The beginning of a new year provides a fresh start, a clean slate. It gives you a chance to let go of old and unnecessary things, ideas and habits while providing you with the opportunity to invite in new and helpful things, ideas and habits. How many years have you been wearing artificial lenses whether…
Do you ever catch yourself staring throughout the day? Do you ever wonder why you are staring? Let’s take a moment to explore the phenomenon of staring. Staring is one of the most common poor vision habits. The eyes stop moving and lock onto one object. Once the stare has taken hold it can be…
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Likewise we can ask which came first, poor vision or poor posture? Vision and posture are intricately linked. The eyes are extensions of the brain and therefore a part of our central nervous system. When light strikes the photoreceptor cells (rods and cones) on the retina in the back of the…
Did you know that you do not see with your eyes? The eyes are simply organs that receive light. This light strikes the retina and sends impulses through the optic nerve to the visual cortex in the back of the brain, which interprets these signals. So you do not see with your eyes, but rather…
A student once asked me, “Do I have to do the Bates Method for the rest of my life?” At first I replied that he had a choice. He can either use the Bates Method and maintain or improve his vision naturally for the rest of his life or he can use glasses or contacts…
Lots of people automatically associate “The Bates Method” and “Natural Vision Improvement” with “Eye Exercises”. In reality though, eye exercises fundamentally contradict the main idea behind the Bates Method. This important distinction between the two must be understood and a change of language is necessary when describing the Bates Method. “Eye Exercises” imply effort. Popular…
The word “Hatha” is a Sanskrit word, which is broken down into two parts: “Ha” means “sun” and “tha” means “moon”. Putting these two opposites together insinuates balance. The branch of Hatha Yoga refers to the physical path, consisting of Asanas (yoga poses or postures), Pranayama (breath control and manipulation), and Kriyas (purity through proper…
As the name implies, Integral Eyesight Improvement integrates several paths toward the achievement of improved eyesight. The holistic nature of I.E.I. is represented by the interconnected circles in its symbol, which emanates out of an eye, whose shape is formed from two overlapping circles. Surrounding the central circle are six identical circles whose centers lie…