What People Say

Health Professionals

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Ophthalmologists:

“The plasticity and potential of the visual system is continuously being explored and redefined. Old notions give way to new potentials. Meir Schneider addresses these issues in his clinical work with patients with various visual problems. His reflections and theories are worth consideration and critical review.” - Creig Hoyt, M.D., Professor and Chairman of the Ophthalmology Department at University of California San Francisco Medical School; Director of Beckman Vision Center, San Francisco, CA and editor of the British Journal of Ophthalmology. Hoyt is regarded as one of the world’s leading pediatric neuro-ophthalmologists. His pioneering studies changed the practice of infant cataract care worldwide.

“I have been impressed with the work of Meir Schneider for many years, having personally seen improvements in patients’ vision of those who have worked with him. The ability of the visual system to adapt and regain function is still full of mysteries. Through Meir’s work, we are finding some of those mysteries to be realities.” - August Reader III, M.D., F.A.C.S., Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco

Behavioral Optometrists:

“Meir Schneider has miraculously found his vision and he can help you to find yours. His approach is transformative. ” — Jacob Liberman, O.D., Ph.D., Hawaii, author of Light: Medicine of the Future, Take Off Your Glasses and See and Wisdom from an Empty Mind. Liberman is regarded as the leading world authority in the field of light and color therapy

“Years ago, Meir Schneider taught me a new way to relax and move in the world. His work still impacts my life every day. The exercises are easy, but powerful; do them daily and experience profound change. Meir’s bodywork should become a part of everyone’s day.” — Ray Gottlieb, O.D., Ph.D., Rochester, New York, Dean of the College of Syntonic Optometry, author of Attention and Memory Training for Children

Physiatrists:

“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

Physical Therapists:

“The acute- and chronic- pain patients at my practice benefit from Meir’s approach to breathing, circulation, joint, muscle, spine and nervous-system movements. His work heightened my own awareness of fine tuning the body and mind and enhanced my abilities to help others.” — Gail Wetzler, P.T., West Palm Beach, Florida

“Meir Schneider has a great ability to demystify the physiological and pathological processes involved in common physical illnesses. Combined with his enthusiasm and years of clinical experience, this is a rare resource for those who wish to understand their bodies better.”— Judith Bradley, P.T., British Columbia, Canada

Registered Nurses:

“Meir Schneider’s innovative, yet “common sense’ method works easily alongside the more orthodox approaches- but, importantly, empowers individuals to help themselves. Its applications are wide ranging, with limitless potential for anyone-no matter their age, or how mild or severe their problems-to attain and enjoy optimal health.” - Marie Askin, R.N., London, England

“Meir Schneider, PhD, is a world class teacher. I have witnessed remarkable results in those who have implemented his individualized regimen.” - Pam Monte, R.N., R.M.T., San Francisco, CA

Occupational Therapists:

“Meir Schneider’s work represents a tremendous advance in our knowledge of self-healing. The exercises are easy to understand and perform. Although they are very gentle, they are the most powerful ones I have ever seen” - Beatriz Nascimento, O.T. Assistant Professor Department of Occupational Therapy, University of San Carlos, Brazil; School for Self-Healing Instructor, U.S. and Brazil

PRAISE FOR “MOVEMENT FOR SELF-HEALING”

“Meir Schneider’s mastery empowers the reader to move beyond the ‘incurable diagnosis’ toward the profound process of self-healing.”
Behavioral OptometristJacob Liberman, O.D., Ph.D. author of Light: Medicine of the Future, Take Off Your Glasses and See and Wisdom from an Empty Mind

“I have known Meir Schneider for almost twenty years. You can trust me when I tell you that Meir is a very honest and ethical man. What he says in this book is truth, not hype. In this “hyped-up” world of ours this is a rarity and makes his book, “Movement for Self-Healing” worthy of your attention, reading and digestion.”
John E. Upledger, D.O., O.M.M., President and Medical Director of The Upledger Institute, Developer of CranioSacral Therapy, author of Your Inner Physician and You, and many textbooks

