Born Blind

Meir Schneider, as a child with his grandmother, was legally blind and did his schoolwork in Braille.

At age 17, Meir learned the Bates Method of eye exercises. He practiced them with a diligence that probably no one had ever applied to them before, up to 13 hours a day, undeterred by the skepticism of family and friends. To this he added his own regimen of self-massage and movement.

Learning to See

Within six months, he could recognize visual objects for the first time; within 18 months, he could read print without glasses. His vision continued to improve, and today is 20/80. He holds a current unrestricted California driver’s license

Sharing his Vision with Others

Meir teaching Natural Vision Improvemnt at the Center for Self-Healing

During his recovery process, while still a teenager, Meir began to help others with a wide range of degenerative conditions, such as polio, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis.

He found that the same principles which enabled him to gain functional eyesight could be applied to the entire body.

His discoveries led to the creation of the Meir Schneider Method of Self-Healing through Bodyworkand Movement, helping tens of thousands of people with serious physical and visual conditions worldwide.

An internationally respected therapist and educator, Meir is the founder and director of the School for Self-Healing in San Francisco, the author of The Natural Vision Improvement Kit, Movement for Self-Healing, Yoga for Your Eyes, Meir Schneider’s Miracle Eyesight Method, Self-Healing: My Life and Vision and the principal author of The Handbook of Self-Healing.  He was awarded a PhD in the Healing Arts for his work with muscular dystrophy.

This is Meir Schneider’s blindness certificate. Issued in 1970 in Tel Aviv, it is marked “Valid Permanently”

This in Meir's current unrestricted Driver's License.

Teaching and Speaking

Meir demonstrating the strength of his back with students

Sponsors of Meir Schneider’s speaking engagements worldwide include universities, hospitals, rehabilitation centers and medical, nursing and massage schools; professional associations and offices of doctors, optometrists, vision educators, chiropractors, occupational and physical therapists, nurses and massage therapists; national and international health-related conferences; bookstores and libraries; civic groups, seniors groups, patient support groups, service groups for the disabled, and more.

Teaching Engagements in U.S. include

• Ongoing training classes in the Meir Schneider Method of Self-Healing through Bodywork and Movement; training classes for Natural Vision Improvement Educators, specialized workshops and retreats: Yoga For the Eyes, Movement for Self-Healing, Overcoming Repetitive Strain Injuries, Overcome Spine Problems and Build a Healthy Back; School for Self-Healing (SSH), San Francisco, CA

• Ongoing weekly Public Service free Thursday Night Lectures, community healthcare classes, SSH, SF, CA

• Ongoing Public Service free lectures: Natural Vision Improvement , Movement for Self-Healing, Wellness in the Workplace throughout the SF Bay Area- hospitals, bookstores, schools, libraries, patient support groups, spas

• Esalen Institute, annual Awaken Your Power to Create Health and Vitality workshops, Big Sur, CA,  annual workshops, Big Sur, CA

  

  At age 17, Jacob Kovat saw Dr. William Bates in 1921 for myopia. Until age 98, Jacob could still thread a needle! At age 101, Jacob developed cataracts, but has achieved significant improvement in his vision after seeing Meir Schneider, PhD, LMT.

• California Institute for Integral Studies, classes on natural vision improvement and building a healthy back

• National and State Conferences of the American Massage Therapy Association, presentations on Natural Vision Improvement, Overcoming Paralysis and Spine problems, Overcoming Repetitive Strain Injure

• The North American Conference(s) on Natural Vision Improvement, Keynote speaker; co-sponsor with the University of San Francisco

• University of California at San Francisco Medical Center, annual Natural Vision Improvement

  workshops for faculty and students

International Teaching Engagements include

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  Meir teaching at the School for Self-Healing

  Brazil- Ongoing trainings in Meir Schneider Method of Self-Healing through Bodywork and Movement; Training classes for Natural Vision Improvement Educators; lectures and workshops for ophthalmologists and physiotherapists and other professionals, as well as for the public, annually since 1993

• Israel- Workshops and trainings annually since 1986

• United Kingdom- Workshops and trainings annually since 1988

• Germany and Portugal, International Conferences of Holistic Vision, Keynote presentations

• Mexico, Australia, Canada, Curacao, Germany, Hungary and Portugal: Lectures and workshops