Hi Carina!

I was just so excited after only three weeks working with your kit, I wanted to write now. I’m 55 years old and have been a high myope most of my life, and although I’ve made several breakthroughs and strides in the past working with natural vision techniques, including classes and work with a local instructor, as well as several books and tapes, all based on Bates’ methods, your Personal Eyesight Training Kit has quickly moved me off of my plateau, where I’ve been for several years.

I’m now seeing in 3D for the first time in probably 46 years (it feels so strange – like I have 3D glasses on or am looking at a child’s pop-up book!), and am seeing textures and patterns in my longtime environment I’ve never seen before.

My cats have been a great tool! When one of my cats is in my lap, and turns to look up at me, I can actually see her eyes (clearly) without my glasses. Although it may sound silly to some, it’s been a real revelation to me to see their fur in a completely different way. I can see the individual hairs of their fur (without glasses) and find that although I’ve seen the patterns of color of their fur as a whole, I can now see that not only are there hairs that are all black or all gold, etc., but there are black hairs with gold dots and gold hairs with vertical black stripes. I never saw that before.

I haven’t yet made any progress with the distance chart, but I’ve been able to move the reading card from seven inches all the way out to nine-and-a-half inches, which for me is a big deal. I thought the type I was reading before was clear, but now everything is so much sharper.

The only time I’m wearing prescription glasses at all now is at the office when I’m at the computer, and the glasses I’m wearing are ones from high school, 40 years ago. When I’m at the computer at home, I wear the pinhole glasses, which work fine.

I’m looking forward to submitting my next progress report!

Gia Brainerd (Personal Eyesight Kit Customer)

Hello Carina,

Just a note to thank you for the (Personal Eyesight Training) kit and to let you know that I am very impressed by the knowledge, time and consideration that has gone into the kit.

You have such a soothing and a beautiful way of explaining everything and encouraging us on our vision “quest”.

I shall contact you if i run into any difficulty understanding the material which i doubt very much.

Anyways i shall let you know my progress.

Have a blessed weekend..

[Update]:
Hello Carina, just thought of letting you know that just the deep breathing , yawning and the sunning has improved my vision slightly. oh, yes, also have been doing the self massaging. my eyes have gotten really dry , only became aware of this in a profound way once starting to yawn. very impressed. thank you. have a blessed day. Pria

Pria, April 2012

“The PET programme CLEARLY explains in detail how perfect eyesight can be achieved by working holistically with one’s health. Carina explains that it is AS important for the individual to release suppressed emotions, as it is to have a healthy nutritious diet, do regular physical exercise PLUS do regular eye activities.

Having Kylie (the PET myopia student) involved in this programme as well, is very beneficial, as the listener can often identify with myopia and relate to what she is saying.

This is an incredibly well put together programme with huge insight into the characteristics that make up the myopic personality.”

Sue Ferguson

Hi Carina,
Thankyou so much for your phone call last week. It has certainly given me inspiration to continue on my vision improvement journey, but also for the first time made me realise that all the queries and uncertainty I bombarded you with were really yet another way I was letting stress and fear and worry block my path to improvement. Thanks also for making me realise how far I’ve already come.

Below are some of the things we spoke about, which I am happy for you to use as testimonials. I’ve been very wordy (got a bit excited) so please feel free to edit as you wish.

I know you asked me to put in writing the improvements I told you I have already experienced, but yesterday I had a whopper piece of concrete evidence. I received my new $50 internet t-glasses from China, with both good news and bad. Bad news is, they are giving me pretty much 100% acuity on my wall chart when I was aiming for around 80%. The good news is they are -7.50 in both eyes and I was -8.50 and -8.75 when I started out a couple of months ago! So I am devastated I’ll have to save them for only very needy vision occasions and order another pair, but doing a major happy dance because they are concrete proof of my improvement!

