Seeing From The Heart

By Jeannie Fitzsimmons

Certified Natural Vision Improvement

Children see naturally from the heart. Their world, always new and alive, is exciting and full of adventure. Curiosity motivates their exploration. Change comes naturally - after all, the real adventure is never knowing what will happen next!

Then we grow up - and forget to "follow our heart." And, we suffer with inner anxiety. Eventually this stress, translates into lack of mental, emotional, and visual clarity, leading us into a visual blur. If that stress is in relation to our world "out there," we become nearsighted, but if our tension is close to home - for example, personal relationships, or identity issues, farsightedness is developed. Therefore, how we imagine ourselves seeing our world, either consciously or unconsciously is exactly HOW we see our world. See how simple?

To the "eyes are the windows of the soul," it might be added: "vision is the mind looking through." We see our world as a whole human being, with our entire body/mind. HOW we see is a metaphor for our entire life, yet, most of us have never made the connection.

In our culture of "fast fix" we often forget we are the ones who actually author almost all of our vision problems. The good news is this also means we can do something about it. All we need is someone who knows the way back and is willing to teach us how to recover the clarity of the innocent heart. By retracing those erroneous footsteps that caused the blur, we can return to clarity.

Our world is an inside job - a reflection of what we see from the mind's eye. Healing our sight is also an inside job. We use our eyes as a navigational system to see, guide, warn and keep the physical body safe. Central and peripheral vision work in harmony. However, when we wear glasses or contacts, we diminish a magnificent part of vision. Closing off peripheral vision shuts down the sensing, feeling, and intuitive part of seeing.

"Doesn't everyone's vision eventually go bad - isn't it a natural part of growing older?" Even though the lens of the eye may become less flexible with age mostly due to accumulated stress, the eye is resilient. Dr. Bates proved long ago that the lens was NOT the main element in the physics of our eye that determines our ability to see at all distances, i.e. accommodation. After years of research and removing the lens of the eye during surgery, he discovered his patients could STILL see at least 75% of their ability. He discovered that the muscles around the eye are much more important for the function of accommodation, not the lens.

SO, the answer is: NO! It has nothing to do with our age, rather with the accumulation of mental eyestrain and stress resulting in a visual blur. Then we get on a merry go-round of wearing glasses or contacts and - surprise! - The eyesight continues to get worse!

We forget that wounding the heart caused this situation that we now call "normal." The wounding (or stressful event or circumstance) was unconscious, whether at age 8, 14, 35 or 48.

This happens subtly, sometimes traumatically, more often slowly, as we try to see our world the way we want it to be, or avoid looking at it the way it is. This throws us into stress which equals blur.

It is the heart that sees. It is relinquishing the misunderstanding or denial of our true perception that helps us restore our sight. Since stress was the problem in the first place, undoing the reaction within us to that situation that affected us is necessary. Relearning organically in the way the body understands inherently, is a more natural way to helping yourself see better, I do not teach an eye exercise program. Relearn seeing properly--let nature do the rest!

Relaxation is the key. Proper and natural vision habits relax and restore flexibility to the muscles around our eyes, causing vision to normalize. Anyone, at any age, can relearn to see. The innocence and playfulness, curiosity and alive-ness are often just a "blink of an eye" away. If you want to learn how to see again, without glasses, contacts, or surgery call me. I'd love to help you bring your world back into focus, from your heart.

The Natural Vision Improvement Center, offers a training that is a comprehensive educational program. The training covers a 24-30 hour experiential process which provides you the tools for life long healthy and improved sight.

Call 800-617-2533 for information or to attend or set up a free introductory class.

Networking Magazine - March/April, 1995 Austin, Texas.