The Leo Angart book is a wonderful resource. There are many practical exercises, although the one which had the most benefit to me was Energy Exercise. It combines the powerful use of visualisation with the Chinese life giving energy of chi. It opened my eyes (literally as well as metaphorically) to the power of chi and helped improve my eyesight from -3.75 dioptres to less than 1 dioptre in both eyes.
The instructions are clearly explained, taking you through each step in a logical manner . To aid comprehension there are also small images showing the ideal things that you should be doing at each stage. It was so easy that I only needed to read the instructions a few times before I had memorised the whole process and I could thus do the exercise whenever and wherever I wanted.
There is also much information about how the eye functions and specific exercises for various eye afflictions (such as astigmatism, myopia, hypermyopia, amblyopia, strabismus, etc.). It is therefore a practical and comprehensive tool for those looking to improve their eyesight naturally.
Anthony Barrett, NLP Trainer/Coach
Leos book sees far beyond clarity of vision. He gives you tools to recognise small changes that make a huge difference.
Through the knowledge in this book I am more able to understand the subtle changes and stresses in my body.
Belinda McKenna, Storyteller
Leos approach is so encouraging. I spend time reading smaller and smaller print so that I can restore my reading vision back to how it used to be. I wear lesser and lesser strength reading glasses and now have +1s. I am sure I will be able to give up reading glasses very soon. I tell everyone I know about Leos work and am determined to stop wearing reading glasses as proof of how wonderful his methods are.
Jean Kelly MA, MCIPD, Jean Kelly Consultancy Ltd
I have been organising Leo Angarts London workshops since 1996. People tell me that just through reading previous editions of this book, a distillation of his many years of reading and practice in the field, they have changed limiting beliefs and improved their vision even without attending a course.
I have never worn glasses and would have expected to in my mid 40s, before I met Leo. The book is a mine of practical, readily usable information. I find it useful to direct people to the Vision Training Plan in the book so they can see immediately that there are 3 or 4 actions specifically for their vision challenges.
Katrina Patterson, INLPTA Certified NLP Trainer, Feldenkrais Teacher and Vision Coach
Long interested in investigating the seemingly far-fetched claims people have made that vision could be improved naturally, without glasses, I attended Leo Angarts course, in which he puts the principles in this book into action. To my amazement, by doing the exercises over the several days of the course, my wife and I both found we needed, on average, between our four eyes, about 3/4 of a diopter less prescription correction per eye.
Both of us, who had been requiring increased prescriptions every couple of years, were now able to return to the prescriptions of several years before (about a diopter less per eye) and spend more time wearing no glasses at all within a few days. As important, we learned that some of the factors that make it hard for many of us to see clearly, also put long-term pressure on the eyes, setting them up for more serious problems in old age. Thus, some of the exercises Leo describes here not only improve sight, but also appear to protect our eyes over the course of our lives.
Norman Doidge, MD, author of The Brain That Changes Itself
I would like to dedicate this book to my special star, Rebecca Szeto, who has provided many valuable suggestions and has been a great support during the writing of this book.
I wish to thank Dr. William H. Bates for his courage and determination in following his convictions and thus building the foundations upon which Vision Training rests.
I also wish to thank Master Choa Kok Sui for his dedication in developing the pranic healing approach. It was pranic healing that cured my eyesight. I realized early on that energy is a key factor if you want to have consistent success in regaining your eyesight.
A heartfelt thank you to my NLP trainers John Grinder for inspiring me to start this adventure, and Judith DeLozier and Robert Dilts for teaching me to look for the difference that makes the difference. My approach is built on NLP methodology.
A special thank you goes to my dedicated sponsors, in particular Katrina Patterson in London, who encouraged me to put all this knowledge into a book. I also want to thank Lulu Heinse in Ireland and Monika and Maurice Cruz first in Manila and now in Melbourne for inviting me. Also a thank you to Wolfgang Gillessen in Munich for his valuable input in making the German version of this book a reality.
My proofreader put in long hours to make my manuscript much more enjoyable to read. Thank you to Candice Temple.
Finally, I want to thank the many people who attended my workshops and benefited from what they learned and I thank you for reading and benefiting from this book.
Vision is the most precious of our senses. You see the splendor of a sunset, you see the smile on the face of someone you love and you see the innocence in the eyes of a child. Mother Nature has made certain that this sense is perfectly developed as we grow up. It may come as a surprise to you to hear that eyesight acuity is actually a skill we learn as we mature, and that the eyes of an infant are not fully developed. A baby begins to recognize colors at the age of about 4 months. Hand and eye co-ordination develop next and then co-ordination between eyes and body. At about 12 months of age babies begin to walk and from then on their vision continues to develop in the way that nature intended.
I am writing this book based on my own experience of wearing glasses for more than 25 years. Initially, like most people, I believed there was nothing that could be done about failing eyesight. It seemed that it was just a consequence of growing old the only thing in question being whether hair or eyes would go first. At the time, 1991, my eyesight measured 5.5 diopters of near-sight. That means it was necessary for me to wear glasses for most things, including reading. In fact I needed two pairs of glasses, one for reading and another for distance.
A friend of mine had been working on improving his eyesight, but he had been trying for three years and was still wearing glasses. Long-term projects do not appeal to me. I like to feel that I am making progress in 20 minutes or less, otherwise I am not interested. I dont expect to have 20/20 vision after just one exercise, but I do want to sense that I am progressing and not just imagining that something is happening. So the approach I teach works fast.