Customer Reviews

The Natural Vision Improvement Kit

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Perhaps more importantly than anything else about the kit, this vision improvement kit has taught me that my eyesight is NOT a static thing, I am NOT damned to poor sight; my eyesight changes every minute - and with the help of Schneider's activities and thorough guidebook, I've come to be very aware of that. Schneider explains to us that our eyes are a very integral part of our mind and our way of thinking (he goes as far as to call them a part of the brain), and that like any other part of our body, only if we take good care of them can we expect them to perform well. The exercises, included CDs, and guidebook are intended to teach us how to "pay attention" to our eyes, and he is right when he says that they'll respond!

I've been using the exercises on and off for two weeks. You're supposed to do them daily but I haven't found the time; even so, I notice not only a marked improvement in my eyesight, but also a closer and more constant awareness of them (when they're tired and so forth) and a better understanding of how to respond to their state. If your leg twinges when you walk, you generally rest a bit or massage it or go to the doctor; but a lot of people don't even rest their eyes for a minute if their eye is hurting. Now that I understand better how the eyes work (entirely thanks to this package and experimenting with the exercises), caring for them is just a matter of common sense... if you care at all about your physical and mental well-being and have even a half-hour per day to dedicate to yourself, this kit is well-worth the $30!

This kit is the best distillation of the Bates Method and Natural Vision Improvement. I have read almost every book written on the subject and I have experienced the most dramatic improvements with Meir's method. I can read signs and notice details that I never could before, and I have a much better sense of when my eyes are relaxed versus when they are stressed. The booklet itself is worth the cost of this kit, but the real benefit of the kit is Meir's spoken coaching on the 2 CDs. Every sentence he writes and speaks is full of new insights into healthy vision habits and vision correction techniques. I learn more and more with repeated exposure to his work. He knows what he is talking about: he grew up blind and now has an unrestricted driver's license, for heaven's sake! Also he has spent the last 25+ years helping other people with their vision and health problems, so he has seen many, many variations of vision problems. This is well worth the sub-$18 Amazon price. I also recommend his "Yoga for Your Eyes" video. It's a little older and has low production value, but is nice to watch him teach the methods. One word of advice... since vision is so affected by your mental state you must be a willing and active participant, so if you go into it cynically or do not read through the entire booklet you will not enjoy the vision improvements that I or the other successful vision-improvers have.

The instructions are simple and easy to follow. My vision has improved not just by doing the exercises but also by learning to relax my eyes and prevent them from straining. You should do a little research before buying this kit to determine if this is the method for you. It does take time and effort to restore your vision naturally. If you want a quick fix, this is not it.

This is a good product for someone who has not been exposed to the Cambridge Institute for Better Vision's book and products. The author seemed very sincere but it felt like too much work to take CDs outside, tape papers over my eyes (one at a time), etc. For someone who wants a walk-through and could use the photos (in other words, one who has a different learning style than I have), it would be a good product.

This is a great product.

The exercices in this kit are inspired by the Bates Method, with refinements and additions developed by Meir Schneider during three decades of reversing his own blindness and helping others work with their visual problems.

I met Meir Schneider at one of his 2 days London workshop (on body movements and eyesight) almost 15 years ago and I was really taken by how much he cared about empowering people, no matter what their disabilities were. Thank you Meir, i am forever grateful to you.

But at that time, this great product hadn't come out and I was relying on my book from Dr Bates' trying to workout an eye exercise regime. The few eye exercises I had done then, definitively had improved my eyesight (and yet I was very short-sighted) but I was young and really had other things on my mind, which seemed more important. I guess i didn't want to work too hard at something and i had been brainwashed by opticians throughout the years that my eyesight would only get worse so i couldn't see the point in trying too hard.

Now, a lot of years down the line, with nothing left to loose apart from my eyes, I realise that relying on a pair of glasses is no good for your eyes or for your self-esteem. So when I saw this product I was thrilled. It is very well made (anything from "Sounds True" tends to be very well made) a little booklet, cards which sum up the exercises and 2 CDs.

From reading other reviews on Amazon.com, some people seemed to obsess with the timings. Saying that if you follow Meir's advice on how many times and how long you should do the exercises for, it would be more than 9 hours a day.
You have to understand where Meir comes from. He was 100% committed to improving his own eyesight. He did it with a caring obsession that got him where he is today: Someone who has managed to completely overcome his blindness. It wasn't a miracle; it was hard work on his part. He relentlessly worked at it. Of course you don't have to follow his regime, but if you do 1 hour a day, everyday, it will still do your eyes a lot of good. You wouldn't say that exercising your body in a gym, or running, or whatever physical exercise you do, only for 1 hour a day, is a waste of time, would you? One hour of caring for yourself is still one hour of care. And with your eyes you don't have to put a tracksuit bottom on to do the exercises, you almost don't even have to get out of your chair!

If you can have the courage to drop your prejudices and judgements about your need for glasses which opticians and our society have brainwashed us with, then you will be rewarded. See it as something fun, something new to try in your life.

The fact that the Bates method works was never really a question- money grabbing opticians will always deny that because it is in their business interest to do so (they have now managed to make it a fashion to wear glasses! Don't be fooled in thinking that all those new hip hop designs are to help you be more confident, they need your money and your lifetime commitment)- the question is, do you care enough about your eyes and ultimately your self to make a little bit of an effort?

Wouldn't you rather see life out of your own two eyes instead of through a reality distorting glass? The exercises are very easy to do and will become second nature in no time at all.

Have fun and see well.

This kit suggests that you do 13 exercises that take 10 to 45 minutes each. This comes to about 3 hours of eye exercises every day! I don't think that this is realistic.

The information in this kit is excellent & I did learn a lot about how vision really works and how we can improve it naturally. The author includes a lot of great items in the kit such as eye charts, a book, audio CD's, and cards with all the different eye exercises.

HOWEVER, after adding up ALL the time it would take me EACH day to complete all the exercises, it would have been about 3-4 HOURS OF EXERCISES EVEDRYDAY!!

I understand that natural vision improvement is something that involves a lot of dedication every day, but I'm sorry I just simply do NOT have this much time EVERY DAY to dedicate to performing the different eye exercises. Additionally, I felt that some of the exercises were poorly explained and were difficult or confusing to perform, therefore I do NOT recommend this kit. I am purchasing a different eye exercise book that got excellent reviews therefore I hope to have more success with that one!

Born without sight, Schneider has devoted his life to learning about sight and self-healing systems. Based on natural vision techniques pioneered by ophthalmologist William Bates, he created his own total approach for self-healing and used it to reverse his own blindness. This course has a variety of eye exercises and other health recommendations.

this man walks his talk. a wonderful purchase. Very nicely presented. I would buy one for everyone.

What a scam!

I was looking for eye exercises, not something with back, neck exercises and massage therapy.

Very dissappointing.

Meir Schneider you failure.

Google Yoga excercises and do the body stretching, there is no need to buy this product.( for those that believe body yoga improves eye sight)

Those who genuinely are loking for eye excercises to improve the muscles in the eyes..... this product fails miserably.