The Naked Eye Podcast - Integral Eyesight Improvement: Recent Episodes
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Applying the Bates Method, Breathwork, Yoga, Meditation and more to improve eyesight and insight holistically.
In this episode of The Naked Eye Podcast, Certified Bates Method Teacher, Nathan Oxenfeld is joined by Dr. Ray Gottlieb as they review some key parts of his Bates Fundamentals & Procedures document, which you can download here:
Click Here to Download Dr. Ray Gottlieb’s Bates Fundamentals and Procedures document that we refer to in this podcast episode.
0:00 – 13:00 – Nathan’s Introduction
14:14 – Find the PDF on Ray’s website www.raygottlieb.com
14:56 – Dr. Ray Gottlieb’s introduction
15:35 – Ray’s vision history
16:00 – Yoga, Tai Chi, Meditation, and Bates in 1970
17:00 – Self-Taught Bates System leads to first clear flash
18:00 – Central Fixation at an optometry meeting
19:00 – Comparing learning eyesight improvement to learning piano
20:00 – On-demand clarity
21:00 – Curiosity and dedication help get through plateaus
23:00 – Using self-massage techniques on face and neck to relax eyes
24:00 – Being patient with the process to fizzle out frustration
26:00 – Any form of relaxation counts
27:00 – Everything in the Bates Method is about relaxing the eyes
28:00 – Story of the Presbyopia Reduction Chart
30:00 – Vision habits showing up in everyday life, practicing all the time
32:00 – Make an appointment with yourself, and show up
33:00 – Palming without the palms, maintaining visualization
34:00 – Become aware, remember to be aware, prolong attention span for the awareness, maintain awareness in demanding situations
37:00 – Blink and Breathe Now! Signs
39:00 – Breathing well changes pH of blood and increases threshold of when fight/flight response takes place
40:30 – Current research backs up Bates’ practice of “Dodging”
44:00 – Bates wants us to maintain good vision habits for life
45:00 – Palming Visualization Practices
46:00 – Extending attention span for breathing
47:00 – Five Finger Exercise
51:00 – The Big Squeeze
56:00 – The Light Touch
58:00 – The Alexander Technique
59:00 – Visualizing Letters and Numbers
1:00:00 – Body Posture and Vision
1:02:00 – Love Trust and Gratitude
1:08:00 – Visualizing the Color Black
1:09:00 – Using the Star Charts for Central Fixation
1:16:00 – Convergence and Divergence on the Star Charts
1:18:00 – Building depth perception by touching the tip of a pointer to the center of a star one eye at a time
1:20:00 – Deepening the breath with breathing games
1:25:00 – The Bates Method is about the eye-mind connection, bringing more attention to where you are looking
1:28:00 – What is your #1 tip for getting started?
1:29:00 – Toning and vibration cleans your brain
1:32:00 – Brahmari Pranayama
1:33:00 – Don’t try too hard to visualize
1:35:00 – Breathe 100 times, Call for the letters
1:39:00 – Go to https://raygottlieb.com/ for more information
Click Here to Download Dr. Ray Gottlieb’s The Psychophysiology of Nearsightedness PhD dissertation.
Click Here to Rent or Purchase the documentary film Vision 2020: From Eyesight To Insight featuring Dr. Ray Gottlieb, Dr. Jacob Liberman, Dr. Roberto Kaplan, Meir Schneider, and many more.
For more information, visit Dr. Ray Gottlieb’s website https://www.raygottlieb.com/
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Luckily, I was able to travel down to Buenos Aires, Argentina just before the Coronavirus Pandemic to attend the first Latin American Holistic Vision Conference at the end of February, 2020. Once I was safely hunkered down back home in Asheville, North Carolina I took some time to record an episode recapping my trip and… Continue reading 1st Latin American Holistic Vision Conference
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The most noticeable difference between the picture on my 2011 drivers license and the picture on my 2019 drivers license is probably my hair. The less noticeable difference is the fact that in 2011 I was wearing contact lenses in order to see clearly while driving. Now, eight years later, I am able to drive… Continue reading My Journey From Blur To Clarity
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Episode 031: My Journey From Blur to Clarity In this episode of The Naked Eye Podcast, Certified Bates Method Teacher, Nathan Oxenfeld, recounts his personal journey from daily dependence on glasses and contacts for myopia and astigmatism for over a decade, to reaching the point of seeing 20/20 without lenses. Take a walk down memory… Continue reading My Journey from Blur to Clarity
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Episode 028: Follow-Along Holistic Vision Routine with Nathan Oxenfeld In this episode, Certified Bates Method Teacher, Nathan Oxenfeld guides you through about a half-dozen holistic vision practices to give you a personal experience of natural vision improvement. Settle in, eliminate all distractions, and follow along for about 45 minutes of: Diaphragmatic Breathing, Sighing,… Continue reading 45 Minute Follow-Along Vision Routine
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In Episode 25 of The Naked Eye Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld interviews Esther Joy Van Der Werf about the functional causes of astigmatism, and natural ways to reverse it without glasses or contacts. Whether you’re trying to get rid of astigmatism or prevent astigmatism in the future, this episode will provide you with several action steps… Continue reading Nathan Interviews Esther Joy Van Der Werf About Reversing Astigmatism
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Watch this 7 minute Ted Talk by Daniel Georgiev explaining how technology is killing our eyes… and then listen to my hour long interview with him below to learn how to protect your eyes from the harmful effects of slow flicker rates and blue light coming from your computer monitors and screens. Episode 021: Computer Vision and… Continue reading Computer Vision and Blocking Blue Light
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Episode 015: Clarifying Your Past, Present, and Future Vision and Exploring Your Eye-Mind Connection In this episode, Nathan invites you to think about your vision in terms of the past, the present, and the future. Your past vision refers to your vision history. To clarify your past vision you need to explore your own unique… Continue reading New Year’s Resolutions: Visualizing Your Future
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The Naked Eye Podcast: Episode 001 - Welcome... Exploring Holistic Eyecare, Bates Method, Yoga, Meditation
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