Bates Method 101: Daily Vision Routine

In this video, Certified Bates Method Teacher, Nathan Oxenfeld guides you through a simple daily vision improvement routine.

All of the practices shown in this video are meant to be performed without wearing any glasses or contacts.

Thank you!

[aletheaskinner]

I just wanted to tell people that the Bates method really DOES work. Our family learned of it in the late 1950s from friends who were naturopaths. They used this method to rid the entire family of glasses. As far as I know, NONE of them wear glasses to this day--that's over 50 years. Even Dad, who was the naturopathic physician, who is in his early 90s--still eyeglass FREE,

[Dontmadder]

Hey guys. Bates method and exercises work. I used to have -2.75D on the left eye and -3.0D on the right eye. I followed Bates method and some other personalized exercises for the past 3 months and successfully reduced my left eye to -1.75D and right eye to -2.75D. I need to focus a little more on my right eye. But yeah these methods work. Try it for yourself. It just needs complete dedication and a healthy transformation in your lifestyle.
Ps: Believe in yourself. You can do it.

[thanos]

1. Stretch & Yawn
(Stretch whole body and yawn the first thing in the morning)

2. Yogic eye movements
(Stretch up your eyes and stretch them muscles)

3. Nose Drawing
(Close eyes and imagine the tip of your nose drawing something)

4. Massage your eyes and face
(Try to relax your eyes and muscles)

5. Palming
(Rub your hands and put them flat on both of your eyes)

6. Long swing
(Try to get some air and start swinging your whole body. Keep your head moving simultaneously along with the body moving)

7. Sunning
(Get some sunlight and close your eyes facing toward the sun and relax. Don’t squint.)

8. More palming

9. Yoga and meditation (Try to relax)

10. Evening sunning

11. Night swinging
(Do it slow this time)

12. Long night palming
(Palm on your bed and put pillows on your elbow to relax. Palm long or to fall asleep)

REPEAT

Keep taking more vision practices and explore what you prefer or what fits into your schedule. There are other more methods than this video. Keep learning.

Never quit even if your eyesight got better. The principle of the Bates Method is to relax.

[Symbolic-war]

For those who´s starting, you wont get any improvement spending all day in front a computer . u need spend more time outside, distant vision comes with distant vision.,

[velamatichandu]

Daily Routine : Total can be between 5 to 15 mins
Start the day with vision practise
1) Stretch & Yawn
A really big yawn
Stretch your body
2) Yogic Eye Movements
3) Nose Drawing
4) Eye masage/ Acupressurre/ Tapping
Around nose, eye, eye brows
5) Palming
6) Long Swing - 5/6 minutes
Step 1) Arms down Eyes Open
Step 2) Arms up Eyes Open
Step 3) Arms down Eyes Closed
7) Sunning
8) More Palming
9) Regular Yoga & Medidation
10) Evening Sunning
11) Night Swing - Regulat Long swing but very slow - 5/6 mins
12) Long Night Palimng

13) Vision Building (Reading eye charts) - middle of the day

[Subject]

Yep they work, I mainly do the swinging and palming daily and I have gotten some really great results with it. I just need to make sure I am consistent with it daily. Once you start you can’t stop because you become very aware of the strain you have on your eyes that you weren’t aware before. The pain sometimes becomes so intense you are forced into relaxation, when I learnt these techniques I couldn’t go back to seeing with glasses, seeing with strain.

[julienicks]

Hi Nathan, i have been having painful and blurred vision and the light hurts so i came to check what help i can get to ease my eyes naturally, i came here and " thank god " i did, while watching i was doing some exercises u were showing and can feel some relief already, this is inspiring me to do this as a daily routine and thank u soo much for your time and sharing this vd with us. God bless u always in all u do. Just to let u know i have vitiligo which also affects the eyes with time but now i see the light with this program.. thank u

[modesalah]

after 4 months and following your exercises I got a great improvement my R was -2.5 now it's -2 my L was -2 now it's -1.75
I followed Dr leo angrat exricese for astigmatism Tibetan . and pulling thumps it is unbelievable my astigmatism in R eye was 2.00 now 1.75 L was 2.5 now 1.25
thank you for your hard work and simplifies all bates exercises.

