Take Off Your Glasses and See: A Mind/Body Approach to Expanding Your Eyesight and Insight
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- Author：Jacob Liberman
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Summary
This revolutionary new look at vision will broaden your understanding of how you see and how you can see without your glasses or contact lenses。
Take Off Your Glasses and See shows you how to free yourself from the crutch of prescription lenses， to build your self-confidence and awareness， and to open up your inner and outer vision in order to see more clearly。
Jacob Liberman， an internationally recognized authority on holistic vision care， explains how most vision problems are the result of an unconscious decision to close your eyes to emotional discomfort or pain， and how increasingly powerful corrective lenses only encourage eyesight to withdraw even further。 By removing lenses and practicing breath- and movement-awareness techniques to shift your perception， you can reintegrate the original disruption in the mind/body system。 Dr。 Liberman's approach can help you join the thousands who have escaped from the self-defeating cycle of poor vision。
Take Off Your Glasses and See shows you how to free yourself from the crutch of prescription lenses， to build your self-confidence and awareness， and to open up your inner and outer vision in order to see more clearly。
Jacob Liberman， an internationally recognized authority on holistic vision care， explains how most vision problems are the result of an unconscious decision to close your eyes to emotional discomfort or pain， and how increasingly powerful corrective lenses only encourage eyesight to withdraw even further。 By removing lenses and practicing breath- and movement-awareness techniques to shift your perception， you can reintegrate the original disruption in the mind/body system。 Dr。 Liberman's approach can help you join the thousands who have escaped from the self-defeating cycle of poor vision。
Reviews
Adriana Marston
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An incredible book 。 I highly recommend it to everyone interested in natural vision improvement。 This book will "open your eyes"。 I have already started my journey of eyesight improvement 3 months prior to reading this book and the progress is obvious。 This book just deepened my knowledge and confirmed that what I was already doing was right。 Also this book will uncover some amazing facts that you probably have no idea about right now。 I highly recommend it！ An incredible book 。 I highly recommend it to everyone interested in natural vision improvement。 This book will "open your eyes"。 I have already started my journey of eyesight improvement 3 months prior to reading this book and the progress is obvious。 This book just deepened my knowledge and confirmed that what I was already doing was right。 Also this book will uncover some amazing facts that you probably have no idea about right now。 I highly recommend it！ 。。。more
Omar Mohamed Alaa
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كتاب جميل و منعش، مناقشة فكرة ان لبس النظارة او العداسات هى نسبة كبيرة منها ممكن التخلى عنه و الحفاظ بل تحسين بصرك من غيرهم فكرة عميقة。فى تحيزات فكرية كتيرة تميل انه النظر بيضعف مع الوقت، الكتاب بيناقش و بيعالج التحيزات ديه。فى عمق فى المعانى و مراجعة للنفس و للافكار اللى جوة دماغك و تقبلها و التعامل معها بشكل مختلف عن التعامل المعتاد。فى انشطة لذيذة جداً و مفيدة بردو، و اعتقد ممكن اوصفة انه كتاب فى فهم الذات و كيفية التعامل معها و واخد النظر كطريق لشرح وجهة نظرة و خبرته。استمتعت جدا بقرأة هذا الكت كتاب جميل و منعش، مناقشة فكرة ان لبس النظارة او العداسات هى نسبة كبيرة منها ممكن التخلى عنه و الحفاظ بل تحسين بصرك من غيرهم فكرة عميقة。فى تحيزات فكرية كتيرة تميل انه النظر بيضعف مع الوقت، الكتاب بيناقش و بيعالج التحيزات ديه。فى عمق فى المعانى و مراجعة للنفس و للافكار اللى جوة دماغك و تقبلها و التعامل معها بشكل مختلف عن التعامل المعتاد。فى انشطة لذيذة جداً و مفيدة بردو، و اعتقد ممكن اوصفة انه كتاب فى فهم الذات و كيفية التعامل معها و واخد النظر كطريق لشرح وجهة نظرة و خبرته。استمتعت جدا بقرأة هذا الكتاب، و بدأت استخدم اساليب منه فى روتينى اليومى و هستعمل اساليب تانية جواه كمان شوية بردو ان شاء الله。انصح بالقرأة لهذا الكتاب،تقيمى: ٨ من ١٠ 。。。more
Jenny
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I actually haven’t read this book。 However I have a sister who used to wear glasses and a few years ago started going to this church。 I don’t know what they preached one day， but she left & she *truly* believed she could take off her glasses and be able to live life without needing them。 For context， she’s been wearing glasses since the age of 3， and would have headaches in primary school etc。 So she really needed these。Anyway she just posted a throwback picture today and I was like， wow she rea I actually haven’t read this book。 However I have a sister who used to wear glasses and a few years ago started going to this church。 I don’t know what they preached one day， but she left & she *truly* believed she could take off her glasses and be able to live life without needing them。 For context， she’s been wearing glasses since the age of 3， and would have headaches in primary school etc。 So she really needed these。Anyway she just posted a throwback picture today and I was like， wow she really used to wear glasses all the time a few years ago。 And then she took them off and has lived life perfectly without them。 And that is how I found myself here。 I googled whether this is a thing。 And I came across this book。 I don’t wear glasses myself， however if you’re thinking of trying something like this， I’d say it’s worth a shot。 There seems to be something in it！ 。。。more
