• With your Trainer on, look forward into the shield, your head high. DO NOT PEEK THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE LENS!

• Wave or rotate your hands to create movement around your face

• Move your hands close to your face and then away from your face, to the front and to the back, above your eyes and below your chin

• Notice the movement your hands are creating

Practice while standing on a solid surface, or sitting on a chair/bench with your feet on the ground

Practice Lenses: #2 and #3

Trouble seeing movement?

• Use lens #1 first to keep your mid-periphery open

• Move your hands very close to your face

• Make big movement

• Practice in daylight or strong indoor light

• Stand comfortably, your feet shoulder width apart. Look into the shield. DO NOT PEEK THROUGH THE SIDES!

• Move your body to the right and to the left by shifting your weight from one leg to the other.

• For a more pronounced movement, stand still and bend at your waist to the left or to the right.

• Notice the objects to your left, right, above and below move in the direction opposite to the direction of your body movement.

Practice Lenses: #1, #2, #3

Tips & Watch outs:
Combine this technique with hand waving

Due to the head’s range of motion, this practice develops awareness of a more refined movement and is considered more advanced than the first two practices.

• Stand or sit straight with your trainer on. Look into the shield. DO NOT PEEK THROUGH THE SIDES!

• Rotate your head from left to right at different speeds. Notice things coming in and out your left periphery, then your right periphery, then both at the same time.

• Notice the objects to your left, right, above and below moving in the direction opposite to the direction of your head movement.

  
  

Practice Lenses: #1, #2, #3

Tips & Watch outs:
Combine this practice with hand waving above or below your face.

Lower and upper periphery are as important as your sideways peripheral vision. It grounds you, and improves your overall balance and spatial awareness needed for safe and confident walking, running, and many sports-like activities.

This practice is similar to the HORIZONTAL HEAD SWING, but focuses on engaging lower and upper periphery, and on seeing vertical movement. It offers a small range of motion, and therefore develops the registration of a refined movement.

• Stand or sit straight with your trainer on. Look into the shield. DO NOT PEEK THROUGH THE SIDES!

• Move your head up to face the sky or the ceiling, then down to face the ground or the floor.

• Move at different speeds. Notice things coming in and out of your lower and upper periphery.

• Notice objects below your chin becoming larger with your head coming down and smaller as you lift your head up.

• Notice the objects to your left and right moving up and down, opposite to the direction of your head’s movement.

Practice Lenses: #1, #2, #3

Tips & Watch outs:
Combine this practice with hand waving on the sides of your face. Keep your hands in one place.

Find the speed where the movement is the easiest to see, then speed up or slow down from there. Movement is often easier to see at a faster pace, but it may be different for you, so listen to your own eyes and body and adjust accordingly.

This technique will help you get accustomed to blocking your central vision and using your peripheral vision to guide your movement.

• Find a safe area with no traffic, and no ground imperfections (to prevent collision or fall)

• With your Trainer on, look forward into the dark lens, your head high. DO NOT PEEK THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE LENS!

• Slowly walk around

• Notice your surroundings through the corners of your eyes (your periphery) 

• Also notice what you can see in your lower periphery (around your feet) and upper periphery (above your head)

• Notice the direction of movement of objects in your periphery to be opposite to the direction of your own movement

Practice Lenses: #2 and #3

Watch outs:

• Should walking be too difficult, practice the techniques described above first. Then, when comfortable, walk with support (hold on to a railing, or ask a friend to hold your hand)

Trouble seeing movement?

• Keep walking and take in the experience you have. It is OK not to see everything the way you may want to see it in the future. 

• Start with lens #1 instead to open up more of your field of view.

• Practice the LONG SWING to condition your eyes to seeing movement

This is an advanced technique and requires your ability to perform WALKING with ease.

Choose two or more objects in a large space, that are at least 3 yards apart, some on your right and some on your left. For example, trees between the sidewalk and the road, or fence poles in your back yard. You can also set up a course as shown in the video, using poles, chairs or other objects. Taller objects are easier to spot.

• With your Trainer on, look forward into the shield, your head high. DO NOT PEEK THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE LENS!

• Stand with one of the objects in your peripheral field of view 

• Walk or jog forward until you see the next selected object in your periphery, then move backwards (still facing the same direction) until you notice the object you started from 

• Repeat multiple times with the objects to your left and with the objects to your right. If your objects are only on one side, then turn your body 180° after a few repetitions, and continue the practice by seeing the objects with your other eye.

• In addition to your selected objects, notice your surroundings moving in the direction opposite to the direction of your own movement.

This video shows the intention of the practice. You may set up a similar course or use objects that are already available in your space to guide you through the practice

Practice Lenses: #2 and #3

Tips & Watch outs

• Use lens #1 first to keep your mid-periphery open and to get accustomed to the practice

• Be extra careful when moving backwards. Only do this practice if your physical ability and the terrain allow for it. Safety first!