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Thread: Peace in mind
Post: Re: Peace in mind

Beautiful song from Celtic Women: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu_GyfW_AhI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu_GyfW_AhI</a>

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Complementary Methods

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10-24-2010, 12:34 PM

Thread: Back to Bates...
Post: Re: Back to Bates...

bjsilva Wrote:About 4 years ago I joined this forum as part of my own efforts to improve my vision with the Bates method. I wanted to say that I am so happy this forum is still alive. Thank you David ...

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Bates Method

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12-23-2010, 02:11 PM

Thread: Being safe in relaxed vision
Post: Being safe in relaxed vision

Hi, I have recently found out an analogy to feeling safe when looking at things. It struck me when I climed the ladder quite high up onto my roof. At first I did absolutely not dare to go up there,...

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Bates Method

8,480

09-19-2014, 04:42 PM

Thread: Saccades, memory, imagination
Post: RE: Saccades, memory, imagination

(10-21-2015, 05:47 PM)AlkalineWater7 Wrote: (10-21-2015, 01:47 PM)hammer Wrote: Hi, It is only hammer here with some neurobiology thoughts around vision. :rolleyes: Did you know that a saccade (...

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Bates Method

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10-22-2015, 03:15 PM

Thread: Improving vision by looking at adjacent details
Post: Re: Improving vision by looking at adjacent detail...

David Wrote:Improving vision by looking at adjacent details ...Thanks, I think there is some kind of a chain reaction that in the end results in effortless seeing. What is important is the source of...

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David's Old Blog Posts

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08-08-2011, 01:18 PM

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

Nancy Wrote:Sean, the same sentence from Dave's post that you quoted struck me too (not blur, but scattered details). I kept this in mind walking outside today looking at the vivid autumn colors. I ha...

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David's method

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151,125

10-24-2010, 02:34 PM

Thread: Working Towards A Neonatal Blur Theory Of Common Myopia
Post: Re: Working Towards A Neonatal Blur Theory Of Comm...

JMartinC4 Wrote:My eyesight continues to improve based on my theory. This morning I revisited a previous insight regarding the line of sight orientation. The clear vision line of sight orientation f...

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Complementary Methods

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108,912

06-01-2011, 03:09 PM

Thread: divergence/convergence
Post: Re: divergence/convergence

sway1 Wrote:It's the divergent squinting practice I need to find out about. Any kid can cross their eyes but to make them go the other way like Bates did to exercise the muscles has got to be the only...

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Bates Method

15,153

06-01-2011, 03:14 PM

Thread: Three cups Accommodation exercise
Post: Re: Three cups Accommodation exercise

clarknight Wrote:I find that the 3-cups prevents looking at details, central fixation, shifting... Thats one reason I dont like it. I have one aspect concerning this, it has gone a while now and I tho...

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Bates Method

48,422

09-26-2011, 01:12 PM

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

Hm, I read the book Open-Focus brain by Les Fehmi the other day, and it is quite interesting at least when it comes to vision. The open focus is about paying attention to for instance a part of your ...

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Bates Method

7,180

12-28-2011, 02:21 PM

Thread: Seeing Black
Post: Re: Seeing Black

Iwant2cdammit Wrote:That's odd, I'm not bragging but even though I have an eyesight of 20/400 I always see black when I close my eyes. Does anyone know why this is or if it eliminates any certain caus...

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Bates Method

9,513

08-26-2012, 03:43 PM

Thread: what's swinging like?
Post: Re: what's swinging like?

Ares Wrote:Ever seen animals like Lions or Tigers walking? You will notice that they tend to swing their heads left and right. (Didn't found a good enough video to show) That something that humans a...

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Bates Method

5,553

09-30-2010, 11:29 PM

Thread: Need advice regarding thoughts in vision
Post: Re: Need advice regarding thoughts in vision

Pikachu Wrote:@hammer: Could you explain how the long swing helps one know where to look next? I've been on-and-off with long swing practice lately. I don't think I've mastered it yet, but it seems to...

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Bates Method

10,249

07-20-2012, 02:42 PM

Thread: Being safe in relaxed vision
Post: RE: Being safe in relaxed vision

Hi Alkaline, What you can do is to make sure that you are relaxed before you go to school. Do you often ask yourself "why" in school. It stimulates curiosity and connects to general higher philoso...

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Bates Method

8,480

09-20-2014, 04:18 PM

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

I tried the search for details method the whole day today, and I was really relaxed during the whole day in my eyes, during the whole day I got much better eyesight than I normally have, the more I sh...

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David's method

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151,125

12-24-2010, 02:00 PM

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

Ares Wrote:Making My Sight Worse Bates said it. I believe now. It is beneficial to make your sight worse. Why? Because as i see it now, it gives you knowledge of the control you have and the control...

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Bates Method

36,608

10-01-2010, 03:58 AM

Thread: Success, but need more encouragement
Post: Re: Success, but need more encouragement

JMartinC4 Wrote:hammer Wrote:... people talk about the so-called 'myopic' eyeball being 'too long' so that the image is brought to a focus in front of the retina, they conveniently omit the fact that ...

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Success Stories

33,394

01-21-2011, 12:16 PM

Thread: Being safe in relaxed vision
Post: RE: Being safe in relaxed vision

You need to change all the time to feel "safe". You can also say that "why" and "why not" are tools to prioritise what you need to do in order to get "awareness of the situation" in the most effective...

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Bates Method

8,480

09-21-2014, 04:16 PM

Thread: coaxing the visual system
Post: Re: coaxing the visual system

napkinfeet Wrote:I've started to gather from practice that the only way my vision improves is when I coax my visual system to relax. Anything I 'do' to see better is in the end a strain. It seems my s...

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Bates Method

4,285

12-25-2010, 04:25 AM

Thread: About 'Clear Flashes'
Post: Re: About 'Clear Flashes'

JMartinC4 Wrote:hammer Wrote:JM, ...I haven't really understod how this mind comes in as you say and that is one reason I am here on this forum. The mind controls the focus of awareness onto different...

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Bates Method

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10-01-2010, 10:07 AM

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