As background I will mention that only a few short months ago I was a 16 hour a day contact lens wearer of 23 years, whose body was beginning to reject contact lenses with everyday dryness and burning and increasingly frequent bouts of ulcerated cornea (no surprises there!) I have known for years I had ‘faulty tear ducts’ according to my optometrist and opthalmolagist consultations but it’s taken that long for the penny to drop to bring the holistic approach I have to every other part of my well-being to my vision.

Since purchasing your kit I cannot believe how much more aware I have become of my daily vision comfort levels. I still don the contacts for my weekly stand-up paddle session but only for an hour or two and can’t wait to get out of them, or for those social occasions where I just can’t bear to turn up in glasses, and am reminded almost immediately of the effects on my eye health with headaches and burning eyes.

I now spend most of my days in either no glasses (but I am a very high myope so this is limiting) or my other t-glasses which are -6.00. These challenge me but are now ok for all but driving and cleaning LOL. (Husband commented on mould in shower stall and crumbs on floor which I was happily oblivious to!)

I have gone from having no visualisation with eyes closed to imagining clear scenes or images during my visualisation games. I also find it easier and easier to incorporate vision activities into everyday situations, and am so much more aware of my frozen stare habit, which means I am able to mostly keep my eyes free and moving naturally. I also rejoice in the feeling of having no glasses. I am definitely able to relax into my blur and love the breeze on my bare eyeballs and the glorious colours everywhere. For so long I kept my gaze down in glasses and never even went a couple of metres with naked eyes, living in fear of my blur.

Thanks again for a wonderful tool, and for continuing your mum’s incredible work. I know my journey will be a long one but with your support and amazing knowledge I am hopeful I can get there. I can’t guarantee I won’t be calling on you again for a motivation top up or advice with my myope tendancies to over-think and over-research (and worry worry worry about doing it all properly), but I can tell you so far so good.

Best regards,
Jo Simpson

Hi Carina,

I contacted you previously and have since gotten your kit for myopia. I’m reluctant to say I love it but I do!  I’m taking it slowly, working onthe breath, massage, and cross crawl for about 3 weeks now.

As a myope, I love how you break down the info into sections because otherwise I would try to do it all at once. Yes, the format of your program is really good for me.  I think especially as a myope, taking things slowly and one step at a time is so key and the PET kit is that at least as far as I’ve gone.  I still don’t feel comfortable w/ the magic nose pencil although at times I’m getting this sense of my head moving and my eyes resting in the sockets while at the same time being totally active but somehow apart from “me”.  Its as if I’m allowing my eyes to do their own thing.

It is very relaxing and gentle.

Lorie

Dear Carina.

I have been wanting to write to let you know that your new book has given me a lot of useful ideas for the integration of good vision principles in my daily life. I really enjoyed the book, which I find the most clear and succinct explanation of the Bates method I’ve read to date. Carina’s book is even more practical than the also great ones by Janet Goodrich. The reason is that tables are included with specific activities for every vision disturbance, including a timeframe for practicing each one. This is something I haven’t found in any other book about natural vision improvement. Despite personal criticisms of the Bates method, I find that if someone’s interested in finding out more about it, Carina’s book (and also Janet’s, especially the book on children’s vision) offers a much more clear outlook of the method than the book by Bates himself. This book will show you how to incorporate good visual habits seamlessly to your daily life.

Christina D

I am introducing my friends to your mothers Janet Goodrich Method which I note you have upgraded and improved.

I am 71 years of age next month and thanks to this Method still do not wear reading glasses.

I am a lawyer and still in practice. My work involves long hours of reading and drafting documents emails etc I have been practicing the Janet Goodrich Method for quite a number of years.

Many of my clients express amazement that I read documents etc in conferences and without glasses. I tell them about the JGM.

Keep up your great work.

Regards
Kevin Foley

Dear Carina,

I recently purchased your mother’s book entitled “How to improve
your child’s eyesight naturally” and found it very helpful.

In July 2008, my daughter was diagnosed with lazy eye with a
prescription of +3.25, +4.25 in both eyes. I worked on the vision games in Janet Goodrich’s books for three weeks and
noticed a significant difference in my daughter’s eyes.

