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Thread: Re: HELP Headaches, Miagrains
Post: Re: HELP Headaches, Miagrains

I've had a few bouts of headaches, one that lasted a week. For me, I've always come out of it with another layer of tension released, and enhanced natural vision. I've taken the approach that it's d...

bkowalski

Bates Method

17,588

04-22-2007, 05:53 PM

Thread: Hi everyone
Post: Re: Hi everyone

It sounds like you are a high school or post secondary student, and only 3 years wearing glasses is a lot better than me at 35 years!! First of all, you have to be very committed to this for it to ...

bkowalski

Bates Method

6,016

01-31-2007, 12:26 PM

Thread: Re: How to read correctly
Post: Re: How to read correctly

Hi Scarecrow, I wouldn't put too much importance on your current visit. My vision has been improving with Bates, and with the strength of my original prescription, I've had to go with reducing presc...

bkowalski

Bates Method

21,760

08-16-2007, 08:04 AM

Thread: Re: How to read correctly
Post: Re: How to read correctly

Scarecrow, glasses are a way better option, for all the reasons Paul gave and because you can take them off and put them on easily. Many on this forum believe in entirely discarding corrective lenses...

bkowalski

Bates Method

21,760

08-20-2007, 08:51 AM

Thread: I need help
Post: Re: I need help

Welcome to the forum. Your optometrist (OD) is quite progressive in prescribing correction to 20/30. It's good to know that your OD is thinking about actually improving your vision. I don't belie...

bkowalski

Bates Method

11,680

02-20-2007, 08:04 AM

Thread: I need help
Post: Re: I need help

Wow, that is great about how your vision is better when not in school! And you will likely have more success than me who has worn glasses for over 30 years. It sounds like you've already had some su...

bkowalski

Bates Method

11,680

02-20-2007, 11:02 AM

Thread: I'm gonna start... where and how?
Post: Re: I'm gonna start... where and how?

You are just like I was about a year ago, and like so many in our western culture, you are very busy "doing" so many things. There is a lot to be said for taking time each day to reflect inwardly and...

bkowalski

Bates Method

8,685

08-13-2007, 10:52 AM

Thread: Introduce yourself here!
Post: Re: Introduce yourself here!

Hi missmuffet Dr Bates has said that with eyesight that is about 20/70 - which is when a "problem" is often first detected - and the person is fitted with typical minus lenses for myopia, the uncorre...

bkowalski

Bates Method

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113,903

12-18-2006, 04:26 PM

Thread: Introduce yourself here!
Post: Re: Introduce yourself here!

As Otis said, the sheet you took home shows a -0.5 diopter correction for both eyes. You have plenty of time to research and try natural vision improvement or the methods that Otis suggests. Just be...

bkowalski

Bates Method

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113,903

12-19-2006, 08:04 AM

Thread: Introduce yourself here!
Post: Re: Introduce yourself here!

The "How to Begin" link on this site is great, and one book that I would recommend for parents is "How to Improve Your Child's Eyesight Naturally: A Thoughtful Parent's Guide" by Janet Goodrich. It i...

bkowalski

Bates Method

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113,903

12-20-2006, 08:00 AM

Thread: Introduce yourself here!
Post: Re: Introduce yourself here!

Cheryl, it is definitely possible. I had lenses of -8.5 and have reduced that by 25% in 3 months. Your eyes are -3.75 and -4.50 with an astigmatism. Many of the experts in NVI like Janet Goodrich r...

bkowalski

Bates Method

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113,903

05-25-2007, 03:56 PM

Thread: Re: lazy eye
Post: Re: lazy eye

The theory behind the Bates Method is that most eye conditions are the result of mental strain. The method is about incorporating good vision habits and relaxation into everyday life, and natural visi...

bkowalski

Bates Method

13,130

03-27-2007, 07:26 PM

Thread: Re: lazy eye
Post: Re: lazy eye

yeah, practice Bates

bkowalski

Bates Method

13,130

08-31-2007, 07:18 AM

Thread: Method of the Month, Nov 2006 - Constant Movement
Post: Re: Method of the Month, Nov 2006 - Constant Movem...

Excellent discussion. I have been trying to swing things as I walk throughout the day. I have been told in the past that I walk very rigidly, so this is quite a change for me, but one that brings me...

bkowalski

Bates Method

28,674

12-19-2006, 10:06 AM

Thread: Re: My Experience with Bates Method after almost a Year
Post: Re: My Experience with Bates Method after almost a...

Thanks Oleg, very helpful blog. I have tried sungazing, and even with my very imperfect sight, I have had no lasting effects of the same yellowish field you mentioned. I intend on getting back to it...

bkowalski

Bates Method

12,177

08-30-2007, 06:50 AM

Thread: My reduced RX finally arrived from Zenni Optical!!!
Post: Re: My reduced RX finally arrived from Zenni Optic...

You seriously reduced your prescription by 3.75 and 7.25 Diopters? And you can see 20/50 - 20/70? I have a prescription of -8.50 and -9.00, and have been practising Bates for about 2 weeks now with ...

bkowalski

Bates Method

12,216

11-08-2006, 09:00 AM

Thread: Myopia manual
Post: Re: Myopia manual

The material is very scientific, and I like some of it like nutrition. But for me, it's too much of a scientific/organic/physical approach to visual health that entirely ignores the role that the min...

bkowalski

Complementary Methods

5,411

11-13-2006, 09:52 AM

Thread: Need help on the bates method
Post: Re: Need help on the bates method

Just a suggestion, if you don't get a reply from Dave. He wants detail of one exercise. You can say that you're sketching, but now what are the details of how you sketch. Your description might s...

bkowalski

Bates Method

9,230

07-12-2007, 02:55 PM

Thread: Palming for 20 minutes
Post: Re: Palming for 20 minutes

Otter, have you read Bates yet? I read it about three times before I started... Otherwise I suggest looking for a Bates teacher...

bkowalski

Bates Method

5,257

04-23-2007, 07:14 PM

Thread: Practice using digital clock
Post: Re: Practice using digital clock

Very interesting Dave, I am a "fight or flight" person for sure. I have been using deep breathing techniques since Nov as well, and have found many symptoms of "fight or flight" diminish. I will now...

bkowalski

Bates Method

7,837

02-13-2007, 10:22 AM

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