I had a discussion with optometrist Bryan Smith the other day, in which he mentioned the concept of ‘maladaptation’ in reference to eyesight. In which people who are using their eyes at close distances on a fairly constant basis (computers of all sizes, phones, deskwork, TV etc) are developing distance blur. So if we are using our eyes for a limited range of distances, they begin to adapt, or in this case ‘maladapt’ (where the change is not beneficial) to that usage, that specific type of function, and begin to lose the wider ranges of function they originally had.

This really illustrates the importance of maintaining a balance of activities and of using the eyes at a variety of distances on a regular basis. more…

What kind of vision goals do we want to set?  We know that overall improvement is the desired outcome, but what about the short term goals that help to get us there and maintain our motivation for the regular commitment? We want to notice changes in order to feel inspired to devote time to vision games.  What kinds of changes might these be?

How vision improves will vary for different people of course, and depending on what and how much they are doing for their vision activities.  However one of the obstacles to inspiration can be not giving awareness to the slow, incremental change that is not as noticeable on a day to day basis as a dramatic shift.  However, this is often the type of change that gives us our best long term permanent improvement. more…

Working with our emotional issues is a lifelong task as you are probably very aware, and it can be frustrating to have so many layers that we need to work through to make changes. But remember that the rewards are not just the potential for clearer eyesight, but also a happier and more emotionally capable you.

I want to mention a helpful concept when feeling overwhelmed by the idea of attempting to work with our emotions. Remember that if you are open to being self-observant, what you start to notice about your eyesight (perhaps pushed along by your frustrations with your eyesight) will guide you to discover what inner changes are needed to make it emotionally safe to see again. more…

There is so much involved in the ability to see clearly that when we break it down its quite amazing any of us can see at all. And it goes way beyond the physical shape of the eyeball. Let’s take a look at what elements are in the flow of clear eyesight.

First the eyes must be in reasonable physical condition, and this is affected by our overall health and wellbeing, as often the lens of the eye can be used as a dumping ground for toxins. more…

Whether it’s breaking out a new calendar or just the idea in our minds, the coming of the new year is a great marker for starting something new, or coming back to something old that needs revisiting in a new way. My goal is to get you to give a little of this year’s attention to your eyesight, that most precious of our senses.

It helps when we remember that 90% of the sensory information we live by comes in through our eyes. It’s motivating to think that we support this most vital of senses with ¼ of the body’s nutrition, and ⅓ of the body’s oxygen intake.

A few simple ways you can recharge your vision and body care this month include: more…

New Eyesight Training Videos for you!

Whether you are a beginning vision improvement student or have been practicing for a while, maintaining the good body habits and skills that come with the basic vision activities is very important.  Like a martial artist who practices all the forms from white belt to black, vision students benefit from reviewing the foundation activities to ensure they haven’t dropped off some of the important basic principles. more…

Below is a letter written by Patricia Carrington Ph.D. of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Piscataway, NJ. It lays out some interesting concepts about the way we have been taught to think about our eyes and eyesight.

In a book written many years ago, the then Director of the General Electric Company’s Lighting Research Laboratory, Dr. Matthew Luckiesh, asked his readers to imagine what would happen if “crippled” eyes “could be transformed into crippled legs.” His comments were: “If this (transformation) happened, what a heartrending parade we would witness on a busy street! Nearly every other person would go limping by. Many would be on crutches and some in wheelchairs.” He was at that time referring to the widespread use of eyeglasses (now we would add to this the even more widespread use of contact lenses) on a PERMANENT basis, as usually being the sole treatment for eyesight problems. Many years later, that is still, regrettably, the case. more…

We are so excited to now be able to offer the new book The Practical Guide to Natural Vision Improvement as an eBook!  To think that you could be reading this book in a matter of moments is very fulfilling after years of working with hard copy formats and waiting for shipping!

For those loyal subscribers on our email list, we are happy to offer you some extracts from the book for your information and enjoyment. One of the extracts can be read in this newsletter, and you can link below to a further two activity segments direct from the eBook. We hope that you find them interesting and beneficial. more…

Howdy All

We’ve received some really interesting questions in response our November newsletter ‘How to avoid improving your eyesight – Part 2‘. We think the questions and answers will be very useful to most people interested in natural vision improvement so we have included them below for you: more…

This post continues a small series on the topic of common issues that arise for students in the process of improving their vision.

No Time! “I can’t do my vision games now, I don’t have 30 minutes to spend on this….”

Remember that a little bit of something is much better than a whole lot of nothing.  If you have 2 minutes you can do a vision activity.  Although it’s great to have regular time to set aside for your vision games,  when you don’t have that time you can still do just a little bit.  Don’t let your “Keeper” (refer previous article) self-talk you out of doing anything at all with the excuse that you don’t have a lot of time. more…