Please note that I have changed all the names on these testimonials in order to protect my clients’ privacy. They are all authentic and I am very grateful to my clients for allowing me to publish them here.
Enjoy!
Charlotte
“You do a super good job. I was impressed by your workshop presentation”
“Thanks so much, Charlotte. I absolutely LOVED today’s session. Left inspired and fascinated.”
"I haven’t worn my glasses since I visited you….I even read a small print newspaper article the next day, which I usually avoid like the plague haha…by relaxing, breathing and blinking. I’ve told several people about your work, which I think is amazing.”
“Since I started working with you, I can definitely feel that my eyes are not so tense anymore, and my double vision has almost completely disappeared”.
“Thank you for a very interesting first lesson this morning. I feel more relaxed and have clearer vision”
” The day after the workshop, my vision was much clearer and I didn’t need to wear my glasses all day, amazing”
“Many thanks for the video course Charlotte, I feel encouraged by your short, empowering format.”
“Since I started working with you, I can definitely feel that my eyes are not so tense anymore, and my double vision has almost completely disappeared”.
“Thanks so much, Charlotte. I absolutely LOVED today’s session. Left inspired and fascinated.”
Group course participants say:
“Great course, thank you Charlotte!:)”
“We’ve learned so much, I’m enjoying it a lot. I love the group dynamic and find it very motivating and energising. I’d definitely like to do the follow on course…I now have total faith in the method – at the start of the course the news headlines on TV were always blurry, and now they’re becoming much clearer, I’m really pleased!”
“Thank you so much Charlotte. You really have a wealth of knowledge. Very grateful for your help.”
“I’ve found it brilliant, am loving it, thanks so much!” “Incredible value, wow, like a miracle! Feel so grateful to have found it”.
“We’ve loved the webpage with notes and links- it’s brilliant, please don’t ever take it down!”
“You have organised the course so well, and have such good instructions. I’m impressed how well you do things. Its wonderful to know the Bates method is so well organised and supportive.”
“I wanted to say what a fabulous session and visualisation you gave yesterday…”
“I had tried the sunning and not long afterwards I had a bit of a eureka. I looked at my watch and I could see the face and small print giving the details of the make. I could see everything so clearly for a few moments. That hasn’t lasted but I know it is possible. It was a revelation….like a glimpse back into my childhood vision!”
“I was very encouraged by hearing about J’s progress in the class recording the other day. I have also noticed that I needed a lower level for my computer glasses, and the distance vision glasses seem too strong…I was delighted about these improvements. And it gave me even more motivation to be regular on the exercises. I have taken off my glasses even more recently”.
“Thank you Charlotte, really enjoyed the session – especially enjoyed the guided palming!”
“I really enjoyed the lesson as I was able to review some concepts. And I still learnt some things. Thank you!” (Intermediates’ Course participant who dropped in on a Beginners’ class.)
“I am really enjoying the classes and am already noticing a difference in my abilities to read things I couldn’t previously…” (After listening to two of the class audio recordings).
“Thank you so much for your knowledge and care during the sessions. Your voice is so soothing, it makes me feel very relaxed. I noticed when I do the blinking exercises more often my vision shows a significant improvement. I love the palming too. I am looking forward to the next class!”
“Thank you so much, Charlotte. The course is excellent and I shall see a friend of mine might come to you. I wonder if you do vouchers as I could get one for her birthday…”
“I’ve just been listening to last week’s recording which I found really helpful!”
“I have loved the classes and found the exercises most beneficial..”
I am now regaining the vision I had lost in parts of my visual field. I’m so pleased that the technique is working for me.
Jane, 75, Glaucoma, High Myopia, Squint & Amblyopia
“Dear Charlotte…
Thank you!
Your lessons are really enjoyable and always interesting. I learn so much not just about how to improve my vision, but about myself..”
“I’m literally beyond excited to be working with you..”
“I could have talked for absolutely ages about how incredible the experience of it all was”
I no longer see just a green blob of hedge when I look out my window – I now see the actual texture of the leaves. I also keep getting lots of clear flashes, some lasting several seconds…
Caren, 50, high myopia
My eyes are now no longer so dry. I’m getting moments of strong clarity in the mornings, and my right eye is now actually seeing things for the first time…I’m SO pleased! Thanks again for another excellent lesson x
Rena, 78, highly myopic, squint, amblyopia and glaucoma
“I’m now able to spend most of the day without my glasses, whereas when I started lessons with you, I had to wear them all the time. My vision feels more relaxed and comfortable and I can now even read a menu without my glasses!”
