Bates Method 101: How To Use Shifters

In this video, Certified Bates Method Teacher, Nathan Oxenfeld explains how to use shifters to improve eyesight naturally. Shifters are vision tools designed to increase the saccadic movements of the eyes, which are microadjustments and signs of a healthily functioning eye. Shifters help break the bad vision habit of staring and help the eyes relax through motion.

This video is the complement to Episode 61 of The Naked Eye Podcast, which you can listen to at https://integraleyesight.com/podcast or on any podcast app.

You can download and print out your own Picket Fence Shifter at https://integraleyesight.com/shifters or you can order one online from Gloria Ginn at https://schoolofbettereyesight.com/

0:30 - Nathan hosts a monthly Natural Vision Support Group
0:40 - New Episode 61 of Naked Eye Podcast featuring Gloria Ginn
1:04 - Nathan’s hard drive crashed!
1:41 - Overview of today’s class
2:37 - Shifting is good for you, staring is bad for you
4:20 - Saccadic eye movements are microscopic and subtle
5:00 - Nathan demonstrates what saccadic eye movements or “shifts” look like
6:25 - Don’t forget to do the pickets with the eyes closed to feel the shifts
7:00 - Practice #1: Slot Shifter / Sun Shifter
8:06 - Do not practice if you have epilepsy or are sensitive to seizures
9:30 - Palming and Visualizing Moving Objects and Flying Fruit
11:45 - Do not stare while palming
12:25 - Practice #2: Finger Pickets with eyes open looking at eye chart or screen
14:00 - Practice #3: Picket Fence Shifter or Book Shifter
16:30 - Using shifters to clear up eye charts
18:30 - Repeat all practices mentally with eyes closed
18:54 - Practice #4: Big Shifters vs. Small Shifters
19:30 - Using shifters for farsightedness
20:53 - Palming and Visualizing Your Eyes Vibrating

For more information about the Natural Vision Support Group, visit https://integraleyesight.com/nvsg

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