Judith
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Light， fun， easy and delightful！ This is a keep-forever book of actions to enhance life！ Thank you！
Elena Telegina
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Brilliant， extraordinary， and truly revolutionary book。 I find more ideas on any page of this book than at any shelf filled with books。 I highly recommend this book to anyone who is searching the answers about vision， self esteem， memory， posture， well being， and happiness。 It is all interconnected and Jacob Liberman demonstrates it so brilliantly。 Truly I think that he deserves Nobel prize for his work。 I was never wearing glasses and hope that I never will。 However， last twelve years I have be Brilliant， extraordinary， and truly revolutionary book。 I find more ideas on any page of this book than at any shelf filled with books。 I highly recommend this book to anyone who is searching the answers about vision， self esteem， memory， posture， well being， and happiness。 It is all interconnected and Jacob Liberman demonstrates it so brilliantly。 Truly I think that he deserves Nobel prize for his work。 I was never wearing glasses and hope that I never will。 However， last twelve years I have been working for eight- twelve hours a day in front of a computer and struggled to keep a good eyesight。 I read many books on the subject and attended many courses。 They all helped in some way， as I still do not wear glasses although my eyesight fluctuates as pressure at work increases。 When I read this book it was like a ticket to freedom。 Genius！ I am so grateful。 Thank you so much！！ 。。。more
Maura
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Another consciousness-raising book from Jacob Liberman。 It all makes good sense to me！
Kimberly
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Amazing bookI am on a spiritual journey and I know healing my vision is part of that and this book has very helpful information that I plan to incorporate into a daily practice。 I know u will be seeing clearly very soon！！
Colleen Ray
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Um， seriously？ There's always someone trying to get gullible folks to drink the Kool Ade。 I only picked this up to find out what nonsense the author was peddling， and wasn't disappointed。 Just the synopsis should warn away any thinking reader。 Um， seriously？ There's always someone trying to get gullible folks to drink the Kool Ade。 I only picked this up to find out what nonsense the author was peddling， and wasn't disappointed。 Just the synopsis should warn away any thinking reader。 。。。more
Justin Hill
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I kept giving this book another chance and finally just gave up on it about halfway through。 There are some interesting philosophical points at the beginning， but then it just gets kind of weird。 Almost like if you believe in the method enough you can regain clear vision and trash your glasses。 I also feel like it could have been a pamphlet。 Get to the point， man！
Arif Vakil
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I jumped to the last section of the book on seeing the world differently。 To bring more presence in your outer sight & inner sight thereby bringing hyper-awareness。 Sounds fantastical， however， a part of it wants me to believe it to be true。 Would be keen to come across other's experiences what Liberman has。 I jumped to the last section of the book on seeing the world differently。 To bring more presence in your outer sight & inner sight thereby bringing hyper-awareness。 Sounds fantastical， however， a part of it wants me to believe it to be true。 Would be keen to come across other's experiences what Liberman has。 。。。more
Dr。 Deepak Rawat
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I finished the book very quickly because it is written in a very simplistic way and it’s easy to read。 It’s very interesting book and throws a very different perspective of our vision。 Shall I call it a medical book， an exercise book， a counselling book or a spiritual book。 But having read quite a few things on spirituality as well， I can say that what is written by author makes sense。 He has also been practical by not just talking about it but also guiding readers to practice about it。 I m givi I finished the book very quickly because it is written in a very simplistic way and it’s easy to read。 It’s very interesting book and throws a very different perspective of our vision。 Shall I call it a medical book， an exercise book， a counselling book or a spiritual book。 But having read quite a few things on spirituality as well， I can say that what is written by author makes sense。 He has also been practical by not just talking about it but also guiding readers to practice about it。 I m giving it a 5-stars and will see if I would retain this rating after doing some practice sessions as mentioned in the book。 。。。more
Danielle Cumberland
