Bates Method 101: How To Visualize

In this video Certified Bates Method Teacher, Nathan Oxenfeld, explains the connection between your vision and your memory, imagination, and visualization. He teaches you how to visualize in order to strengthen your insight and inner vision, which in turn can help improve your eyesight and external vision.

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[simbathecat]

Thank you for this video, my imagination is zero. Really struggling with this. Will keep trying.

[JohnM...]

I went out today and sat at the top of the hill near my house, looking into the distance with my glasses off. I would look into the distance, where there are farms and large white windmills (the high tech ones). At first, even with the sun behind me, my eyes where squinting (really sensitive to light). But by the end of the exercise, I put on my glasses which react to the light intensity, and thought to myself "man, they're dark as hell!" I think that my eyes where beginning to adjust to how intense the light was. I do sometimes get split-second flashes of slightly clearer eyesight, and I'm being patient. I really like your videos. They are very informative and very inspirational for me personally.

[alexanderworkchannel]

The Art of Seeing - Great book - Thanks Nathan, Great work

[flinn]

Hello Nathan, I live in NZ, but due to the magic of the web, I am able to follow your lessons as if I were in your studio. I am 76 years old, and have had the following amazing experience. After practising the foundation exercises for a while, and also the visualisation exercise here, I have found that not only is my visualisation improving, but my general memory seems to be improving also. Do you think that my general memory circuitry is being stimulated because I am encouraging it via visualisation? If so, this is such a wonderful gift. Thank you.

[malkashayna]

This is exactly what I am having problems with. When you told me to remember what was happening in my life when I first started wearing glasses, I thought "Is he kidding? I'm lucky if I remember what happened last week. I don't even remember when I started wearing glasses- jr high, maybe? traumatic for almost everyone". But this video is a big help.

[oyveydetoymeny]

I like the tennis ball and it is actually easy to picture, including its texture and its smell, even the sound it makes when you bounce it. You can do the same with a ping-pong ball which also has a distinct texture smell and sound.. very helpful, thank you

[janetnewbill]

Nathan I have wrote before I have macular degeneration I have found standard process iplex and cruciferous complete. my eyes have got almost 98 percent better!! yay!! want to get out of my glasses . my eye doctor said its remarkable!! plus walking helped to.I'm also wearing my old glasses. I walk alot without my glasses.

[annslezewick]

I got glasses after they introduced multiplication in elementary school. It freaked me out. I think its related!

[CHRISTIANNWO]

I have high myopia, about -8 to -9 in my right eye and -10 to -11 in my left. I heard the stories that this could potentially lead to blindless. My vision is already very blurry; I can't see people's faces who aren't within a few feet away from me.

I'm not totally freaking out, but I am worried about my future. I try to get into these eye exercises, especially with the relaxation techniques, but it's not easy with all the work I have to do in front of the computer. I end up forgetting to do the exercises many times.

The only positive is that I do keep trying, and I do try to keep learning.

[fromchronictocure]

This was fascinating and really cool to practice, Nathan. thank you. I used visualization to help reverse my condition. anamaria

[HuntVeil]

i have high astigmatism and a degree of about -4 both eyes.I did the yoga excercise with palming and i start to experience clear flashes mutiple times in the day countinously.Is this a start of vision improvement.And how come i dont experience any clear flashes in the night?

[marlat]

A very timely video for me to watch! I am a new student of natural vision practice (3 months), but I have long wondered about my apparent lack of creativity and ability to visualize. How very interesting to find there is a link between the two. I will definitely add this visualization practice to my "vision improvement roster", and hope that you might consider doing a few more short videos on this theme in the near future. Thanks Nathan, I am enjoying all your videos!

[ronbabkin]

Hey i m 15 years old and I have -6.25 deoptir. im from israel (sorry for the english) i been depresing for 3 days and i saw your method can you send me the exersize or your skyp i need someone who will show me the right way . How match time it will take to get normal vision thanks

[firetopman]

Once the vision is restored, does it ever go back to being bad again? Does it go in and out or stay? This is so awesome.

[lemon]

Can I visualize old memories, or imagine future scenarios in great clarity? Or does it need to be something I have just barely seen to be beneficial?

[kanavsharma]

Hey Nathan...what kind of exercise should be done in free afternoon Specially in summer season...???? Plz tell me....

[RahulKumar-nvrv]

Hello sir
I'm so grateful to you that you allowed so many people to reduce their prescription by this method so I want to ask that right now I'm wearing -5 and -5.5 left and right eye respectively so kindly tell me how much reduced prescription should I used to speed up the process of vision recovery

[lilanc]

Hey Nathan, So glad I came across your channel! I've been interested in the Bates method for a while but never found a comprehensive, and more contemporary relevant resource. Eager to watch more of your videos and implementing some of your practice recommendations. Curious, how long did it take you or how long do you find it takes most people to start seeing significant improvements to their vision?

[alexjoe]

hi nathan i've wanted to ask you a question i've got astigmatism and its very high (don't know the degree of it) but its at the point that i see triple in my left eye and double in my right eye i wanted to know if its possible to reverse the double, triple vision i'm getting depress i've stop using glasses but my vision is still getting worst i have no clue what to do the optometrist just wonna keep prescribing glasses and laser surgery is out of the question because my eye are apprently "unstable" i would really appriciate any answers it would help very much!

[leylamemmedova]

help me miopiya right-10.25 left -11astigmatism -3