Sean, 55, long-sighted
Hi Charlotte,
I meant to get back to you yesterday to thank you for the wonderful session you gave me.
I am very reassured by your session and it’s amazing how all the things I felt instinctively, seem to make so much sense in terms of how my eyes have been feeling and why…Thank you so much and see you soon,
Jane
“After the lesson, even though I’d been so exhausted when we started, I felt I could see for miles. I was jumping away, saying “Oh my God, my vision’s so good!!”
Rachel, 56, maths teacher.
Susy, 45, high myopia
Jane, 65, Short-sighted, with cataracts and reading vision challenges (presbyopia).
Rob, 51, musician and teacher, -3.00
That was awesome – thank you.
I look forward to our next one and promise (ok, will endeavour/try very hard…) to practice! Shaun, 50, lawyer, recurrent central serous chorioretinapathy, frequent double vision, myopia
Anita, 61, admin assistant, poor reading vision, myopia, glaucoma
Rob, 35, musician, myopia
Nina, 63, reading vision
Sue, 38, reading vision
Janine, Alexander Technique Teacher, 63, Reading vision, Skype lessons
Jane, 70, some short and long-distance vision deterioration
Viv, 65, poor reading vision, after second Skype lesson.
“I am a partner at […] opticians and have been interested in the Bates method and also a more holistic approach to eye care for some years. A patient kindly introduced me to [a local Bates teacher] a few years ago and since then I began an amazing journey helping patients reduce the need / eliminate their glasses and lenses together with [this teacher’s] support. The results have been remarkable!
John, your client, explained that he has been having Skype sessions with you since September 2016, and he attended for an examination as a new patient to me earlier today. He explained he had been shortsighted since childhood but never a full time glasses wearer. His most recent prescription was dated September 2016, and was as follows:
R -3.00 with -0.50 astigmatism
L -2.75 with -0.50 astigmatism
John explained he has never been that comfortable in this prescription. He also said he practises Bates techniques everyday and is very committed to reducing his prescription…
Remarkably, his prescription has already come down to -2.00 in each eye with no astigmatism! He was reading 6/7.5 with this comfortably and parts of 6/6 at a push! His reading and computer distance vision is clear without prescription.
…I am so impressed with his progress, and only expect it to continue. I am arranging to make up a pair of glasses with this prescription which I will send out to John as soon as they’re ready.
I am more than happy to see patients who require this sort of assistance…”
R.S., (BscHons) MCOptom, Consultant Optometrist.
Thank you SO much Charlotte, that was wonderful…thank you for your kind and encouraging words…I’m beginning to successfully integrate the techniques into my everyday schedule…the lesson was very helpful, as are your extensive and excellent notes!” (David, 46, long-sighted/”old age vision”, and optic neuritis, Skype lessons)
Why don’t more people know about this? It’s unbelievable that the world doesn’t seem to be interested. It’s so obvious and so easy! (Beth, 56, Presbyopia, Skype lessons)
I’m now seeing things in what I can only describe as “Technicolour”! My world is becoming clearer and more colourful and I love it! Thanks
Charlotte (John, 47, presbyiopia and hypermetropia (long sight), Skype lessons)
Brilliant, many many thanks Charlotte. As always it was a lovely lesson with you and I have found everything you have and are teaching me, coupled with the way you communicate it, really really helpful and useful and joyful – thank you so much.
(Ben, 45, high myopia, Skype lessons)
I can now suddenly read the writing on the nib of my fountain pen again! I’d been feeling sad, because I thought I’d never be able to do that again – and now I can! I’m so pleased!
(Richard, 47, long-sighted and poor reading vision/presbyopia, Skype lessons).
In October last year when Jane, aged 13, took off her glasses to start natural vision work at home, she had so much astigmatism and short sight, that when her Aunty tested her vision, Jane could only see the big “C” on the chart at 8ft (instead of 200 ft as it’s supposed to be!) Now, ten months later, and after eight months of lessons with you, she can now easily, at 20ft, read the line you’re supposed to be able to read at 30ft! What an improvement! Only one more line to go, and then her vision will be 20/20 – it’s amazing! She’s worked diligently and done everything you said. We’re all so happy for her! We love your lessons!
