tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11493071251094733942012-02-16T04:45:25.935-08:00Everyday adventures and musings from daily travelHolistic Nomadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03896480513193220228noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149307125109473394.post-26370971911837556252007-03-15T06:19:00.000-07:002007-03-15T06:40:50.114-07:00I have just completed a week at The School For Perfect Eyesight in Pondichery, Tamil Nadu.<br />In only one little week of eye exercises and not wearing my glasses (a terrifying prospect in a city where you have no idea where you're going and you can't tell if that's a cow, a rickshaw, or an elephant coming towards you) I have reduced my prescription by 0.5 in each eye and completely reduced the cylindrical deviation to normal.<br /><br />Impossible you think? Well I am living proof. Let me tell you all about it.<br /><br />We arrived at the school. A beautiful colonial building which is a part of the <a href="http://www.sriaurobindoashram.org/">Sri Aurobindo Ashram </a>in Pondichery. Within minutes our eye sight was being checked. Jose apparently was mildly crosseyed (not that I ever noticed) and my eyes went in the opposite direction. Who knew! No one ever pointed this out to me before!<br /><br />We were given a set of exercises to perform right away - 2 times a day for the next week. The first torture I had to endure was horrific - a drop of honey in each eye while I swayed my body in the sun! I recommend no one try this - it burns like a mofo. (lucky Jose only had to put saline solution in his eyes). THe other exercises were much simpler and even enjoyable. Playing with a tennis ball, reading itty bitty print in candle light, and looking at all kinds of charts.<br /><br />Who would've thought! After such a simple workout my eyes would actually improve, and I would have no problem walking the strange streets of Pondichery blind. And even though we cheated for 2 days (renting a scooter and going to visit nearby <a href="http://www.auroville.org/">Auroville </a>and thus wearing our spectacles the whole day) We both improved our vision significantly. Another Allopathic myth busted. My optometrist (as lovely as he is) could be out of a job.<br /><br />And what does this cost you ask? Well besides the flight to India, the $3 a day for accomodation and the $3 a day for food and the occasional beer - we're talking nothing but what your own generous heart wishes to donate. And as we left we each receive a cute little package with an eye cup for washing our eyes, eye charts, an eye patch, and some sweet tasty honey (for my tea of course).<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1149307125109473394-2637097191183755625?l=blissfullnomad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Holistic Nomadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03896480513193220228noreply@blogger.com0