I then went to another Dr. for a second opinion and my daughter had
20/20 vision in both eyes. I wanted to thank you with all my heart and if your mom was living, I would be so
grateful to her too.

Blessings,
Kathy

Last Sunday, I was playing tennis indoors and

the light was very yellow and dim, and I complained that I couldn’t see
well enough to play in a satisfactory manner. I told the girl I was
playing with “This is an example of the discouragement I sometimes feel
in this process of vision amelioration”. But she answered me (she wears
-6 contact lenses) :

“you shouldn’t be discouraged, it’s already
incredible that you manage to play at such a level whithout glasses”,
and I felt better… I think it exemplifies how paramount the positive
thinking is for natural vision improvement.

Anne Rosnoblet

I have now spent about two months doing the program and listening to your teleclass. I have also studied the Janet Goodrich Book intensely.

Lately, I have started to feel progress. At first it took me a long time to actually get to the bottom of it. My prescription is: Right -2.25 and left eye -1.5. In 2007 my eyes measured Right -1.75 and left eye -1.00. I had at the time been wearing the type of contact lenses, which you wear at night – the ones that actually corrects your vision and gives a day of “normal” vision. The progress of this inspired me to start training again.

The holistic approach of your training has helped me a great deal. Breathing, blinking, relaxing are all essential steps fundaments for any lasting progress. From my background as an actor I can clearly subscribe to this fact and I have struggled with this for a long time and still am working with this.

I also found the emotional healing part in lesson 6 to be extremely helpful. The last bits in the puzzle are basically gradually filling in now. At least this is where I am now.

I am slowly becoming familiar with the different eye games and if I succeeded I would greatly like to share this with others here. For the moment and I have to say still, I put great emphasis on self-massage, cross-crawl (I also found kayaking to be a potential great cross crawl game), near-far swing. I am still doing white glow, tromboning and patching with some efforts, but have found the nuclear vision game to be very exciting. I took this from the book. It says in the teleclass that you have a down-loadable version, which is available once one has filled out the feed-back form. How do I go about filling out the form and would it be possible to download/buy the nuclear vision game?

Again thanks for a great course and happy vision.

Joachim Castenschiold
Denmark

Just thought I would let you know that I’ve seen a measureable improvement in my eyesight already. I can now make out the horizontal lines on the facades of the office buildings in the Brisbane CBD when looking out my office window. I actually had a clear flash when I was looking at them on Wednesday and I could see the buildings perfectly (I’m not sure I have ever seen that well). I’m sure restoring my vision back to where it previously was will probably take quite a while longer but being able to see the improvements so soon is very encouraging and just the motivation I need to stick with it.

Thanks for running the workshop on the weekend, I’m glad I attended and it was well worth the money.

Regards,
Mark Duffy

“The teaching was excellent. I would recommend it to others, the day gave what it said it would & would give them what they needed to have clear vision.”

Mary Wicks

“A very good and enjoyable seminar. My vision – I experienced a little change with more exercises and many things to do in the future. Very informative and helpful to improve my vision & the whole of well being. A very good teacher & informative. I absorbed so much for th weekend that will be valuable for my whole being and vision. Thank you very much.”

Michaelina Brady

“The best thing I felt was having flashes and clarity after some of the exercises. For instance, the sun (wall hanging) that I practiced Near-Far Swing with was blur at first but in the end it grew a face! The seminar was very wonderful. Everything was presented and explained with clarity. I would recommend this course to someone else because I have felt a wonderful experience in my vision, and I feel that others can benefit the same way if not better.”

Veronica Tay

“The pinhole glasses worked like a magic spell to let me read clearly. The various techniques have given me confidence to go without my glasses where possible STAIGHT AWAY. The friendly warm way of presenting was comforting and relaxing. I feel it was a well worthy experience for my son and my self. I feel we have already benefited and will I am sure improve. The way it you presented it really was wonderful, you are wonderful, thank you.”

