, catalogue and analysis) are a bit uncertain to me. but maybe that doe...

sean

David's Old Blog Posts

6,735

11-30-2011, 08:57 AM

Thread: My reason for believing in Bates
Post: Re: My reason for believing in Bates

I use the Snellen, not to record progress but as a tool to relax my eyes. By now I just look at it and (generally) after a few seconds my eyes begin to tingle and water - this follows from a certain ...

sean

Complementary Methods

7,086

04-18-2008, 03:55 AM

Thread: Optimums and Pessimums
Post: Re: Optimums and Pessimums

Correction: my eyes don't always water with clear flashes. That used to be the case but now mainly happens when the vision clears up completely for a few moments. The sensation on the surface of the e...

sean

Bates Method

5,958

07-21-2010, 04:17 AM

Thread: Optimums and Pessimums
Post: Re: Optimums and Pessimums

In his excellent book about eyesight (which I see as a complement to Bates) Martin Brofman talks a little about what he calls 'selective vision' and suggests you use it as a help to guide you back to ...

sean

Bates Method

5,958

07-26-2010, 06:43 AM

Thread: Optimums and Pessimums
Post: Optimums and Pessimums

I suppose this can be related to the Bates Method under 'Optimums and Pessimums', but I'm mentioning it just as a curiosity. I mentioned before here that I like to relax my eyes by wathcing (associat...

sean

Bates Method

5,958

07-21-2010, 04:03 AM

Thread: 1 year vision anniversary! Fork in the road
Post: Re: 1 year vision anniversary! Fork in the road

Spyderman, when I started it was a few months before I got a clear flash. In the end I just said to myself: I know I can see and I'll just sit here and wait for it to happen. I let go of everything, m...

sean

Bates Method

6,672

08-30-2010, 08:12 AM

Thread: Outside of your programming
Post: Re: Outside of your programming

David I have sometimes wondered what would happen if I put myself in a dangerous situation where I'd have to override the programming and see clearly. Just idle speculation. I re-read your post, in ...

sean

David's Old Blog Posts

6,758

10-24-2011, 07:15 AM

Thread: Moving indirectly
Post: Re: Moving indirectly

Thanks David This (and Sean Augensicht's relatted post under Bates Method) is very useful indeed. I remember you mentioned elsewhere that you shouldn't need to move your eye unless you are taking a ...

sean

David's Old Blog Posts

9,091

10-05-2012, 09:13 AM

Thread: Meir Schneider video interview
Post: Re: Meir Schneider video interview

Thanks for the link, Nancy. I've just got the hang of looking at moving pictures on my computer - technology isn't my strong point. Great video. I was struck by how ordinary the man is (apart from hi...

sean

Bates Method

7,928

03-18-2011, 09:27 AM

Thread: Re-creating Your Programming
Post: Re: Re-creating Your Programming

I forgot to add that Sorrisi's way to maintain interest (and attention), in is to make the exercises (and their implementation) fun. That makes more sense to me now.

sean

David's Old Blog Posts

9,271

06-16-2011, 07:33 AM

Thread: Reminding thoughts
Post: Re: Reminding thoughts

Hi Oleg I know your question was addressed to David but I find the following passages from his Shifting in a Triangle blog post are very useful: "This is about learning to pay attention to a differe...

sean

David's method

9,962

07-26-2012, 08:35 AM

Thread: Re-creating Your Programming
Post: Re: Re-creating Your Programming

David First just to say that I have been reading your blog posts since they first appeared, and reflecting on them, and they are really good. Perfectly pitched. On this latest post I think you've co...

sean

David's Old Blog Posts

9,271

06-16-2011, 07:21 AM

Thread: Why does looking at the Snellen chart everyday improve eyesi
Post: Re: Why does looking at the Snellen chart everyday...

While i have been following this forum attentively I haven't posted for a good while now. I suppose I'm not alone in being pretty secretive about natural vision improvement - it's such a subjective m...

sean

Bates Method

8,283

07-29-2008, 06:04 AM

Thread: Why does looking at the Snellen chart everyday improve eyesi
Post: Re: Why does looking at the Snellen chart everyday...

Thanks for responding, Ram. I suppose the point I'm trying to make here is that it has taken me one year to get to a point where I can relax for a full half hour and not feel I've wasted my time. When...

sean

Bates Method

8,283

07-30-2008, 03:42 AM

Thread: Palming versus peripheral vision
Post: Re: Palming versus peripheral vision

Hi Hammer Could you explain how this is done in practice, how you are aware of peripheral vision while focussing your attention on a small point?

sean

Bates Method

8,706

09-20-2010, 07:04 AM

Thread: Your sanction
Post: Re: Your sanction

I agree with Nancy here. Great post (it gave me a big lift) and something like it should be in your revised 'method'. I'm not certain why exactly it rings true (though I have my own ideas) but it just...

sean

David's Old Blog Posts

11,104

06-01-2012, 05:54 AM

Thread: Eyes watering
Post: Re: Eyes watering

I also get this mild stinging (like soap in the eyes but milder) and watering. For people like me who find it hard to get clear flashes could this be turned to their advantage I wonder? In the last ...

sean

Bates Method

8,894

03-20-2008, 04:27 AM

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