008: Arrested and Taken to Court for Teaching the Bates Method
The Naked Eye Podcast: Exploring Natural Alternatives to Glasses, Contacts, and Surgeries
Release Date: 09/27/2015
076: Listening To The Eyes with Anat Axelrode
The Naked Eye Podcast: Exploring Natural Alternatives to Glasses, Contacts, and Surgeries
In this episode, Certified Bates Method Teacher, Nathan Oxenfeld interviews Anat Axelrode about her unique method called Listening To The Eyes. By learning how to have conversations with the eyes, one can learn valuable information about what the eyes need in order to heal. For more information, visit Anat's website - Go to to watch the replay of "Improve Your Eyesight 6 Ways" and learn more about Nathan's upcoming 6 Month Vision Improvement Program. Listen to the new episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast at https://bettereyesightpodcast.com and join the Better Eyesight League at ...
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075: Stress Point Training on Trampolines with Dr. Ray Gottlieb
The Naked Eye Podcast: Exploring Natural Alternatives to Glasses, Contacts, and Surgeries
In this episode, Certified Bates Method Teacher, Nathan Oxenfeld interviews Dr. Ray Gottlieb about how to improve attention, memory, coordination, proprioception, and vision using a trampoline! The concept is called "stress point training" and it has shown to help people learn new skills in a positive and productive way. Eventually it can help one master any given skill, whether playing an instrument, competing in sports, or simply seeing clearly without glasses. Dr. Ray tells some incredible success stories of people he has worked with in the past, and even gives a live demonstration of the...
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074: Ten Tips To Improve Your Night Vision
The Naked Eye Podcast: Exploring Natural Alternatives to Glasses, Contacts, and Surgeries
In this episode, Certified Bates Method Teacher, Nathan Oxenfeld takes you on a night vision walk to go over 10 tips to improve your night vision naturally. 1. Take time to adjust, use it or lose it 2. Get light during the day, Sun your eyes 3. Palm your eyes 4. Use dimmer indoor light at night 5. Limit screen exposure before bed, and/or block blue light 6. Use red flashlights 7. Use your peripheral vision 8. Averted Gaze (shifting, swinging, dodging stars/lights) 9. Diet, nutrition, supplementation (lutein, zeaxanthin, vitamin A) 10. Practice the Bates Method daily, especially at night!...
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073: The Energy of Dr. Bates with Barry Auchettl
The Naked Eye Podcast: Exploring Natural Alternatives to Glasses, Contacts, and Surgeries
In this episode, Certified Bates Method Teacher, Nathan Oxenfeld interviews Barry Auchettl about his recent experiences inspired by the energy of Dr. Bates and his original approaches. Nathan and Barry are teaming up this November to lead their next 22 Day Vision Tune Up. Go to https://integraleyesight.com/22days for more information and to sign up online. (1:18) Channeling Dr. Bates (2:28) The relaxed approach of keeping it simple (4:52) A recent story of natural vision restoration in 24 hours (7:00) Reconnection as healing (9:00) Glasses as barriers (10:00) Accessories as protection (12:49)...
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072: Healing Through the Ears with Rikke Godthjaelp
The Naked Eye Podcast: Exploring Natural Alternatives to Glasses, Contacts, and Surgeries
In this episode, Certified Bates Method Teacher, Nathan Oxenfeld interviews Rikke Godthjaelp from Copenhagen, Denmark about her experience in the fields of Auriculotherapy, Auriculomedicine, Posturology, and Chromotherapy; with a current emphasis on treating PTSD with light therapy and color therapy applications on the ears. Nathan and Rikke are teaming up twice this fall, first for the FREE Color Lights Gifts to the World workshop on October 10th, 2023 and then for the 2 day Color & Light Immersions virtual retreat on November 11th & 12th, 2023. Go to https://color-buresch.at/ to...
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071: The Fall Colors of Vermont + 40k Subscribers!
The Naked Eye Podcast: Exploring Natural Alternatives to Glasses, Contacts, and Surgeries
THANK YOU FOR 40,000 SUBSCRIBERS!!! Watch this episode on YouTube to see the peak fall foliage and beautiful natural colors of Northern Vermont. Go to https://color-buresch.at/ to register for the free Color & Lights Gifts to the World event on October 10th, 2023 and/or the Color & Light Immersions virtual retreat on November 11th-12th, 2023. Listen to the Better Eyesight Podcast at https://bettereyesightpodcast.com/ or join the Better Eyesight League at https://patreon.com/bettereyesight Stay tuned for more new episodes of The Naked Eye Podcast coming soon!
