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Thread: Jimbo's Journal
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300313 I have been realising today how much I actually strain to see and in what ways I do it. It seems to me that most of the time I notice the level of my eyesight I am not only already straining (...

jimboaxeman

Bates Method

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03-30-2013, 01:52 PM

Thread: Jimbo's Journal
Post: Re: Jimbo's Journal

Thank you for your input, Tsukiomi. The idea of feedback is an interesting one and I am inclined to agree with it. Maybe the trick is understanding the feedback and knowing how to respond to it. I ...

jimboaxeman

Bates Method

76,123

02-17-2013, 12:57 PM

Thread: Jimbo's Journal
Post: Re: Jimbo's Journal

250513 Had a long period so far where there has not seemingly been much to report on. I say "seemingly" because I think that the automatic part of our brain is always working on a problem which is be...

jimboaxeman

Bates Method

76,123

05-25-2013, 02:29 PM

Thread: Tsukiomi's Vision Journal
Post: Re: Tsukiomi's Vision Journal

100% agree with you. The less I think about my vision, the better it is. Sometimes I wonder how eye exercises fit in with this, but yet if it wasn't for Bates a Method, my vision would not have improv...

jimboaxeman

Bates Method

85,556

10-25-2013, 04:58 AM

Thread: Tsukiomi's Vision Journal
Post: Re: Tsukiomi's Vision Journal

I think this is where I am too. I need to fully grasp the mental side of vision as there are times I stumble upon the right thought and everything clears, but identifying that mindset seems to be a de...

jimboaxeman

Bates Method

85,556

06-07-2013, 08:47 AM

Thread: Tsukiomi's Vision Journal
Post: Re: Tsukiomi's Vision Journal

Ted and Tsukiomi, you are both reading my thoughts. when you start Bates Method it all seems very simple and black and white, but as vision improves the more subtle your understanding needs to be. You...

jimboaxeman

Bates Method

85,556

10-27-2013, 04:04 AM

Thread: Jimbo's Journal
Post: Re: Jimbo's Journal

100613 A few things happening lately. Firstly I find that it is becoming more frequent that I have clear flashes when I am not thinking about my sight at all. Secondly, I am resorting to thinking les...

jimboaxeman

Bates Method

76,123

06-10-2013, 08:29 AM

Thread: Jimbo's Journal
Post: Re: Jimbo's Journal

190213 Went into the supermarket yesterday. Nothing unusual about that, and neither is it unusual for me to struggle to see clearly in a supermarket. I have been practising just being aware of my cen...

jimboaxeman

Bates Method

76,123

02-19-2013, 09:42 AM

Thread: Jimbo's Journal
Post: Re: Jimbo's Journal

070413 Continuing to develop and increase my understanding of the Bates Method through practical experience and intuition. I sometimes think that I am doing really well, but all I am really doing is ...

jimboaxeman

Bates Method

76,123

04-07-2013, 01:58 PM

Thread: Question about central fixation & relaxation
Post: Re: Question about central fixation & relaxation

Letting go of your peripheral vision should actually make the centre of your vision clearer, but your peripheral vision won't suffer. If you have eccentric fixation you will find that things in your p...

jimboaxeman

Complementary Methods

6,920

06-16-2013, 02:20 PM

Thread: My progress and view on myopia
Post: Re: My progress and view on myopia

I googled Martin Brofman and read an excerpt from one of his books. He was saying how myopes tend to be more introspective and concerned only with what is inside their personal bubble. He could have b...

jimboaxeman

Success Stories

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06-16-2013, 02:30 PM

Thread: New to the Bates Mehtod, please help!?
Post: Re: New to the Bates Mehtod, please help!?

People will say that the Bates Method is a waste of time because they think it should bring about magical results by just following a formula. Aldous Huxley hit the nail on the head simply in the titl...

jimboaxeman

Bates Method

6,543

06-17-2013, 12:58 PM

Thread: Jimbo's Journal
Post: Re: Jimbo's Journal

210213 Yesterday I began to find my practise of central fixation a strain. I think I was beginning to interfere with my eyes and expect clear vision. This kind of thing often happens and it could be ...

jimboaxeman

Bates Method

76,123

02-21-2013, 04:03 PM

Thread: Thinking one thing best.
Post: Re: Thinking one thing best.

That is interesting, David. Maybe my attention is my consciousness. I have said that by being more aware of here and now helps to clear my vision. I have also realised that when I do practise this awa...

jimboaxeman

Success Stories

37,386

02-21-2013, 04:25 PM

Thread: Jimbo's Journal
Post: Re: Jimbo's Journal

200613 Just a thought today. When I have a clear flash, I tend to ask the question "What is it that I am doing for this to be happening?" It is very difficult to answer that question as it seems that...

jimboaxeman

Bates Method

76,123

06-20-2013, 11:58 AM

Thread: Jimbo's Journal
Post: Re: Jimbo's Journal

Thank you, David. It does seem to be getting simpler. All the theorising is helpful to a point, but it does, or should boil down to something anybody can understand and do. When I take my son for hi...

jimboaxeman

Bates Method

76,123

02-22-2013, 10:45 AM

Thread: Please help me
Post: Re: Please help me

Hello Misterfun, Nancy does have a good point there but I do understand that doing this by yourself is a bit like groping in the dark. Firstly I would say that confusion and indecisiveness can be a ...

jimboaxeman

Bates Method

6,226

08-27-2013, 01:09 PM

Thread: Eyesight fluctuation. Help needed.
Post: Re: Eyesight fluctuation. Help needed.

In my experience of practising the Bates Method, vision fluctuations are extremely frequent. This is because as I am relearning to see, my old habits and thought patterns are fighting back as well. My...

jimboaxeman

Bates Method

21,439

06-23-2013, 01:27 PM

Thread: Jimbo's Journal
Post: Re: Jimbo's Journal

230613 No matter how advanced you think you are in your understanding and practice of BM, sometimes you have to go back to basics. Just for a bit. Today I could see just how static I was making the w...

jimboaxeman

Bates Method

76,123

06-23-2013, 01:46 PM

Thread: What exactly is continuous shifting?
Post: Re: What exactly is continuous shifting?

I have been working on central fixation lately and have made progress in my understanding and "use" of it. It does seem that the point of central fixation is barely noticeable and I think that is beca...

jimboaxeman

Bates Method

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02-23-2013, 02:23 PM

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