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19
December 2011
Visions of Joy News!
Contents
of this issue:
- Welcome!
- A new Facebook page
-
Reading without Glasses book
- Recent Holistic Vision Conference in Italy
- An amazed eye doctor
- 'Relaxation from fine print' by Dr. Bates
- 2012 Schedule has been posted
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WELCOME
to those who receive
Visions of Joy News for the first time!
I hope you enjoy this somewhat irregular newsletter about natural
eyesight improvement and that you will find it helpful on your
personal path to clarity.
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A NEW FACEBOOK PAGE
Have a look at the brand
new Facebook page
dedicated to Dr. Bates. I will be adding many of his quotes
there on a fairly regular basis. Become a fan to encourage me to
do so!
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READING
WITHOUT GLASSES BOOK
My
new book “Reading Without Glasses At Any Age” is waiting
for the final illustrations but the text is ready so I hope to
have publication information very soon! For those eagerly awaiting
this book, see the tip below from Dr. Bates to get you started.
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RECENT HOLISTIC VISION CONFERENCE
IN ITALY
I
immensely enjoyed seeing so many colleagues again at the recent
International Holistic Vision Conference in Italy. Plenty of new
friends were made too. My thanks to all who attended! I found
out that many vision books are available in Italian, and my Bates
Method Nuggets book may get translated into Italian as well as
Spanish! More info on that in due course.
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AN AMAZED EYE DOCTOR
Cindy recently asked
for my help with her nearsighted vision. Her prescription in both
eyes was -2.25. Two days after we started working together she
visited her optometrist to ask for a lower prescription. As she
felt a little unsure about driving at night in the coming dark
and wet New York winter months, she decided that dropping half
a diopter would be plenty to start with.
Her optometrist was uncomfortable with the idea of giving Cindy
contacts below her prescription, but offered to check her acuity.
To Cindy’s delight, and to the doctor’s utter amazement,
her prescription had already dropped half a diopter to -1.75!
So the doctor became willing to give those lenses to her, but
Cindy no longer wanted -1.75 and asked for an extra step down.
She drove home happily in -1.50s and saw just fine. Congratulations
to Cindy for taking that excellent first step to clarity.
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RELAXATION
FROM FINE PRINT
A business card with fine print on one side is
held in front of the eyes as near as possible, the upper part
in contact with the eye-brows, the lower part resting lightly
on the nose.
The
patient looks directly at the fine print without trying to see.
Being so close to the eyes most people realize that it is impossible
to read the fine print and do not try, in this way they obtain
a measure of relaxation which is sufficient to benefit the sight
very much.
The
patient moves the card from side to side a short distance slowly
and sees the card moving provided the movement is not too short
or too slow. The shorter the movement and the slower it is, the
better.
Some
patients, although the card is held very close, note that the
white spaces between the lines become whiter and the black letters
become blacker and clearer. In some cases one or more words of
the fine print will be seen in flashes or even continuously as
long as no effort is made to see or to read the fine print.
W. H. BATES, M.D., Better Eyesight magazine, May 1922
P.S. For best results Dr.Bates recommended doing this as long
as possible, even for many hours every day. Vary the hand which
holds the card to avoid fatigue. The amount of light is not important.
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2012
SCHEDULE HAS BEEN POSTED
My schedule
for the new year is now up on the website and will be updated
as and when necessary. There is a distinct possibility that I
will be teaching in Phoenix, Arizona, in January. Those who live
in that area and would like to have private lessons, please get
in touch with me soon.
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HAPPY
HOLIDAYS, and my best wishes for
a happy and healthy new year filled with clarity!!!
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Thank
you for reading Visions of Joy News; please share it with your
friends!
Enjoy your path to clarity.
Love,
Esther
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Esther Joy van der Werf
www.VisionsOfJoy.org
Natural Eyesight Improvement &
Optimal Breathing Development
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