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
[9:11] Natural Vision Improvement Day is on Saturday, October 15th from 10am to 6pm EDT
[10:08] AVE = Association of Vision Educators
[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 bit.ly/nviday2022
[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) 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
[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
[36:36] Mark your calendars for October 4th, October 15th, and December 1st, 2022!