holistic approach to eye health
by Doreen Cott eyesight? Why are we ex-
periencing an epidemic
N
atural Vision Enhancement of people in the civilized
is a Holistic program of eye world who need to rely
therapy that offers an alternative on glasses and contact
approach to the different types of lenses to see? Why are
visual problems that lead people so many children and
down the road into glasses or young people as well
surgery. The NVE approach inte- as adults dependent on
grates fun and easy eye exercises glasses in our modern
with relaxation techniques. These civilization?
ocular-motor exercises work by The answer is stress.
systematically training the nine Our stressful lives affect
muscles that directly impact us negatively in many
vision. NVE increases strength, ways. We have placed a
flexibility, accuracy, and endur- great deal of unnatural
ance for every type of visual skill. brain itself. They are a direct extension demands upon ourselves and our visual
NVE activities are also designed to of the brain pushing itself out through system. Visual stress increases the pres-
‘switch-on’ the right visual hemisphere the eye sockets searching out light. sure inside the eyeball. Over a period
of the brain. They tone-up the Mind/ Your vision can be improved; the of time the increased pressure makes
Eye connection. After all, eyes are truly scientific literature has demonstrated the eyeball stretch and deform. When
the tools of the brain and the windows that the visual system is trainable. A the eyeball’s shape becomes distorted,
of the mind and the soul. They are generalized approach to visual training vision becomes distorted. One of the
made of the same tissue material as the improves generic visual skills. When our main forms of visual stress in modern
visual skills are strengthened, vision im- society is the demand placed on our
proves. In addition to vision improving, eyes to work at the near-point. Even
these skills provide essential information temporary conditions of straining and
to the body for attaining and maintaining making an effort to see may contribute
good balance. A healthy visual system to the production in errors of refraction,
enhances balance and motor perfor- which results in blurry vision. It is as
mance in general. Research has dem- natural for the eye to see as it is for the
onstrated that professional and varsity mind to think and any effort in either
athletes have superior vision. Research case is useless and counterproductive.
also has revealed that Seniors experienc- Normal, healthy eyes never “try” to
ing falls have poorer visual skills than see; they are built to see in an effortless
their peers that do not fall. mode. The eye possesses ‘perfect vision’
Most of us were born with organi- only when it is absolutely relaxed.
cally perfect, healthy, normal eyes and
possess the potential for the perfect, Can we Change our Vision?
clear sight that was designed to be en- It’s a popular misconception that
joyed over an entire lifetime. We know we are stuck with the vision that we
that the Elders in many native cultures have ended up with, and that nothing
have excellent eyesight. Our vision short of corrective lenses or surgery can
has an amazing amount of potential! change it. Actually, our vision is the
It is possible for human eyes to see sum total of an acquired and learned
an amoeba in a drop of water to the set of skills, and skills can be improved
moons around Jupiter and rings around through training. This is exciting be-
Saturn. The Australian Aborigines have cause we receive approximately 90%
been recorded to possess vision that is of our information about the world
5 times better than Westerners eyesight. through our visual systems. Vision rep-
They had no problem reading celestial resents a major source of information
data which became woven into their to us, so even small improvements can
cultural and spiritual development. dramatically change our lives for the
So what happened to our good better. Visual sensory skills can be
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