After being based in North Carolina for nearly a decade, Integral Eyesight Improvement has moved north and is now based in Vermont. Owner, Nathan Oxenfeld, and his girlfriend relocated from Asheville, NC to Burlington, VT in the summer of 2021 to pursue Emma’s nursing career at the University of Vermont Medical Center. Much of Nathan’s…
A Sight for Sore Eyes by Shaun Marron An estimate stemming from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey states that around 50 percent of Americans over the age of 20 suffer from vision problems, especially those approaching middle age. Vision ailment leads many to buy glasses, contact lenses, or even laser vision correction. Nathan…
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…
Vision Myth #1: Visual loss cannot be stopped or reversed. FALSE. Visual loss can be stopped in its tracks and reversed through relaxation and vision training, returning the eyesight to 20/20 or better. The human body has miraculous healing powers. When you scrape your knee the blood clots, a scab is formed and in a…