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Dr. Schneider Is Keynote speaker at British Natural Eyesight Conference

October 29-31, 2010: Attend the 2nd annual British Natural Eyesight Conference

This forward looking conference explores a natural approach to children’s eyesight from a Bates Method perspective. It is for all parents, teachers, and others who are interested in learning more about natural eyesight methods which prevent deterioration of and improve eyesight.

Conference Keynote speech:
My personal journey of vision challenges in childhood

  • When: Fri, October 29, 5pm – 6pm
  • Where: Felden Lodge Conference & Training Centre map
  • http://bnec.org.uk

Attend the 2nd annual “British Natural Eyesight Conference” to hear Dr. Meir Schneider’s personal journey to eyesight and the perseverance and determination he showed, to attain his unrestricted drivers license. Dr. Schneider will describe the mentality and the methods that he practiced to help him overcome the barriers set before him by being born with cataracts and being labeled legally blind.

Improving vision in children with congenital cataracts and other serious pathologies

  • When: Sun, October 31, 10am – 11am
  • Where: Felden Lodge Conference & Training Centre map
  • http://bnec.org.uk
  • To Register: Aileen Whiteford contact: vision.education@btopenworld.com or Anna Bambridge/ annabambridge@yahoo.co.uk

Dr. Schneider will provide enlightenment on how to combine natural vision improvement methods with medical treatment. He will demonstrate how to engage children in exercises designed to improve their visual condition. Meir will recount professional and personal examples of his work with children and the triumph’s they have shared. Meir will advise parents to how to decide when and what needs to be done, both physically and emotionally, when the future of their child is in question.

Post- Conference Workshop November 1, 2010: Seeing & Moving for Self-Healing

  • When:  Mon, November 1, 9:30am – 5:30pm
  • Cost: £120
  • Where: Felden Lodge Conference & Training Centre map
  • http://bnec.org.uk/
  • To Register: Aileen Whiteford contact: vision.education@btopenworld.com or Anna Bambridge/ annabambridge@yahoo.co.uk

Self-Healing is the process of accessing your innate power to create better health. Through gentle movement, breath work, self-massage, visualization and vision improvement exercises you can create profound change. Unbalanced, poor visual habits and accumulated eyestrain compromise the health and function of the eyes. Relaxation of the eyes and proper use will improve vision. Relaxation of chronically overused muscles and use of muscles that you have never used before, enhance circulation and bring the body into better balance. Your body and vision are interrelated.

November 2-8, 2010: Meir Schneider, PhD, LMT in LONDON

Lecture: Movement for Self-Healing
November 2, 2010
  • When: 8:00pm - 9:30pm (please arrive by 7:45 sharp)
  • Where: Harrow & Wembley Synagogue,  326 Preston Road,  Harrow,  HA3 0QH.
  • Cost: £10
  • To Register: email yoga@mitashah.com, Telephone: 020 8907 7770, Mobile07764 851122

Meir Schneider’s Self-Healing is a powerful and comprehensive approach to health-care, preventative as well as rehabilitative, addressing a wide range of conditions from limited mobility, chronic pain, injury, stroke, near and far-sightedness, glaucoma, cataracts and macular degeneration. Join Dr. Meir Schneider for an interactive lecture and discover how to access and develop your innate self-healing abilities.

Dr. Meir Schneider is a pioneer therapist who developed his method from working tirelessly to heal himself from blindness. He is an author of publications such as the autobiography,Movement for Self-Healing, The Natural Vision Improvement Kit and the DVD, Yoga for Your Eyes.

Private Sessions: Dr. Schneider is available for individual sessions in London November 2 -7 and the morning of the 8th. Contact Office Manager: officemanager@self-healing.org or 415-665-9574. In a private session, Dr. Schneider will evaluate and give therapy for your condition, and will give you a current home program to continue working on yourself. Don’t miss this the valuable opportunity to make real progress and lasting improvement to your health!

Workshop: Movement for Self-Healing and Vision

November 7, 2010

Register Now! Availability is VERY LIMITED!

  • When: 10:00am - 5:00pm
  • Where:  Harrow & Wembley Synagogue,  326 Preston Road,  Harrow,  HA3 0QH.
  • Cost: £110
  • To Register: email yoga@mitashah.com, Telephone: 020 8907 7770, Mobile07764 851122

Self-Healing is accessing and developing the body’s and eye’s innate ability to overcome illness, injury and disorder. Meir Schneider’s Self-Healing Method is a comprehensive life therapy, combining movement and self-massage, visualization, breath, and vision training. You can incorporate his powerful and simple principles into your life you to create health and vitality…..even as you age.

Did you know the body has over 600 muscles but most people only use 50? Learn how to relax those chronically overused muscles and use muscles that you have never used before, enhancing circulation and bringing the body into better balance. Learn techniques that change ingrained patterns of movement, reduce tension, relieve pain, and preserve your joints, your heart , your health..

Did you know the body and the eyes are interrelated? Poor postural positions, constricted upper body movement and muscle tightness all affect vision. Learn how to bring flexibility to your body and visual system. Practice proven techniques, facial massage and vision exercises to prevent degenerative disease. See your world with less strain, greater acuity, and a more spacious visual field.

