Total Body Vision

Overview

Total Body Vision is series of recorded lessons to improve the quality of your vision. Created by by Jack Heggie, it is a self-help program available as an audio series. The series uses exercises based on the Feldenkrais Method and Dr. William Bates' work to improve vision, posture, and movement. The lessons focus on improving clarity, color perception, depth perception, and eye-hand coordination through gentle, body-aware movements that connect the eyes to the rest of the body, aiming to reduce strain and enhance overall visual function.

About the Author

Jack Heggie earned a degree in physics and worked as a digital computer design engineer, programmer, and field engineer for 10 years before becoming a Feldenkrais practitioner. He studied with Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais in Israel and in the United States, and trained with Ruthy Alon, Mia Segal, and Shlomo Efrat, all senior Feldenkrais trainers. Heggie offers unique insights on integrating the Feldenkrais Method into such sports as running, golf, and skiing. He also created a wonderful program for improving vision through the Feldenkrais Method.

Jack is the author of Running With the Whole Body and the audio sets A Healthy Back in Less Than 20 Minutes a Day, Total Body Golf, Running With the Whole Body, and Total Body Vision.

Program Description

This dynamic series of easy movement sequences and eye exercises will enrich your visual life. Enjoy a world of finer details, more vivid colors, and richer textures. This powerful series of exercises helps to improve the overall quality of your vision, posture, and movement. The lessons are designed to facilitate eye-hand and eye-foot coordination, color and depth perception, and create greater ease in discerning texture and fine detail.

Key aspects of the program:

Methodology: Combines the Feldenkrais Method's "Awareness Through Movement" with Dr. William Bates' principles for vision improvement.

Exercises: Includes 11 specific lessons like "Standing and Turning," "Eyes, Neck and Shoulder," and "Convergence and the Rest Point".

Benefits: Aims to improve clarity, texture and detail perception, eye-hand/foot coordination, color perception, and depth perception.

Connection: Teaches how the eyes initiate and control motor behavior, linking vision to posture, flexibility, and overall physical organization.

Format: Primarily known as an audio CD set, though the principles are also detailed in his book The Use of the Eyes in Movement.

Download the Program Here.

Disclaimer:

This page is for educational purpose only.

Vision Lessons

Gentle exercises to enhance clarity, color, and depth perception.

Clarity

Improve sharpness and reduce eye strain with mindful movements.

Coordination

Exercises linking eye and hand movements for better focus.

Posture alignment techniques to support natural vision improvement.

Posture

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FAQs

What is this program?

It’s a series of lessons using gentle movements to improve your vision naturally.

Who created it?

Jack Heggie developed it, blending Feldenkrais and Dr. Bates’ vision methods.

How do the exercises help?

They connect eye movements with posture and body awareness to reduce strain and enhance clarity.

Is it suitable for everyone?

Yes, the gentle approach fits all ages and vision levels.

How long are the lessons?

Each audio lesson lasts about 20 to 30 minutes, easy to fit in daily.

Reviews

What people say about the vision lessons

After a few weeks, my eyes feel less strained and colors seem brighter. The gentle movements really helped me relax.

Anna Lee

Portland

I never thought simple exercises could improve my depth perception and posture, but this program made a noticeable difference.

Mark Jay

Austin

★★★★★

★★★★★

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