Essential Technique: Palming Survey Results

Palming Survey Results - 3/19/2008

 

Title of the online survey posted at this website over the last 3 weeks:
PALMING - What are your experiences?
Choose all that apply:

Raw Results

 

HOW HELPFUL?
Palming is not helpful	2%
Palming is somewhat helpful	44%
Palming is very helpful	35%
BENEFITS
Palming relaxes me	60%
Palming sharpens my vision, at least for a moment	38%
UNDERSTANDING
I am unsure how to palm	6%
I know how to palm	65%
HOW OFTEN?
I can't find time to palm	8%
I palm rarely or never	13%
I palm sometimes, not every day	44%
I palm at least once per day	25%
I want to palm more than I do now	62%

 

Comments

 

1. Most people report that:

• Palming is helpful  79%
• Know how to palm 65%
• Palm at least sometimes  69%
• Want to palm more  62%

2. Only 1 in 50 people said palming is not helpful

• The true number could be higher since 19% of respondents did
  not choose one of the 3 levels of helpfulness in the survey.
• It may be worthwhile for that/those person(s) to explore
  palming further, but some people succeed with the Bates
  Method without liking or using palming.

3. Only a third (37%) said palming sharpens vision

• Ideally we want to get at least a brief flash of clearer vision
  each time we palm!
• Only 33% said that palming is very helpful.
• Only 59% said palming relaxes them. By contrast, most people
  find palming helpful in workshops, where we emphasize not
  trying to do it right, and never straining to relax!

4. 61% said they want to palm more than they do now

• Impressive that 25% palm at least once per day!
• Only 8% said they can’t find time to palm
• Only 14% said they rarely or never palm

5. Other Comments

• Just 1 in 20 site visitors responded to the survey; the
  sampling is likely skewed toward people more actively
  practicing the Bates Method.
• Please consider that there are a million ways to add strain
  to this wonderful, relaxing technique. If you do not get at least
  a short burst of clarity from palming, consider letting your
  hands and fingers relax more, breathe more deeply, keep
  looking for ways to drop your habitual strain patterns.
• If you don’t find palming relaxing it will be of no use. So,
  make some adjustments before you continue. It is worth a lot
  to make yourself comfortable. Don't multi-task! Read the other
  articles about palming on this website and explore each of
  the relaxing methods they discuss. Ask yourself this question:
  “Why do I find it so hard to let go?” Wait for a real answer from
  your heart, breathe, and try a fresh approach.
• Want to palm more? Consider the option of palming frequently
  for just a couple of minutes, several times through the day. Or
  consider palming with one of guided palming or guided
  visualization tracks on our CD programs.
• Want to delve in to the art and science of palming? Again,
  please try our CD programs which aim squarely at the question
  how to truly relax. Or, get a copy of “Better Eyesight – The
  Complete Magazines of William H. Bates” at amazon.com and
  try some of the suggestions. A much shorter but very thoughtful
  and helpful book is “Help Yourself to Better Sight”, by
  Margaret Corbett. Keep up the quest, follow your interest! Notice
  how you pursuit of better vision bumps into every area of your
  health... diet, stress level, fitness and exercise, emotional health,
  etc.