Discover your own self-healing potential!

November 8-10, 2010: Meir Schneider, PhD, LMT in MANCHESTER

Lecture: Working with Multiple Sclerosis

November 8, 2010

  • When: morning, tba
  • Where: Manchester, tba
  • Workshop Cost: FREE
  • To Register: contact Barbara at barbara@heronbg.info or Dennis at info@alternativetherapynorthwest.com

Dr. Schneider has worked successfully with MS for over 40 years. He will teach you the fist steps to develop your kinesthetic awareness, a deep sense of your body.  Over-use of some motor pathways and under-use of others leads to chronic tension, numbness and motor exhaustion. Awaken  sensation and movement through visualization, and discovering new ways to move.  Awareness of the body’s natural sensations will help a person move better; research has shown the more you feel, the better you move. Learn to use muscles you have never used before to gain movement you did not know you cold have. And the more tuned into your body you are though neurological visualization and awareness, the more fluid your movement can become.

Private Sessions in Manchester November 8-10: Dr. Schneider is available for individual sessions. To schedule, please contact  Barbara Heron at barbara@heronbg.info or Dennis Donnelly at info@alternativetherapynorthwest.com. In a private session, Dr. Schneider will evaluate and give therapy for your condition, and will give you a current home program to continue working on yourself. Don’t miss this the valuable opportunity to make real progress and lasting improvement to your health!


Self-Healing for Arthritis in the Knees: Free Lecture with Jan Albin

When: Thu, September 23, 6:15pm – 7:45pm
Where
: 2218 48th Ave San Francisco, CA 94116 (map)

Join us at the School for Self-Healing for a very special lecture on Arthritis in the Knees. Jan Albin, an advanced Self-Healing student, will be sharing her personal experience in dealing with arthritis in her knees and how her experience with the Self-Healing Method has helped her reduce pain and inflammation, and go without knee replacement surgeries! Come learn gentle exercises and tips to help you reduce or eliminate pain and increase mobility without surgeries, or braces!

FREE Yoga for the Eyes Lecture: Working with Computers with Melissa Moody

When: Thu, September 30, 6:15am – 7:45am
Where: 2218 48th Ave San Francisco, CA 94116 (map)

Working at the computer without breaks strains the eyes, face and body and can cause Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS), which affects millions of individuals. Melissa Moody, LMT, Director of Education at the School for Self-Healing will teach you how to nurture your eyes and body with computer survival tips and techniques

Melissa Moody, LMT

Melissa Moody, LMT

One Day Diagnostic Workshop

When: Monday, Sep 20, 2010

Where: School for Self-Healing, San Francisco (map)

Meir Schneider, PhD, LMT gives an introduction to training students on how to observe a patient’s walk, observing movement patterns, restrictions, and muscles; catching the signs- a key to evaluating a client’s problems and their origins. Learn why to apply which massage techniques and movement exercises for the restrictions and imbalances observed to create overall improvement.
Are you aware that stiff and tight hips can contribute to back pain? As can imbalanced walking patterns? It is important to evaluate clients holistically, considering the body as a whole and how it works together-harmoniously or dysfunctionally- and why. This workshop is a must for any health professional / bodyworker hoping to move clients forward to greater health.

  • $100 for September 2010 Level 2 attendees.
  • $135 for all previous Level One (and above) graduates.
  • $150 for health professionals who are not Self-Healing students
Dr. Meir Schneider

Dr. Meir Schneider

“Meir Schneider offers remarkable techniques that empower you to take charge of your own health and unlock the body’s ability to heal itself. Through his innovative therapeutic movements and exercise, he has helped thousands of individuals throughout the world facilitate their own self-healing. I have personally seen functional improvement in a number of patients where the medical community had literally told them ‘there was nothing further that could be done.’ Meir Schneider is on the cutting edge of improving the quality of our heath and well-being.” - Ronald K. Takemoto, M.D., Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California, Irvine

Workshop at East West Bookstore with Meir Schneider: Natural Vision Improvement

When: Saturday, September 11, 11:30am – 5:30pm

Where: East West Bookstore/ 324 Castro St., / Mountain View, Ca / 94041 (map)

Practice natural vision improvement exercises to improve your vision and develop healthy ocular habits. Learn how to rest your central vision and stimulate your peripheral vision, developing healthy eye habits for computer and office work. Balance the use of your eyes through eye-teaming exercises. Learn relaxation exercises for your eyes that are calming for your entire body and are the foundation for healthy vision. Join Dr. Meir Schneider for a workshop that will rejuvenate, oxygenate and revitalize your vision!