(Jane, 13, myopia and high astigmatism, Skype lessons)
The Palming I learned in the first lesson with you has been hugely beneficial to me. I used to feel as though I had been squinting all the time, and that I always had a lot of strain in my forehead – and palming has made my eyes feel SO much better.
Thanks for this morning Charlotte which was really great.
I just wanted to say thank you very much for my lesson this morning. I really enjoyed it and everything you spoke about made sense.
“We need to book that next [second] session, as I have seen an improvement in my eyesight already!!! I’ve been doing my crossword and reading before bedtime without glasses…I’m a bit gobsmacked.”
(Deb, 56, poor reading vision (presbyopia))
“I am really noticing improvements in my vision now.”
“Thank you for today; I came home with renewed enthusiasm…and palmed and sunned this afternoon and then read some music without specs!!”
“Robby had an eye test today and his eyesight has improved! It gave him a boost. I know his eyes are much better since we started the exercises, and he does too.”
“The lessons certainly help, and keep the motivation going.”
“I went to the opticians in October…and they confirmed that my vision had indeed improved and that my astigmatism had all but gone…I know that what Bates taught is true.”
“My teenage son had worn glasses since the age of three, and after lessons with Charlotte, as well as regular home practice, he has never needed them again. He now fences for the UK team and is training to be a doctor. His vision remains excellent.”
“Thanks for today, I learned so much and loved the techniques. Can’t wait to do more!”
“I just wanted to let you know how happy I am to have met you properly and how fantastic it was to have a lesson with you on Friday. I got your brilliant email and notes, of course, and have downloaded my lesson recording…Thank you also very much for such thorough notes and follow-up. Fantastically, I’ve already noticed a shift for the better!“
“Just wanted to say thank you very much for this morning’s Laughter Yoga & Vision Improvement Workshop. I really enjoyed the whole experience and am especially grateful to you as it was a first for both of us, and we enjoyed ourselves so much :)”
“Thank you so much for your time and your experience and your brilliance:)”
..And a note from Charlotte at SeeNaturally, Oct 2020:
I recently went to a new optician for an eye test. My vision measured several lines better than 20/20, and I read very small print. After I left, both opticians were so shocked that they rechecked my date of birth, and one of them kept asking if there was some other explanation!… The only explanation is that the Bates Method works..!
“After the first lesson my vision was so much better and had totally opened up!”
” Your video on the benefits of daylight really helped me to spend more time outdoors, and I’m noticing the difference”
“You are such an AMAZING teacher Charlotte! I was so lucky to find you, you really changed my life.
I had been trying to improve my vision on my own, not getting anywhere, and in a few months, that all changed because of you.
That is incredible Charlotte -you are a really gifted teacher.
The lessons were excellent and I so loved working with you. The notes sent after each class were very, very helpful too. They were a really important part of the lesson for me.
You brought vision back to me and can for many others – if they want it back – you are the guiding light – please never stop guiding people to clear vision.”
“The vision games and ball games we played outdoors were a real highlight, and learning the Sway was extraordinary”
Oh, my gosh, Charlotte.
You are so wonderful!!! thank you for such an excellent lesson, the extra time you gave me, and all the information you have sent. I’ll be looking at it all later in more depth.
…Anyway, Charlotte. I can’t thank you enough. I appreciate your sharing both sides of the story, as it were, like laser surgery, and I trust your experience and input…
Thank you again so much. Have a lovely rest of your week…
Jane 75, high ocular pressure, high myopia
“My first lesson was wonderful and inspiring. I’ve been noticing small changes already. Yesterday my vision was so much clearer that I could even read the TV guide on the TV! Today, I did what you said, and in a break from computer work, I looked out into the distance – and I saw the hotel across the way in great detail! I was amazed! I feel my eyes are improving by the minute…thank you so much for your warmth, understanding and encouragement.”
“There’s definitely a big improvement, and I’m much less reliant on glasses than I used to be”
“I found it totally fascinating – a completely new way to look at the world…like when I was a child. I will now see things differently forever…”
Comments from workshops:
“It was absolutely brilliant!”, “It was so enlightening, absolutely fantastic, thank you so much!” “You’re a born teacher. We’re a very critical audience (being an ex-school head mistress and an ex-school inspector), but you are a fantastic teacher, it was brilliant – you must keep teaching!”
“We talked about your course throughout the weekend and practised the exercises throughout the day. So you can see the influence you had on us!…
“It was amazing, so much information! Thanks so much. We’d like to come back for another one, how soon should we come?”