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This book may turn into a DNF， because I am losing interest in it。 But I wanted to say a few words about what I have read so far at just about halfway through the book。First， the perennial question: Does it work？ Yeah， sort of， in a way， it can work。 My main issue is that it might not work in a way that is practical for most people。 My vision correction is not severe （I came out at 20/40 on the chart in the book before I had read anything）; my vision problem is astigmatism， so I have difficulty This book may turn into a DNF， because I am losing interest in it。 But I wanted to say a few words about what I have read so far at just about halfway through the book。First， the perennial question: Does it work？ Yeah， sort of， in a way， it can work。 My main issue is that it might not work in a way that is practical for most people。 My vision correction is not severe （I came out at 20/40 on the chart in the book before I had read anything）; my vision problem is astigmatism， so I have difficulty with blurring and lack of clarity both close up and at a distance。 The striking part that DID work in a desirable way was partially credited to the book， but not entirely。 The book jogged my memory of an older man， who had told me that he installed a super-bright， full-spectrum light above his reading chair and that， by using it， he could read without glasses。 So， I took my book outside in the bright summer sunlight and read without my corrective lenses for over an hour with no difficulty whatsoever。 I do think it would be both practical and possible to read without corrective lenses every day if I only get a light like that， which would probably be beneficial in the long run。 I do agree with the author's basic premise that using corrective lenses all the time "fixes" your vision into that level of correction。This is where it gets impractical。 If one removes one's glasses in order to "allow" the eyes to freely self-correct （which I agree， they could do， at least to a point）， eventually， one needs to put glasses back on。 Now， this might not be a problem if you're an optometrist yourself and can just pick up a weaker pair of glasses at whim。 But how is the average person supposed to have a variety of different Rx lenses to choose from according to the need of the moment？ See， the fact that one's eyes adjust to a prescription and "fix" themselves into a particular focus is not so bad after all。 Besides that， I'm really only interested in not requiring corrective lenses at all。 There is no benefit to me in simply having a reduced prescription if I even did get that。 Am I going to finish the book？ Maybe。 If I change my mind about it， I'll come back and edit my review。 But for now， the book is somewhat intriguing， but not very practical for me。 。。。more
Daniel
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Update: i just had an eye exam yesterday and my prescription was reduced from -3。15 & -2。75 to -2。50& -2。00 BUT， the thing is that i know i could have done so much better if the eye doctor next me would just stop stressing me and let me more than a second to respond， and let me breath instead of saying "you don't see right？" and laugh when i asked for the minimum prescription。 That was frustrating， i haven't used my eye lenses or glasses for weeks， almost not at all， and i actually feel quite co Update: i just had an eye exam yesterday and my prescription was reduced from -3。15 & -2。75 to -2。50& -2。00 BUT， the thing is that i know i could have done so much better if the eye doctor next me would just stop stressing me and let me more than a second to respond， and let me breath instead of saying "you don't see right？" and laugh when i asked for the minimum prescription。 That was frustrating， i haven't used my eye lenses or glasses for weeks， almost not at all， and i actually feel quite confident about it。 It will continue to get better， i know it :） all thanks to this book ♥️ i wish all doctors were supporting like him！ 。。。more
Susan
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In the end， the Bates book is far better and this one just repeats a lot of it so I am not sure why you would read this as well。 I guess it depends which is cheaper or at your local library。 On its own I did not care for the Buddhist angle -- everything is slanted towards Buddhist this or that。 I could do without that garbage。
J Crossley
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This book discusses the history of how the author came to believe that you can heal your eyesight and it provides exercises that will strengthen your eyes。
Russell Eric Dobda
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Ever wonder why each time you go to the eyedoctor you need stronger glasses？ This book proposes that vision problems are not merely physical eye deformities but psychological and spiritual imbalances that manifest in vision problems。 By working through these issues with confidence， clarity， and relaxation， we can improve our own vision from the inside out。 Doctors are taught one thing， but didn't you ever wonder if you didn't upgrade that prescription that next time you visit the doctor？ Perhaps Ever wonder why each time you go to the eyedoctor you need stronger glasses？ This book proposes that vision problems are not merely physical eye deformities but psychological and spiritual imbalances that manifest in vision problems。 By working through these issues with confidence， clarity， and relaxation， we can improve our own vision from the inside out。 Doctors are taught one thing， but didn't you ever wonder if you didn't upgrade that prescription that next time you visit the doctor？ Perhaps it would will be the same because you have a vision set point that is defined by your psychological and spiritual issues and this set point can move by working on yourself。 Not doing the work and just getting stronger glasses， your body keeps readjusting until you fix it instead of put a distortion lens over it。 。。。more