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070: 2 Eyes, 3 Dimensions with Fernanda Leite Ribeiro
The Naked Eye Podcast: Exploring Natural Alternatives to Glasses, Contacts, and Surgeries
In this episode, Certified Bates Method Teacher, Nathan Oxenfeld interviews Fernanda Leite Ribeiro, an eye doctor from São Paulo, Brazil about her various alternative approaches to eye health. One of Fernanda's main specialties is binocularity. Having two eyes enables us to see in three dimensions... but are you experiencing the most 3-dimensional vision you possibly can? Listen to this conversation to learn more about ways to adapt out of glasses (which flatten the world) and reconnect with your own true depth perception. [0:10] Introduction [2:52] Welcome to the show Fernanda! [3:55]...
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069: Wait... Perfect Sight Is Not Continuous?
The Naked Eye Podcast: Exploring Natural Alternatives to Glasses, Contacts, and Surgeries
In this episode, Certified Bates Method Teacher, Nathan Oxenfeld reads an article by Dr. William H. Bates M.D. called "The Imperfect SIght of the Normal Eye", originally published in the New York Medical Journal on September 8, 1917. After he reads the article (starting at 7:00), which overviews the various causes and natural treatments for vision problems, Nathan discusses some of the key points. Here are the four conclusions: All persons with normal eyes and perfect sight do not have normal eyes and perfect sight continuously. The cause is always an effort or strain to see. Treatment by eye...
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068: How To See Without Glasses
The Naked Eye Podcast: Exploring Natural Alternatives to Glasses, Contacts, and Surgeries
In this episode, Certified Bates Method Teacher, Nathan Oxenfeld explains how to... 5:40 - Take your glasses off and… 6:00 - 1) Relax, don’t strain 7:45 - 2) Close your eyes 10:07 - 3) Reverse blink 12:06 - 4) Blink 13:44 - 5) Breathe 15:30 - 6) Be patient 16:19 - 7) Open periphery 18:38 - 8) Swing (see things moving) 20:40 - 9) Colors, Shapes, Depth 25:25 - 10) Central Fixation 28:32 - Transitioning from the practical level to the deeper level 32:52 - 11) Look within Watch my videos about Central Fixation () () () and Reverse Blinking ( Also watch my video about How To Get and Use...
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067: Top 6 Episode Countdown
The Naked Eye Podcast: Exploring Natural Alternatives to Glasses, Contacts, and Surgeries
In this episode, Certified Bates Method Teacher, Nathan Oxenfeld counts down the Top 6 Episodes of The Naked Eye Podcast so far from the past 7 years of the show's history. 6) Episode 6 - 5 Bad Vision Habits You Need to Break [3:18] 5) Episode 31 - My Journey From Blur to Clarity [10:54] 4) Episode 28 - Follow-Along Relaxation Routine [21:00] 3) Episode 8 - Arrested and Taken to Court for Teaching the Bates Method [27:05] 2a) Episode 2 - The Bates Method vs. Eye Exercises [36:00] 2b) Episode 63 - Why Eye Exercises Don’t Work (and What Does Work!) 1) Episode 25 - Reversing Astigmatism with...
info_outlineIn this episode Certified Bates Method Teacher, Nathan Oxenfeld, recounts the tale of Margaret Darst Corbett getting arrested and taken to court for teaching the Bates Method in the early 1940s. Local optometrists and ophthalmologists charged Mrs. Corbett with "practicing medicine and optometry and using drugs without a license". However, Corbett never claimed to be an eye doctor, nor ever used any medicine, lenses, or surgeries in her "eye re-education" lessons. Her innocence, backed up by the testimony of hundreds of her loyal followers who benefitted from receiving her services, led not only to the case being dismissed, but also boosted her publicity and gained her many new students, including members of the jury in her trial!
Visit www.integraleyesight.com for more information about the Bates Method and to learn about the online vision improvement classes and lessons Nathan offers. You can also sign up for his monthly email newsletter called, "Eyesight Insights" on his website too, which will keep you up to date on the progress and launch of his Holistic Eyecare Kit. Search for "Bates Method 101" on YouTube to watch all of Nathan's interactive and instructional videos while you wait for the kid to be released.
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