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Thread: Bates' Quotes
Post: Re: Bates' Quotes

At the moment my favourite is the quote which is along the lines of: 'If you are under treatment for imperfect sight be sure to keep in mind all day long from the time you wake up in the morning until...

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Bates Method

14,284

05-20-2008, 07:52 AM

Thread: Bates' Quotes
Post: Re: Bates' Quotes

"We do not see, things are seen." Yeh I really like that one. I initially just thought about it meaning don't try too hard to see anything, and instead let the scenery come to you. BUT at the same t...

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Bates Method

14,284

05-22-2008, 02:22 AM

Thread: Dancing
Post: Re: Dancing

I was told (by a posture instructor) there was some studies done that showed music relaxes us..I'm not sure if that is the music or because when listening to music we are likely to divert our attentio...

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Bates Method

7,085

06-30-2009, 10:53 PM

Thread: Dark patches under the eyes
Post: Re: Dark patches under the eyes

My instincts are that this is simply a sign of strain..and the muscles in this region being overly tense..I think it's as simple as that. But yeah, diet could be something to look into.

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Bates Method

6,204

06-11-2009, 02:03 PM

Thread: declaring intention
Post: Re: declaring intention

Hi Dave, One of the things that stood out for me was this.. Quote:Don't phrase it as a command to yourself like "Relax your eyes!". Instead say "I do not tense my eyes to see" or "The more I relax m...

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Bates Method

17,879

01-16-2010, 11:25 PM

Thread: Definitely a difference in personality.
Post: Re: Definitely a difference in personality.

I think myopic people can seem calm one minute, but then all of a sudden they can let out their pent up frustrations and become angry(I've seen this happen). So the point is, the calmness wasn't real...

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Bates Method

29,151

07-22-2009, 03:49 PM

Thread: Effortlessness in other things
Post: Re: Effortlessness in other things

That sounds good Otto. I've read on some self development forums that it helps to have a mindset of abundance and to be welcoming to receiving things. Money is only a means to an exchange for things...

footballman

Complementary Methods

6,414

09-29-2009, 03:15 PM

Thread: How the body/mind learns?
Post: Re: How the body/mind learns?

I've found lately that when doing anything, it's best to do it with little effort, and keep comfort in mind...regardless of whatever your vision is like! For instance, if you are at a computer you m...

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Complementary Methods

7,502

06-18-2009, 08:00 PM

Thread: How the body/mind learns?
Post: Re: How the body/mind learns?

The posture exercises are from an ebook I got online...they aren't anything directly to do with the Alexander Technique. The point I was trying to make was when I started doing the exercises in a subt...

footballman

Complementary Methods

7,502

05-27-2009, 02:27 PM

Thread: Improvement with glasses on temporarily
Post: Re: Improvement with glasses on temporarily

I'm not sure what my visual acuity is, I think it is -3 in both eyes(if that makes sense)..but I try and stay away from putting a number on how much I'm straining...I don't always strain either, I sor...

footballman

Bates Method

5,926

05-30-2009, 12:38 PM

Thread: Judging what you see
Post: Re: Judging what you see

I didn't really mean judging what I see now to what I saw in the past, I meant judging something in a value sense, whether something is what I like or not. So you might have interpreted correctly Dav...

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David's method

9,782

03-17-2012, 04:08 AM

Thread: new article / site update
Post: Re: new article / site update

I practiced this for a while yesterday. One thing that happened was that I kind of stopped interpreting what I was seeing or doing. Like I started off for a while, calling out the letters in my head...

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Bates Method

40,713

11-07-2010, 03:19 AM

Thread: Nutrition should part of the Btes Method, not separate
Post: Re: Nutrition should part of the Btes Method, not ...

I liked the point about personality Dave. I think with respect to this, a change in attitude helps vision whereby you make a committment to act in accord with your desires (leading to others thinkin...

footballman

Complementary Methods

13,011

02-05-2009, 05:11 AM

Thread: Overlooked aspect behind Bates?
Post: Re: Overlooked aspect behind Bates?

Bates also mentions Montessori education as providing benefits to children's development..'Montessori has taught us that it is only when children are interested that they can learn. It is equally tru...

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Bates Method

6,894

05-23-2009, 12:07 PM

Thread: Overlooked aspect behind Bates?
Post: Re: Overlooked aspect behind Bates?

It's interesting to hear that Sorrisi. I find that writing on here and even reading Bates, which I'm interested in, is relaxing for me. Good luck with whatever you decide to do after the PhD! I'm s...

footballman

Bates Method

6,894

05-23-2009, 01:56 PM

Thread: Relaxation
Post: Re: Relaxation

Yes the vision cleared up and I started looking at the detail on the ground(which is normally a grey blur). Instead my eyes zipped(moved quickly) on their own from detail to detail. I could also see...

footballman

Complementary Methods

9,049

01-06-2009, 02:10 PM

Thread: Relaxation
Post: Re: Relaxation

Wow, that is amazing. I've read very little of Bates and didn't know he said anything about temperature and the body. But good to know! Either way, my experience was the greatest indicator of wha...

footballman

Complementary Methods

9,049

01-11-2009, 11:40 AM

Thread: Relaxing the eyes and avoiding the issue
Post: Re: Relaxing the eyes and avoiding the issue

One of the things I've found when I see better, is that I only focus on one thing at a time..central fixation I presume..and yet I also still have this desire to want to see more, to want to see every...

footballman

David's Old Blog Posts

20,058

06-20-2011, 01:39 PM

Thread: Releasing emotions.
Post: Re: Releasing emotions.

Thanks for the info guys, I've never really tried sunning, so might well give that a go. I'll be sure to do it in the evening. I think I will go ahead with the letter as well. I visited another s...

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Complementary Methods

7,536

08-19-2010, 02:21 AM

Thread: secondary strain
Post: Re: secondary strain

Would you say that once you release the secondary strain/tension, the primary tension becomes a lot more noticeable? For me, although I can see better, I'm also more aware of an underlying tension......

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Bates Method

14,410

02-11-2009, 10:49 AM

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