We enjoyed the course so very much. You put into practice the exercises that I had only read about previously in books so it was far more meaningful and enjoyable. Your passion and belief in the Bates Method inspired us.”
“Thank you so much for your hospitality and for sharing with us your extensive knowledge and experience. It was such a worthwhile day. We will certainly recommend it!”
“Thank you so much for the session yesterday. I really enjoyed it and feel very motivated to continue the vision work.”
“Introduced to the Bates Method by Charlotte Schuman [on a workshop] a few months ago, I have been thrilled with the results. As an octogenarian science graduate, my initial attitude was one of profound scepticism – I was wrong! Having worn increasingly strong spectacles for reading since the age of 50, now without glasses I can read the Times from cover to cover. This includes the small print of the share prices, unfortunately!”
“I would definitely recommend this course to anyone who would like to be free of glasses.”
“Thank you Charlotte, I’d never heard of this method of eyesight improvement before. The course exceeded my expectations.“
“When I first started, I was seeing double when I read, and now I don’t!”
“I thought it would be good, but it was amazing!”
“Hi Dear Charlotte,
Thank you for a wonderful session.
Informative, practical and sensitive to Rea’s understanding and pace, she took in your guidance and will definitely implement it as often as she can.
I so appreciate your kind and soft nature, we are truly blessed to have found you.
Will book the next session shortly.
Warm regards…”
Thank you Charlotte for showing me Palming. I’ve been doing it and my vision always feels clearer and more comfortable afterwards. I taught it to a friend of mine, and she’s also having positive results with it!
Jane, 75, high myopia, dry eyes, glaucoma, squint
“Charlotte, thank you so much for today’s lesson and your patience with me and all my questions…
I so appreciate all you offer and your dedication to helping me and others…”
Hi Charlotte,
I’ve been meaning to write for ages. I’ve been doing all the things you suggested and I went for an eye pressure check-up yesterday. I’m down to 14 and 18! that’s from being in the high 20’s 6 weeks ago and I’m usually in the high 30’s. They did ask me why I was blinking so much – it’s totally involuntary now!
I’m also seeing progress with my vision, so pleased,
Sienna
“My eyes are feeling very happy these days!
I’m so excited that I’m able to undo my squint with what I’m learning in the lessons – it just disappears- such a relief, though seeing normally does feel a bit strange after so long!”
Sarah, Journalist, 65, reading vision, squint.
“I’ve been able to cut down on my use of eye drops as my eyes are no longer as dry as they were”
Steve, 45, short-sighted with post-Lasik side-effects.
“Thank you again for your support, guidance and positive vibes. It really was the right time for me to start this journey with you.”
Penny, 45, short-sighted
Hi Charlotte,
Just an update for you.
I started to watch a music concert video on YouTube last night on my phone. For a very brief moment I had a moment of clarity. It felt like my eyes were trying to focus and go a little cross eyed, if that makes sense?
Then I had moment of seeing a little clearer with my phone further away from my face :). I know I have a long way to go, but it is a starting point.
I had been doing lots of natural sunning and palming all day.
Thank you for your support and I look forward to working with you more.
Kind regards,
Jane (45, natural therapist, highly short-sighted (-21) with corneal scarring in one eye from Lasik surgery).
“I found my first lesson really helpful, and cannot wait for my journey to clear eyesight to begin. It will honestly mean so much to me. Will be in touch to book another lesson soon”,
Ged, 30, personal trainer, short-sighted.
“I’ve noticed that when I do the exercises, my vision is clearer, crisper and more comfortable, and that I have less double vision, so it really makes a difference”,
Toby, Lawyer, 50, -2.5, recently developed squint, double vision, retinal damage (serous retinopathy), with some loss of vision.
Thank you for this morning. Always a joy and pleasure to learn, liked the points technique.
Tom, 50, accountant, poor reading vision, myopia
“Thank you very much, I have started practising! I totally believe in the psychological implications in the process of seeing. How interesting! I’m going to travel a fair bit from next week for a few months, but I’m hoping to incorporate good habits into my holiday routine.”
Jessica, 58, leisure gardener, poor reading vision
“Hi Charlotte, Thanks so much for a brilliant session today. I’ve been palming a few times this afternoon…”
Steve, 50, reading vision
“My vision has improved so much that I now seldom need my glasses to read”
Sophie, 50, reading vision
“Dear Charlotte, Thank you very much for the brilliant lesson and for these really helpful notes and great attachments, incredibly helpful, thank you. I’m looking forward to doing ore of this work, it’s quite exciting!
