The following article is re-posted from Mother Earth Living. The full article can be found here. “9 Herbs for Healthy Eyes The plant world offers a medley of prevention and treatment for healthy eyes. By Linda B. White, M.D. April/May 2011 Q. Are there herbs that can help support healthy eyes? A. Sight is one…
How many hours do you sleep a night? According to a recent study by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) over 40 million working Americans get less than 6 hours of sleep a night, which is about 30% of the country’s workforce. You may be aware that sleep deprivation can lead to all sorts of…
The word “Jnana” (pronounced “yah-nah”) is Sanskrit for “knowledge”. Jnana Yoga is the Yoga of Knowledge or the path of Self-inquiry. One way to practice Jnana Yoga is to continually ask yourself “Who Am I?” It is an investigation of identity, an exploration of ego, a consideration of how we think of “I”. Initially, your…
I got interviewed by Brad Gudim from Synergy Cafe on Sunday, July 20th. It covers the who, what, where, when, how and why of Integral Eyesight Improvement and how I began assisting people in healing their own eyes. Check it out and explore some other Synergy Cafe interviews while you’re at it to learn about…
You may know that you use your eyes for almost everything you do each day. But has anyone ever asked you how you use your eyes before? Have you ever analyzed how you use your eyes? There are only two possible ways you can use your eyes: in a strained way or in a relaxed…
Here is the next installment of my Bates Method 101 instructional videos. This edition covers the central idea of movement and the opposite of movement: staring. Staring is a poor vision habit that most people learn early on in life. To improve your own eyesight it is necessary to break the habit of staring. How…
Below is an instructional video about Palming, a central practice of the Bates Method of natural eyesight improvement. Most people overwork their eyes and do not give them sufficient rest. I always recommend that people palm every day. Right when I wake up I palm my eyes before I start my day and right before…
The phrase “Look With Love” sounds nice, but what does it mean? Maybe to understand what it means it will help to understand what it doesn’t mean. When not looking with love you look with fear, doubt, judgement, concern, worry, confusion, resistance, effort or strain, which all lead to blurry vision. Therefore when looking with…
Do you remember how much fun you had playing on swing sets as a child? Think about how relaxing it is swing gently in a hammock or to sway back and forth in a rocking chair. These activities are not only fun and relaxing, but they can benefit your eyes as well. You don’t need…
Before finding out how to relax your eyes, let’s explore why you need to relax your eyes in the first place. What difference does it make if your eyes are tense or relaxed? Let’s do a little experiment. Clench your hands. Do you think you would be able to paint a beautiful picture with a…