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Thread: A858DE45F56D9BC9201210121742
Post: Re: Help Getting Started

Read my "breakthroughs" thread in the "How to see" section. I just added an updated post there just for you.

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

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09-18-2011, 10:54 AM

Thread: plateaus
Post: Re: plateaus

I have the same experience. My overall vision improves at a greater or lesser speed, but my blur zone--and thus my required prescription for seeing 20/20--doesn't seem to change nearly as much. I th...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

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10-18-2011, 11:19 AM

Thread: Four habits?
Post: Re: Four habits?

Also, Bates did not say anything about doing "centralization." Central fixation is something that you have if you have relaxation. It's not something you do. The way to improve eyesight is to figur...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

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11-04-2011, 12:39 PM

Thread: Sore eyes when looking into distance
Post: Re: Sore eyes when looking into distance

I think this would be a good time to remind new users that we don't dispense medical advice here. Bates is an educational approach, but for problems like red eyes or stinging, it sounds like you shou...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

17,580

12-29-2011, 10:20 AM

Thread: Something to try when shifting fails
Post: Re: Something to try when shifting fails

Sorry, I haven't read the book you mentioned, so I don't know enough about "open focus" to say anything either for or against it. Sounds interesting, though.

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

7,180

12-28-2011, 02:54 PM

Thread: Sun-Gazing Experience
Post: Re: Sun-Gazing Experience

[Deleted post -- accidentally posted something in this thread instead of another one]

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

14,270

06-15-2012, 02:34 PM

Thread: A858DE45F56D9BC9201210121742
Post: Re: Help Getting Started

Sypheren Wrote:I do sometimes squint when trying to focus on something without glasses or contacts (but I've been very careful not to after reading the content of the main website) And I do have pain...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

17,444

09-18-2011, 01:36 PM

Thread: Eyestrain and fear of falling --> rapid improvement
Post: Re: Eyestrain and fear of falling --> rapid improv...

Not to sound like a jerk, but I'm not surprised you saw no improvement. You didn't read what I wrote, and you invented your own method that apparently involved using effort. I didn't tell you to push ...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

12,753

09-12-2012, 12:42 PM

Thread: Four habits?
Post: Re: Four habits?

Zulfadhli Wrote:Sean_Augensicht Wrote:Also, Bates did not say anything about doing "centralization." Central fixation is something that you have if you have relaxation. It's not something you do. T...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

27,705

11-04-2011, 02:21 PM

Thread: My Dream Last Night
Post: Re: My Dream Last Night

I agree with everything jiminos said, except that I would say that the swing is neither something you practice nor something you do, but something you NOTICEâconstantly (or as least often as you can...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

7,543

09-18-2012, 09:32 AM

Thread: Something to try when shifting fails
Post: Something to try when shifting fails

I just posted a long post in my "breakthroughs" thread under the "David's Method" section of the forum, but I thought it would be relevant to give it a little plug under this section of the forum as ...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

7,180

12-21-2011, 01:24 PM

Thread: Something to try when shifting fails
Post: Re: Something to try when shifting fails

TRY THIS: Here is a variation of David's method that incorporates the felt sense in other parts of the body. Adding awareness of physical sensations throughout the body makes David's method more eff...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

7,180

12-28-2011, 01:30 PM

Thread: Something to try when shifting fails
Post: Re: Something to try when shifting fails

ANOTHER METHOD THAT WORKS REALLY WELL TO CAUSE A BIG RELEASE OF STRAIN: 1. For the following steps to work, your eyes must be as close to your "baseline" level of relaxation as you can get them: if y...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

7,180

12-28-2011, 04:42 PM

Thread: tips on breathing, mental pictures, & "making vision worse"
Post: Re: tips on breathing, mental pictures, & "making ...

Hi Jeff, Interesting observations. Thanks for adding to this conversation. It's easy to slip into effortfulness, or "breathing yourself," as you put it. Usually this occurs when we try too hard to...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

13,437

06-15-2012, 02:06 PM

Thread: On being "creative"
Post: On being "creative"

Before you try to innovate ... While Bates was quite a genius, I of course do not believe that Bates's writings are perfect -- due to imperfections in his exposition and perhaps due to certain imperf...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

3,672

01-09-2012, 11:32 AM

Thread: tips on breathing, mental pictures, & "making vision worse"
Post: Re: tips on breathing, mental pictures, & "making ...

One more thought. As you inhale and exhale, see if you can feel a subtle movement in your eye muscles. This movement is a form of locked-in strain. It might take a while to notice this movement, but i...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

13,437

06-15-2012, 02:35 PM

Thread: tips on breathing, mental pictures, & "making vision worse"
Post: tips on breathing, mental pictures, & "making visi...

I've been getting VERY good results with my eyesight recently by practicing breathing. It may sound strange, but strain that we hold in our eyes seems linked to an entire complex of strain that cause...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

13,437

06-09-2012, 11:12 AM

Thread: tips on breathing, mental pictures, & "making vision worse"
Post: Re: tips on breathing, mental pictures, & "making ...

Sean, here are a few more tips to help you out. It does take a lot of repeated tries to figure out exactly what you're doing subconsciously, but once you have that "aha" moment, everything clicks int...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

13,437

06-12-2012, 01:46 PM

Thread: tips on breathing, mental pictures, & "making vision worse"
Post: Re: tips on breathing, mental pictures, & "making ...

hammer Wrote:Hello there, In my case I actually think that there is a lack in the flow of oxygen and nutrition in my eyes and the eye muscles, that does not reach out enough to for instance the cili...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

13,437

06-17-2012, 07:09 PM

Thread: Undoing wrong thoughts
Post: Undoing wrong thoughts

I'm interested in hearing about others' experiences with perhaps the most important aspect of vision improvement: undoing wrong thoughts. Just to get the conversation started ... As I've said before,...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

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06-26-2012, 07:39 AM

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