“What a book! Meir Schneider has created a magnificent, inspiring, empowering, and well-written work. This book is an essential and joyful treasure for all those looking for a teacher to help themselves heal and create health. I highly recommend it.”
Raymond Francis, president of Health-e-America Foundation and author of Never Be Sick Again

“Meir Schneider’s courage to rise to life’s challenges with determination and deep personal confidence is an inspiration for us all. His personal story demonstrates that deep commitment to hard work can pay dividends that may seem impossible. He has inspired thousands to believe there is always hope, and that almost anything is possible if you believe in yourself.”
Len Saputo, M.D., founder and director of Health Medicine Forum and Health Medicine Institute

PRAISE FOR THE “NATURAL VISION IMPROVEMENT KIT”

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Natural Vision Improvement Kit

“Meir Schneider has miraculously found his vision, and he can help you to find yours. His approach is transformative.”
Jacob Liberman, O.D., Ph.D., author of Light: Medicine of the Future & Take off your Glasses and See

“This Kit is a must have for any one with eyesight problems. Meir Schneider has taken The Bates Method into the new millennium with an integration of eye exercises, yoga principles and relaxation techniques!”
Marc Grossman O.D. L.Ac. author of Magic Eye: Beyond 3D Improve Your Vision, Natural Eye Care: An Encyclopedia, and Greater Vision: A Comprehensive Program for Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Clarity

Personal Testimonials

“I have muscular dystrophy. I came to San Francisco to study with Meir Schneider at a point when my body was really deteriorating. The only thing physicians could tell me was that I was looking at a downward spiral, and nothing could be done. But I improved, and the tools I’ve learned make it possible to manage my health. When I work intensively on myself, I gain real increases in muscle strength. I have much better mobility and function than I could ever have had without this method.”
Beatriz Nascimento, MA, OTR, Self-Healing practitioner/ teacher in Sao Paulo, Brazil, San Francisco Bay Area and Santa Rosa, CA

“Over the years, I had numerous surgeries for retinal detachments in both eyes. In 1991, I lost one eye after a difficult surgery. Then I met Meir. After working with him over a year, I stabilized the sighted eye and improved its vision.”
Larry Scoville, San Francisco, CA

“After being diabetic for 20 years, and being diagnosed as legally blind from its complications, I was left to either live as a blind person or seek another way. I chose to work with Meir Schneider intensively, to immerse myself in his teachings. What I learned in the training is personal, indescribable and life affirming. I use the knowledge I gained in Meir’s training every day of my life. I now have an unrestricted driver’s license.”
Rachel Riley Cox, Palo Alto, CA

“Some years ago, my ophthalmologist, told me I had a degenerative disease of the cornea and had already lost 20% of vision. He didn’t know anything that could stop it. I began Self-Healing exercises for my eyes. Six months later I went back to the ophthalmologist and half of the degeneration had disappeared. One year later just a tiny spot was there and nowadays, 3 years later, no one can tell I even had that kind of pathology. My ophthalmologist was amazed.”
Maria Lucia Agostini (Lula), Virginia

“Self-Healing changed my life. I had 5 diopters of hypermetropy and I used glasses even if I had to think; I also had 19 of eye pressure; beginning glaucoma. Using the method I began to feel more clearly the blockages and rigidities of my body, and the tension in my eyes. I was able to change this pattern with relaxation, movement education, correct breathing, and self-massage. I’m a new person. The high eye pressure stabilized to 15, and I don’t need glasses anymore.”
Ney Chaves, Brazil

“Meir Schneider’s Self-Healing Method has had a profound effect on me. I am a violinmaker and do a lot of close-up work. Instead of accepting the “inevitable” bifocals, I have reduced my prescription for nearsightedness gradually over two years from 7 diopters to 4.5. I was also diagnosed with glaucoma, and with exercises I have reduced my intra-ocular pressure from 22 to 15.5. I walk in the world in a different way: I am helping myself.”
Brian Hoover, BC Canada

“I have been using Meir’s method for ten years. It is all-inclusive effective bodywork for muscular dystrophy. The three massage techniques release deep muscle tension and fatigue, support sick muscles, and rebuild damaged tissue. I have better balance, more mobility, and less fatigue. Self-Healing helps regenerate my body.”
Dan Dernay, DC, Concord, CA