[siminthesky]

if we learn to be a natural human again, we will heal it all :) Thanks great video!

[reecegraham]

I did this when I was in high school and yes it works. I didn’t do all of them or did it super consistently but overtime my glasses prescription became too much and gave me headaches so when I got my eyes checked my eyesight did got better. But I got complacent over the years and my eyesight got worse. Time to get back on this exercise

[rodrickheffley]

I'm a highschool student so I made my eye yoga plan to be like this.
In the morning I'll wake up then take 3 huge yawns to moison up my eyes and stretch my muscles. Then afterwards I'll do palming while in bed.
When I leave for school I'll do some sunning and avoid using my glasses until I actually have to look at the board to takes notes.
When I go home I do some more palming, eat some carrots as a snack (since they're also good for your eyes). When I prepare to practice drawing, I place a purple water bottle far away so I can practicing viewing objects from far away as I take a few minute breaks from drawing.
When I'm ready to go to bed I'll do my final palming and sleep. Repeat.
This is my Bates Method schdule. Thanks Nathan!

[syeda]

Insha Allah, I'm gonna try these exercises. I really wanna get rid of these glasses!

[kvdp]

Super helpful for someone like me who is just beginning to struggle without knowing where my glasses are. Palming isn't just about darkness, it also inhibits the eye muscles while at the same time removing the stimulus.

[lilanc]

As a followup to your very concisely outlined routine, I'd also recommend people to take digital sabbath days. It's not uncommon for most individuals today to be spending 40+ hours in front one form of screen or another, consuming not just our physical energy but also placing blockers on much needed mental breaks and relaxation. Digital Sabbaths can be flexibly interjected at any day of the week, or at any set frequency or duration to hopefully reset your sanity from technology. What are your thoughts on this, Nathan?

[riyapattnaik]

This does work . I had been doing this for three months and my weaker left eye reduced from -4 to -3.5 . I used to patch my right eye and read from edge of blur of left eye in balcony in daylight. And I used to trace leaves and tree branches with both my eyes. And early morning I did swinging . And yes I wore 0.5 less spectacles.
3 months ago L -4 and R -1.5
Now L -3.5 and R -1.5

[goliomkarkanakasundar]

I am so happy to share my experience about the eye exercises.
By doing exercise like swinging, shifting, sunning, long swing of Bates method from your videos. After start doing those exercises from one and half month. And i got improved my eye sight. Thank you so much.

Before staring exercise....
i checked last time on 6/4/2018
Right eye: spherical: -0.75 cylindrical: 0
left eye: spherical: -1.00 cylindrical: 0.50 axis: 40

one and half month after starting exercise
i checked again on 9/9/2018
Right eye: spherical: -0.25 cylindrical: 0
left eye: spherical: -0.50 cylindrical: negligible(they said not required).

you so much

[vwoolford]

Thank you for sharing this information! I have practiced for a day and my headache/dry eyes stopped. I had a headache yesterday and this morning, I did the nose drawing and the long swing. The headache started to go a way. The headache is gone now. I also had problems with my eyes being dry. I did the long swing through out the day and noticed that my eyes behaved as though I had placed eye drops in my eyes. Wow!

[lucfledderus]

Nathan you do an amazing job! This video helped me so much! I wrote it all down and will start practicing it! I already knew a lot about the bates method, but I did not yet get good results with it. I think your explanation is perfect for me to get back on track. Keep going with your videos, they are one of the best. Greetings from the netherlands!

[maryjanewilkie]

These exercises are part of my routine to energize and invigorate my entire body.

[NathanOxenfeld]

O. James, doing the practices twice a day is great. The flickering you notice after palming is normal too, I experience that sometimes as my eyes are readjusting from the darkness to the light. Sometimes I notice something similar when I start palming as my eyes are going from light to dark. Just keep noticing and staying relaxed throughout.