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Thread: Lower strength glasses
Post: Re: Lower strength glasses

sorry! I wrote it in a hurry, I hope I explained all the terms well enough! Think of the prescription like instructions for someone cutting the glasses. The PD is the distance between your eyes, so...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

21,425

10-27-2010, 02:09 AM

Thread: +0.5 Diopter Improvement in 1 Week
Post: Re: +0.5 Diopter Improvement in 1 Week

hi - congrats on your improvement so far - now write down what you did that you think helped the most! When life gets carried away later you'll need that reminder, trust me. keep going! I have some...

sorrisiblue

Success Stories

12,087

10-27-2010, 01:43 AM

Thread: Lower strength glasses
Post: Re: Lower strength glasses

Did you go to a different optometrist for the 2007 test? That's a very different prescription, almost like a very strong myopia prescription was offset by a positive cylindrical cut to get to about t...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

21,425

10-25-2010, 07:22 AM

Thread: notes on looking at details and changing
Post: Re: notes on looking at details and changing

Hi David, I've been MIA with thesis writing, had been meaning to give you some feedback on this as well. I think it's great, especially how you managed to emphasize in a few different ways how one s...

sorrisiblue

David's method

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151,125

10-03-2010, 08:05 AM

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

that's a great way of thinking of central fixation! I think these indirect ways of teaching / learning central fixation are most successful as people commenting have noted. I just wrote a blog post ...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

8,706

09-25-2010, 04:51 AM

Thread: Why progress is slow, and most people are never truely cured
Post: Re: Why progress is slow, and most people are neve...

Both AndreaMajor and Nancy make good points I agree with. Dr. Bates often wrote: there is a right way and a wrong way to practice (his relaxation techniques). Often, people stand in front of the ...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

38,632

09-12-2010, 12:56 PM

Thread: My Way on N.V.I and Bates' Method
Post: Re: My Way on N.V.I and Bates' Method

hi Ares, thanks for sharing some of your story. These are the things we don't learn in school about other countries! I hope that you will be an instrument of change. Stay positive. Have you star...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

36,608

09-05-2010, 11:26 AM

Thread: Most terrifying thing
Post: Re: Most terrifying thing

ailpin Wrote:I ned glasses/contacts for distance, but not near should I find a plus lens to wear over my contacts for reading? Or should I order weaker contacts and glasses to aid in myopia reversal? ...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

25,585

09-01-2010, 03:47 AM

Thread: Most terrifying thing
Post: Re: Most terrifying thing

ailpin Wrote:So it turns out my father supports me in my natural methods my mother doesn't. Ah well at least there is one person in my household supporting me. My mother is getting me contacts and the...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

25,585

09-01-2010, 03:36 AM

Thread: Lots of Questions - Palming, Improvement, etc.
Post: Re: Lots of Questions - Palming, Improvement, etc.

Pikachu Wrote:I suppose it's much harder to do without a support? I find I need support in order to let my shoulders relax, but I have heard from other people that don't need the support. Give both w...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

24,637

09-01-2010, 02:26 AM

Thread: Difficulty with the Bates method
Post: Re: Difficulty with the Bates method

Hi Fuoco! I understand just what you mean in that first paragraph. This habit of wanting to do so many things is one I am letting go of as well. I am always reminded by my husband - do one thing at...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

19,887

09-01-2010, 02:23 AM

Thread: Difficulty with the Bates method
Post: Re: Difficulty with the Bates method

Hi Fuoco! Hope you're still checking this thread, I wasn't online over the weekend. fuoco Wrote:Thanks Sorrisi! I feel like you understand exactly what it is for me. On one side the neck suffering,...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

19,887

08-31-2010, 01:24 AM

Thread: Why Optometrist test won't reveal partial progress
Post: Re: Why Optometrist test won't reveal partial prog...

Andrea Major Wrote:the relative most accurate vision will still be the same distance from your eyes as before. Andrea that is interesting. I never thought about it that way, and I think this is a gr...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

5,934

08-31-2010, 01:01 AM

Thread: Lots of Questions - Palming, Improvement, etc.
Post: Re: Lots of Questions - Palming, Improvement, etc.

hi Pikachu, sorry, wasn't online this weekend. Pikachu Wrote:I think it'd be very nice if I could palm while lying down, since that's when most of my body is most comfortable (most notably my back)...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

24,637

08-31-2010, 12:56 AM

Thread: Lots of Questions - Palming, Improvement, etc.
Post: Re: Lots of Questions - Palming, Improvement, etc.

Pikachu Wrote:When should you stop palming? If I could find a nice dark place and close my eyes, would it make any difference if I had my hands on my head or not? For most of the palming questions I ...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

24,637

08-27-2010, 03:59 AM

Thread: Difficulty with the Bates method
Post: Re: Difficulty with the Bates method

Hi Fuoco, Emily Bates often wrote about how being conscious of your eyes increased teh strain. Another thought I had while reading your post was that it seems you have most success when you do relax...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

19,887

08-27-2010, 03:34 AM

Thread: BEGINNERS what to do first?????????????
Post: Re: BEGINNERS what to do first?????????????

hey, no worries. when I started I had great difficulty doing anything without glasses (-8), I couldn't recognize faces if they were more than 2 feet away. Now I can do almost everything without glas...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

9,792

08-22-2010, 06:00 AM

Thread: BEGINNERS what to do first?????????????
Post: Re: BEGINNERS what to do first?????????????

Quote:how should I get started? start by demonstrating the easiest things (max one new thing per day). Dr. Bates wrote 10 years of magazines found here: <a class="postlink" href=...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

9,792

08-21-2010, 02:37 PM

Thread: 15-y old & "Bates Method"
Post: Re: 15-y old & "Bates Method"

I haven't tried the 'rebuild your vision program'. I have tried the Bates method and it works. As you seem to understand, it does take time and patience. If you're looking to get maximum results ...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

7,558

08-09-2010, 01:39 PM

Thread: Advice
Post: Re: Advice

NyoGoat Wrote:I haven't officially tested myself, but I used to have to stand within 2 feet to see the big E and now I can stand about 10 feet away and be able to make it out. I have had dreams where...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

10,390

07-25-2010, 12:10 PM

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