![]() ![]() ![]() They are windows for the brain to access information from the exterior environment and are subject to the interest we have in our environment. Bates insisted that perfect sight is impossible without this constant shifting and, when it is not done unconsciously, students of the Bates Method are encouraged to do it consciously. It is the brain that assembles this detailed information arriving from both eyes in order to provide us with a meaning of what is seen. It is the normal movement of the eyes, going constantly from one point of interest to another. The first aspect of movement in vision is the ocular movement shifting from one point of interest to another. ![]() There are two aspects of Bates’ principle of movement: the constant, relaxed shifting of the gaze from one point of interest to another and the harmony between central and peripheral vision that induces the perception of the surroundings moving, swinging or pulsating in the opposite direction to the gaze. This interpretation of shifting as an eye gymnastics underlines a lack of understanding of Bates’ principle of movement in vision. It is but the interpretation that has emerged from other authors, of his emphasis on the importance of the natural shifting of the gaze. Interestingly, there is no mention of this kind of eye gym in Dr Bates’ original book. In numerous books about the Bates method, the aspect of eye movement has been reduced to eye gymnastics. The Bates Method lays great emphasis on the importance of movement, but how do we understand it? Nina Hutchings guides us to experience movement in a vision enhancing way. Eyes are constantly moving but what is the perception of peripheral movement in vision? One of the basic principles of the Bates Method is relaxation, which in turn invites more movement. ![]()
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