“Because of my FSH muscular dystrophy, I walk with a limp and have some weakness in my arms. My doctors told me I could only expect to get worse. Self-Healing therapy sessions gave me the tools to manage my condition successfully. I work on myself every day. Instead of getting weaker, I’m stronger, and filled with determination and hope.”
Karen Myers, San Francisco, CA

“I have muscular dystrophy and have been following Meir Schneider’s program religiously. As a result, I no longer fall easily, my breathing has improved, my posture is much more upright, and I walk more steadily and quickly. My neurologist has been so impressed. For a person with MD, this is a miracle.”
Rosemarie Lawy, London, England

“I first came to Meir Schneider as an invalid in 1977, crippled from rheumatoid arthritis. I could not dress myself, walk more than a few yards, or pick up a phone book. I had left my job on disability. Meir taught me the principles of movement, regeneration of muscles and connective tissue, and relaxation. After I recovered enough to return to the workplace, I trained at the School and learned to help others.”

Darlene Cohen, San Francisco, CA

“Meir taught me how to heal myself, whereas other methods only gave me temporary fixes that did not last. He taught me to listen deeply to my body and respond with gentle movement, and gave me tools to get well. It took me 1½ years to heal my C5S1 bulging disc. I went from unable to walk at all to hiking the Himalayas. Now I teach what I learned to others at Kaiser Oakland in Adult Education and Behavioral Health classes on how to Build a Healthy Back.”
Dorthea Dorenz, Berkeley, CA

“My daughter Diana has cerebral palsy. Despite three major surgeries, her right leg was continuing to atrophy. After working with Meir and the students at the School, Diana says ‘This has changed my life. I am now able for the first time to balance, stand on my right leg, walk safely without my cane, run and crawl!”
Jo Hughes, North Carolina

“Both the massage therapy and exercises given to me by Meir Schneider have helped my respiratory problem, cystic fibrosis. My breathing has deepened, my posture has improved, and the muscles of my shoulders and upper back are a lot stronger.”
Tracy Miley, Delaware, OH

“I suffered from a repetitive strain disorder - tendonitis - for 5 years, in high school and college. I got rid of it studying with Meir.”
Edie Ostapik, San Francisco, CA

“As a biochemist I suffered regularly with repetitive strain injuries, backache, colds, allergies, headaches and eye strain. I seemed to be always below par and lacking in energy. As a Self-Healing Practitioner/Educator I seem to have boundless energy and remain virtually symptom free. Learning Self-Healing has transformed my life - both personally and professionally. It is a method whose time has come -certainly for me!”
Maggie Lyons, United Kingdom

“At age 29, I had a herniated disk in the lumbar spine, and had endured four surgeries. I was paralyzed off and on for two years, and fatigued very easily. I entered training at the School; by the end, I had complete control of my pain, and my movement patterns and endurance were much closer to normal.”
Mark Donegan, Big Bend, CA

“I am a 31 year-old psychologist from New York City. I was born with Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), which I inherited from my mother.

Meir is an artist. I have never met anyone remotely like him. As an artist, he has the spontaneity of Pollack and the detail and precision of Klimt. He has no game plan, because he treats every individual as such, but he always knows what he is doing. He allows for the body to talk and he seems to listen and communicate with his hands. His touch is incredibly gentle yet powerful.

Meir’s energy and attitude is contagious. He is living proof that determination and heart can move mountains, or in his case, open eyes. He was recently listed as one of Israel’s top 10 most inspirational people on their biggest public television station. To describe Meir as a healer can be a bit misleading. He has an incredibly sophisticated knowledge of the human body. He was awarded his doctorate for a paper that he wrote on muscular dystrophy. He never makes empty promises, nor does he mince words. He is totally sincere. It’s who he is. He can’t help it. He adores his children and is absolutely passionate about his work.”

David Younger, NY,NY

“In a most candid and heart-warming way, Dr. Meir Schneider tells us about his experiences in dealing with his own severe handicap and those of countless others…He teaches us how we can improve our health, even recover from the ravages of degenerative and so-called incurable diseases. A book worth reading, full of thoughts worth taking to heart.”
Leo Bakker, M.D