Peter Masternak
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An interesting and practical book。 This book provides many examples and exercises to help improve your natural vision。 Just as the title implies， the book also focuses on your insight （maily consisting of different meditation approaches and views on life） which was a great help to fully grasp the understanding of the methods and benefits of the exercises。 I wouldn't say this was am easy read， nor was it a quick read。 If you decide to pick this book up consider taking the time to do the exercises An interesting and practical book。 This book provides many examples and exercises to help improve your natural vision。 Just as the title implies， the book also focuses on your insight （maily consisting of different meditation approaches and views on life） which was a great help to fully grasp the understanding of the methods and benefits of the exercises。 I wouldn't say this was am easy read， nor was it a quick read。 If you decide to pick this book up consider taking the time to do the exercises because that's probably the real reason why you would start this book。 。。。more
Angie Libert
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I have only read half of this book so far and the main thesis seems to be that the cause of eye problems is related to the emotions。 There are some physical activities in the book， but my reasoning at this point is to seek emotional release and then read a book by Bates for physical exercises for eyesight improvement。
Anastasia
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I like the overall approach - it's about changing your perception。 I like the overall approach - it's about changing your perception。 。。。more
Trace
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Some really intriguing ideas about healing your vision。 The author says that the body is remarkable in that it has the ability to heal itself in ALL areas - even vision。 Makes sense to me。 I found the book tedious to read - I like summaries， and this book didn't summarize main points。。。 I'm going to do further research on this topic and try some of the exercises。。。 if they work， I'll increase my rating。 Some really intriguing ideas about healing your vision。 The author says that the body is remarkable in that it has the ability to heal itself in ALL areas - even vision。 Makes sense to me。 I found the book tedious to read - I like summaries， and this book didn't summarize main points。。。 I'm going to do further research on this topic and try some of the exercises。。。 if they work， I'll increase my rating。 。。。more
Miyo Kachi
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I feel so much gratitude toward Dr。 Liberman。 Reading and working with this this book helped my eyesight so much， I was able to pass my driving test to drive in Tennessee （ which I initially failed） 。 Cannot recommend it highly enough- if you are considering Lasik surgery to correct your eyesight， read this first ！
May
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Really interesting read on the mind/body connection as it relates to sight。
Jim
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I'm not positive of my rating on this book as the effects of it are not in yet。 I'm doing the exercises & have other things to try （like using weaker reading glasses for longer periods） before I can say for sure。I had high hopes for the book & while they weren't completely dashed， I wasn't terribly pleased to find out that it mostly dealt with long range vision & my problem is with my close range。 Still， it gave me some support for a theory that I'd held myself - my optometrist gives me stronger I'm not positive of my rating on this book as the effects of it are not in yet。 I'm doing the exercises & have other things to try （like using weaker reading glasses for longer periods） before I can say for sure。I had high hopes for the book & while they weren't completely dashed， I wasn't terribly pleased to find out that it mostly dealt with long range vision & my problem is with my close range。 Still， it gave me some support for a theory that I'd held myself - my optometrist gives me stronger glasses than I really need & that isn't really helping me， it's just making me more dependent on glasses。 Included are eye exercises & a chart to help me continue to work on building my ability to 'see' without the help of glasses。 Whether I'll ever get rid of reading glasses entirely is doubtful， but hopefully my vision won't get worse。He has an interesting theory on vision。 Since he is an optometrist & it follows my own inclinations， I tend to lend a lot of credence to it。 If you hate glasses， this is the book for you。 。。。more
Mary Lewis
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