Candy Stanley

“I enjoyed understanding the reasons behind why vision becomes impaired. The teaching was quite efficient, well-spoken and explained very aspect thoroughly. I would recommend this course to anyone. Every aspect was well catered for.  It is informative and easy to understand. It certainly helps to be more focused on the whole being and not just the problem of eyesight which is how we are learning to think now – the Whole Body. Thank you very much”

Dessy Baiocchi

“I had lots of ‘aha’ moments due to Carina’s wealth of knowledge and way of presenting. The facilitation was wonderful. I would recommend this course because myopia is so common around me. To have all these tools to work on it and available for such a small price…most people would benefit.

Mikhel Kmita

“It makes you look and think about your eyes in a totally different way”
Kathrin Gartner

“After wearing glasses since I was 2 years old, I wondered if things would ever change for me. Now I have a choice! The course was fantastic, wonderful, fun, enlightening, great. My distance sight improved and a great deal of my reading sight also improved. It was valuable to me to learn why I can’t see, and that it is in my power to make a difference. The (vision) games are fun, natural and can be blended into my life.”

W. Davidson, QLD

“I recommend this course because it provides a comprehensive teaching, covering all aspects of refractive error. It gives an opportunity to explore the deeper emotional connection and gain insights into the use of emotional healing and provides an information packed framework for constructing an NVI business.”

Gerry McLean, Engineer, NVI Instructor Training 2003.

“I would like to share my progress with you from the vision vacation in 1992: taking my glasses off and leaving them off for a week; seeing the eye chart and reading card further down at the same distance after only one week. Getting up in front of the group and revealing my inner feelings was very difficult but well worth while. Finding myself in the company of so many other myopes (short-sighted people) and feeling deep support coming from everybody was wonderful. Knowing that I am going to persevere with the eye exercises and the healthy life-style. To the best of my ability I will remove stress from my life. This course has changed my life for the better and I am so very glad that I made the decision to take it. God bless you all.”

A McIntyre, QLD

“Alicia had exposure to other children who have similiar eye issues. In this environment it was OK to have crossed eyes. Alicia will have memories of doing the exercises (activities) with Carina and this may help with her motivation at home. I have a better understanding of how to sequence the exercises to relax tight muscles and encourage fusion. I would recommend this course because four days of focus on natural healing of eyes gives parents the opportunity to build confidence that they can help their children return to better vision.”

Michelle Miller, Parent at Playcamp 2004

“I found the teaching very professionally done and extremely interesting. The whole atmosphere was conducive to learning and opening up to that calm place within. I felt at peace with myself and able to receive the knowledge that was given.”

Christine Lane

“The information was practical, informative, easy to understand, instructions were friendly and easy to follow – I think I can do this!!”

Trish Brunton, 2003 Maleny One Day Seminar

Hi Everybody,

I just couldnt wait to tell somebody what happened to me yesterday. I have been procrastinating about visiting the optometrist to get my eyes checked for some T glasses so I can legally drive at night. I made an appointment with a guy named John Palassis, who was recommended by Joy Glengarry. ( Joy completed the NVI course with Janet some 12 years ago). So along I go to the appointment and he does his thing. We talk about the holistic stuff around eyes and he surprised me by saying that he had in the past attended workshops by Jacob Leiberman and Roberto Kaplan. He has also previously arranged workshops for optometrists only, with Leiberman which have been a great success. His view is that both Kaplan and Leiberman have set themselves apart from the opto-profession whereas he sees it is more sensible to change it from within. Great stuff ..and then he asks me if I rememebr my last prescription, which of course I do, being the one I got just before coming to Qld. I tell him I was given -6.25 in each eye and he laughs saying that if I was to wear that prescription glasses it would suck my eyes out. I no longer have my most recently prescribed glasses, but still have the previous pair from about 8 years ago I gave them to him to check the prescription at that time and they were for -4.5. Anyway he is giving me some night time driving glasses at -3.5!! So I am sure that I have reduced my RE by AT LEAST 1.25 diopters since I started NVI !!!! Thanks NVI Girls ps I cant wait to tell my practise students as they are curious about what I have acheived.

5/11/03 Gerry McLean