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Thread: When watching football
Post: Re: When watching football

To Nancy: good to hear from you. I have found that allowing yourself to be in the "defocused" state that feels like you're focusing for too near or seeing double is a prerequisite for letting go of t...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

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10-03-2012, 09:09 AM

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

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06-15-2012, 02:06 PM

Thread: I'm not skeptical - but how can I do it if I go to school?
Post: Re: I'm not skeptical - but how can I do it if I g...

Daniel Wrote:Sean_Augensicht Wrote:I have a job requiring heavy computer use and attendance of presentations in meeting rooms. I also drive a moderate amount, including at night. None of this would ...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

45,688

07-25-2012, 03:04 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: 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: 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: Nothing mystical about this: why imagination seems to work
Post: Re: Nothing mystical about this: why imagination s...

Good to hear from you. It's hard to say anything precise about the timing. When I imagine something, I also notice that there's a pulling sensation. It kind of happens all at once. I wouldn't worry ...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

10,143

11-21-2012, 08:18 AM

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: Snellen measure - not a good one
Post: Re: Snellen measure - not a good one

If you can't tell whether you're making improvements or not, you're holding the chart way too far away. It's hard to make much progress when you're looking at a Snellen that's so far away that you ca...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

8,684

11-24-2012, 09:52 AM

Thread: Qlue's Journal
Post: Re: Qlue's Journal

Mary, I'm a long-time reader of your posts, and it was with dismay that I read your last post. I have a bone to pick with your insinuation (or accusation, rather) that the Chinese are intentionally t...

Sean_Augensicht

David's method

27,122

10-09-2012, 08:25 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

5,843

06-26-2012, 07:39 AM

Thread: perspectives on looking at smaller details
Post: Re: perspectives on looking at smaller details

I'll be posting very soon on what I've learned about reading in my "Breakthroughs" thread. Stay tuned.

Sean_Augensicht

David's method

38,554

10-04-2011, 08:03 AM

Thread: breakthroughs
Post: Re: breakthroughs

Seeing text is a pessimum for me and instantly makes me strain a bit more. (The concept of optimums and pessimums is nothing mysterious. Basically, Bates noticed that certain situations cause people...

Sean_Augensicht

David's method

35,183

10-04-2011, 09:00 AM

Thread: breakthroughs
Post: Re: breakthroughs

One more thing: To gain an impression of what means to not strain while reading, try to make your vision "worse" by doing what you think will make the text defocused. For me (as a myope), this mean...

Sean_Augensicht

David's method

35,183

10-04-2011, 09:19 AM

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

Eyestrain seems somehow linked to the fear of falling. The next time you ride standing up on the subway or on a bus, notice how, just as you shift your weight and tense certain muscles in your legs t...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

12,753

09-06-2012, 01:34 PM

Thread: breakthroughs
Post: Re: breakthroughs

Marlene Wrote:Sean_Augensicht Wrote:7. Finally, take breaks from reading to look around at other things. Everyone (even the non-Bates-aware) will tell you to take breaks by looking into the distance,...

Sean_Augensicht

David's method

35,183

10-05-2011, 05:38 AM

Thread: Nothing mystical about this: why imagination seems to work
Post: Re: Nothing mystical about this: why imagination s...

Oleg, I agree with you on everything you wrote, except that I stand by my statement about the importance of observing the strain. When you're imagining/remembering stuff, you can't do so effortlessl...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

10,143

12-04-2012, 01:55 PM

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

Pikachu Wrote:That's pretty interesting. I've actually noticed that phenomenon before, but I never thought to produce the strain intentionally! My own personal experience is a bit strange. Sometimes, ...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

12,753

09-10-2012, 07:34 PM

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

Regarding your observations 1-4, I'm very, very excited that someone else has discovered the same thing. I'd written about my eyestrain being linked to strains in my chest, arms, and legs previously-...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

12,753

09-11-2012, 03:21 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

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