And thanks for your uplifting encouragement and making it fun :)”
Jane, 45, myopia
“Thanks for a great lesson! I felt tired, but my vision was so clear.”
Jessica, 63, natural therapist, reading vision problems.
Thank you for your email, and for all the attachments. I find them all really interesting…I find the exercises you gave me very relaxing, and my vision is clearer after doing them. I feel very excited with this work.
My vision has improved so much that I now seldom need my glasses to read.
Many thanks for the lesson. I really enjoyed it and can’t wait to take the next
“I had two days of really good vision…it was like winning the lottery and I was going to text you…I managed to do the things I needed to at work, far better than I had in weeks – it was so good for my confidence. I know that this is a sign that I’m on an upwards trend and I’m really feeling reassured.”
T., 58, short-sighted from childhood and after recent laser surgery, his vision had deteriorated again, Lesson 5 on Skype.
Thank you so much for yesterday’s helpful session .Already I am practising not using my sunglasses and it does feel good!
Sally, 75, long and short-distance deterioration, start of glaucoma and macular degeneration
“I have been doing lots of practice and can really make my vision clearer. Very exciting!”
(Skype client, 65, old age vision/presbyopia)
“Thea adores you and loves the lessons, and the notes are wonderful, thanks so much”
Mother of Thea, aged 10, squint, switched off eye, and long-sight.
Hi Charlotte, I wanted to thank you for a lovely lesson on Monday and all throughout this past year – your gentle advice, guidance, understanding and patience has made a huge difference to my vision. I ran for miles through the muddy woods and fields with my dog today and whilst my vision wasn’t 20:20 for the whole run, it was getting close at times and I seemed to have clear flash after clear flash! Maybe I should never stop running in the countryside!!
(Steve, 45, myopia/short-sighted, Skype lessons)
Dear Charlotte, thanks for the lesson notes and thanks for the lessons – I really enjoy them and you have a very healing quality which is wonderful.
(Tom, 50, myopia, Skype lessons)
I am incorporating Bates’ method and your teachings and guidance and advice in to everything I do on an increasing basis – which is great, and I know that’s how it’s meant to be – really natural and a part of normal daily life and seeing.
(George, 48, macular degeneration and high myopia, Skype lessons.)
After the last lesson (2nd lesson), my reading vision definitely started to improve significantly – it’s amazing, and such a relief to me.
(Richard, 55, presbyopia (“old age” reading vision) and long sight, Skype lessons).
Charlotte, thank you SO much – I cannot express my gratitude to you enough for introducing me to the Bates Method – it has changed my life!!
(Mark, 85, Presbyiopia/poor reading vision)
Thank you SO much for today, it was fab and I learned and saw SO much. I have just got back from a run with the dog through the woods and fields and was amazing! I had a clear flash that last goodness knows how long! My vision wasn’t perfect but it wasn’t far off. I could see my dog’s fluffy coat and long pink tongue clearly and for ages, and the leaves on the ground and in the trees were strikingly clear and sharp – wow – thank you so much. Looking forward to seeing you next week. Thank you so much again. (George, 48, macular degeneration and high myopia, Skype lessons)
Wow, the attachments (lesson notes) are great!
… I’ve not managed to keep up the daily practice and my eyesight [reading vision] has deteriorated somewhat over the last few weeks!
But I did notice an improvement when I was doing the exercises so I know it works.
Thanks Charlotte. I thought that [the lesson] was very interesting and I loved your sense of humour, which made it fun too.
Thanks very much; I felt very relaxed after the lesson and so it was a pleasant journey home!
I noticed some real improvement in my vision last weekend after I’d worked with you.
(Steve, 32, myopia)
“Charlotte was teaching my daughter and I was just listening and watching, and while I was doing that, my vision became much clearer- can I have some lessons too?!”
“Good news is I’m down to -2.5 glasses now (started at -3.5) Cheers!”
“Nowadays I can usually read without any problems with my astigmatism at all”
(Gill, 78, astigmatism and poor reading vision, (presbyopia))
“As you relax, the letters just come clearer, it is amazing!”
“Thank you Charlotte. We enjoyed our time yesterday and found it so worthwhile.”
“This has been a revelation…after a course of lessons with Charlotte, I was able to go on holiday and read without my glasses. Charlotte’s teaching methods were clear and precise… The method does require time, commitment and hard work but the results are astonishing.”
