Dear Students:
I was walking around the neighborhood when I approached grandparents playing with a little boy on their driveway. The boy sensed me moving towards him and immediately looked up and smiled, and then went back to playing. The older couple did not respond or blink an eye in my direction. The beneficial habits of the little one, stood out to me that morning and inspired me to write this post.
There are many reasons why an adult would not reflexively turn towards an advancing neighbor, and I will not focus on them. Instead, let’s look at the importance of becoming aware of what some toddlers do naturally, to promote healthy eyes and movement. The child’s swift reactions, displayed why he can see clearly and move quickly. His eyes caught my movement and the rest of his body helped him to view more.
Becoming aware of some simple things that “people with clear vision” do, can help you to maintain and/or improve your eyesight and the way you organize movement. Motions and sight can improve greatly when the body can spontaneously follow the eyes’ invitation to move.
Curious, childlike habits such as looking at the details of a tiny bug and within a split second, marveling at a hopping bunny, and then studying a blade of grass, keep the eyeballs malleable. When examining an object up close, the eyeballs form a slightly different shape compared to when looking at scenery in the distance. Investigate this phenomenon on your own. Sit and feel if you can sense your eyeballs changing shape while focusing compared to gazing? The more the eyes transfigure themselves throughout the day, the healthier the eyes can become.
Keeping the Eyes Malleable Lesson: 1. Sit in a comfortable position and look at something up close and then far away - quickly go back and forth like this.2. Don’t “try to see”, instead just allow your eyes to change shape rapidly without expectations. Rest afterwards. 3. Repeat this at three different distances, experiencing the malleable eyeballs at work. 4. If you wear glasses and feel prepared to do something differently with your eyes then try this without them. Teach yourself to become comfortable and interested in your vision no matter it’s quality. Notice what distances you see better at. 5. You can also do this exploration while walking. If you can walk and not bump into objects without spectacles on, then do so. If not, keep wearing them until you are sure you can stroll around safely.
(Take lots of rests when using your eyes in a non-habitual way. Signs that your eyes need a rest are feeling: dizzy, nauseous, tired, sleepy, uninterested, mentally unfocused. When this happens stop the exploration, sit down and take a break. Come back to it when you feel refreshed or leave it for another day.)
I suggest when challenging your eyes in an unfamiliar manner, to get 
comfortable with any blurry vision you may have. Let vision come to you instead of straining your eyes to see something. Relaxed eyes see clearly and if you wait for yourself to make sense of what you’re looking at, eventually it can become lucid. It may take lots of practice to experience one second of crystal clear vision. When this happens it is a sign that you can turn a second into a minute, a minute into an hour, etc. All you need to do is form the kind of habits that will get you there!
May you gradually and consistently develop the customs of “one that can see clearly”. If you experiment with your eyes on a regular basis, you may find that you can explore longer each time before getting tired.
Stay tuned for the next several blog posts as I will give more tips on how to keep your eyes thriving. Starting on Sept. 14, 2021, I will begin teaching Feldenkrais classes on Tuesdays @ 11am. Peace!
~Donna
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