To register, call (650) 988-9800

Free Lecture: EFT Healing Circle with Heike Prevrhal

When: Thu, September 9, 6:15pm – 7:45pm
Where: 2218 48th Ave. / San Francisco, Ca / 94116 (map)

We’ll use the EFT tapping to start releasing issues that get in the way of staying connected with inner peace and ease. No prior EFT experience or knowledge is necessary. Donations gratefully accepted. About EFT: Emotional Freedom Technique is an easy to learn self-healing technique that allows you to effectively release stress, trauma, limiting beliefs, physical and emotional pain, and more. Gentle tapping with your fingers on meridian points (also used in acupuncture) facilitate a release of energy blockages and allow for healing and transformation.
About the circle: This meeting is all about experiencing EFT in a supportive group setting. Let’s start moving on those issues that keep holding us back, so more of our at times seemingly hidden lightness, peace and joy can start shining through! Come check out what EFT is all about, you are welcome to join the circle. I am looking forward to tapping with you!
While an EFT Healing Circle can help you to release all kinds of trauma, it is not appropriate for people with significant personality disorders and anybody under the influence. No registration necessary!

For more information please visit Heike’s web site

Lecture at East West Bookstore: Self-Healing through Movement and Natural Vision Improvement

When: Tue, September 7, 7:30pm – 9:00pm

Where: East West Bookstore/ 324 Castro St., / Mountain View, Ca / 94041 (map)

Learn how “easy-to-perform” movement exercises and vision exercises work together to heal your body and eyes. Dr. Meir Schneider will present an interactive lecture on how the body and eyes are interrelated and how working with one effects the healing of the other. Learn how you can heal from back and spine injuries, neurological conditions such as the muscular dystrophy and atrophies, and conditions and diseases of the eyes. To register, call 650-988-9800

“Embracing mother Earth” with Tazz and Paula

When: Thursday, August 12, 11am – 12pm
Where
: KKUP 91.5 FM (map)

Open Your Eyes with Natural Vision Improvement, Interview with Meir Schneider, Ph.D., L.M.T. Interested in self-healing techniques? All are welcome to join the School for Self-Healing for an exclusive interview with Meir Schneider, Ph.D., L.M.T., founder of the Meir Schneider Self-Healing Method through Bodywork and Movement.

On August 12th at 11 am, self-healing therapist and movement educator, Meir Schneider, will be speaking about working with clients with muscular dystrophy and vision conditions. Dr. Schneider will also define how gentle movement and regenerative massage works in conjunction with natural vision improvement for better health and well-being.

Additionally, listeners may tune in to learn how to attend Dr. Schneider’s Labor Day Weekend Retreat for a substantial discount. This is a great opportunity for anyone dedicated to living a healthier and happier life. Born with congenital blindness, Dr. Schneider cured himself via natural vision improvement methods. His unique life-journey makes Meir privy to first-hand understanding of holistic health-care techniques for both the body and the eyes. Dr. Schneider facilitates client healing, offers lectures and workshops internationally, and regularly speaks to the medical community about his intuitive and effective regimen for improving health and overall functioning.

For a preview of Dr. Schneider, please watch this clip from the television show, “Beyond the Line.” Dr. Schneider exchanges opinions with a medical doctor from UCLA and an HIV survivor. Again, the privileged interview is on August 12th 2010, at 11am. Tune in to find out how you can receive a discount on a three day Labor Day Weekend Retreat for uniting natural vision improvement, gentle movement and regenerative massage. -Special Discount for Listeners- Meir would like to offer this special discount to your listeners: $15 discount for one day of registration, $35 discount for two days of registration, $60 discount for three days of registration. The regular price is: $185 for 1 day, $350 for 2 days, $495 for 3 days

Dr. Meir Schneider

Dr. Meir Schneider

Relaxation of the Visual System with Melissa Moody

Thu, July 29, 6:15pm – 7:45pm

2218 48th Ave San Francisco, Ca 94116

Relaxation of the Visual System is a Free Class- no need to register.

All are welcome and bring a friend! Modern life creates excessive stress and inflexibility of the visual system, causing vision degeneration. You can improve your reading, distance, night and peripheral vision and address or prevent most vision pathologies through Self-Healing’s unique combination of eye exercises, massage and movement..

The first step is relaxation of the visual system. Learn techniques practiced for thousands of years by Tibetan Yogis that bring deep relaxation to the visual system. Understand how lifestyle and posture affects vision and the interrelation of the body and eyes. Learn how to relax your central vision, how to look with a soft gaze, and how to relax and open the face and upper body, bringing more circulation to the eyes.
Melissa Moody, LMT is Director of the School for Self-Healing, a Self-Healing Practitioner and Natural Vision Improvement Educator. Melissa used Self-Healing to overcome and transcend total disability from an auto/pedestrian accident
Melissa Moody, LMT

Melissa Moody, LMT

Simple Self Massage and Stretching Techniques with Wanda Warkentin

Thu, August 12, 6:15pm – 7:45pm

2218 48th Ave San Francisco, CA 94116

Wanda Warkentin, Self-Healing Practitioner, Thai Yoga Therapist, and Professional Orchestral Musician Learn simple self massage and stretching techniques to increase circulation, joint flexibility, strength and well-being. Will include some easy techniques to share with a partner. Bring a partner or come by yourself. Wear soft clothing. Wanda combines her study of Self-Healing, Thai Massage, and first hand experience overcoming repetitive strain in the trenches of the professional orchestra.