063: Why Eye Exercises Don't Work (and What Does Work!)

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 063: Why Eye Exercises Don't Work (and What Does Work!) In this episode, Certified Bates Method Teacher, Nathan Oxenfeld shares a few upcoming opportunities to participate in natural vision improvement talks, workshops, and panels this fall and winter, and teaches a 20 minute lesson about why eye exercises alone don't improve vision and how the habit of central fixation does. [0:30] New Bates Method 101 Video on YouTube! Why Eye Exercises Don’t Work (And What Does Work) [2:00] Episode 2 of TNEP - Eye Exercises vs. The Bates Method [2:40] Naked Eye Podcast vs. Bates Method 101 YouTube videos [3:15] Central Fixation is what does work! Diffusion (Eccentric Fixation) keeps your vision blurry! [3:47] Color Lights World Project 2022 Events [4:31] Light Therapy & Color Therapy [5:34] Free Zoominar on Tuesday, October 4th, 2022 @ 2pm EDT featuring 10 speakers (including me!) [6:09] My Vision Panel with Ainhoa de Federico is on December 1st, 2022 @ 2pm EDT (Preserving Eye Health in a Screen Filled World) [7:51] The other 5 panels in October, November, and December [8:38] Register online at Gabrielle Buresch-Teichmann’s website www.color-buresch.at&nbsp; [9:11] Natural Vision Improvement Day is on Saturday, October 15th from 10am to 6pm EDT [10:08] AVE = Association of Vision Educators&nbsp; [11:07] Natural Vision Improvement Day features Nathan Oxenfeld, Orit Kruglanski, Claudia Muehlenweg, Dr. Marc Grossman, Ainhoa de Federico, Peter Grunwald, Dr. Jacob Liberman, and an entire AVE Teacher Panel to finish [12:27] Go to www.naturalvisionteachers.org for more info or https://bit.ly/nviday2022 &nbsp; [13:22] New 6 Month Vision Improvement Program group starts this November 2022-April 2023 [13:52] More documentary screenings getting planned for early 2023 [14:18] Rent or Purchase the film (plus 4 extended interviews) www.vision2020movie.com [15:05] Natural Vision Teacher Training Program in development! [17:00] EXERCISE doesn’t work. RELAXATION does work. [18:30] Don’t take your eyes to the “eye gym”, take them to the “eye spa” [19:50] Dynamic Relaxation is achieving and maintaining relaxation in your eyes and mind as you’re using them [20:10]The Fundamental Principle of the Bates Method = Central Fixation [20:40] Palming is more of a passive relaxation (eyes closed) [22:08] Central fixation is more of a dynamic relaxation (eyes open) [22:44] Diffusion is trying to see everything equally clearly all at once [23:00] Central Fixation is seeing best where you are looking [24:12] The important difference between photographic camera and human eye [26:50] Artificial lenses lead to a loss of central fixation [29:05] Central fixation is a good vision habit to maintain in between your other vision practices [30:55] Get a visual demonstration of diffusion vs. central fixation look like in the YouTube video [32:52] Subscribe to my YouTube channel www.youtube.com/nathanoxenfeld &nbsp; [33:11] Daily Routine video has over 900,000 views- let’s get to a million! [34:34] The Better Eyesight Podcast & The Better Eyesight League www.bettereyesightpodcast.com www.patreon.com/bettereyesight&nbsp; [36:36] Mark your calendars for October 4th, October 15th, and December 1st, 2022! The Naked Eye Podcast: Exploring Natural Alternatives to Glasses, Contacts, and Surgeries http://www.integraleyesight.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/24234285/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/135152970