Our previous Natural Vision Teacher Training Program is now even better! The Natural Vision Teacher training content remains intact, and we have folded in a wellness coaching approach to help people persist and make lasting changes in the way they "see the world". Your clients will smile as they realize that better eyesight also means less stress and strain throughout their body and mind. Our updated Natural Vision Coach Training Program is described on this page. Please contact us if you have any questions.

New Coaching Component Will Help Your Clients Persist and Succeed The amazing "Bates Method" remains at the core of our program. As with our original training program, you will learn Bates techniques and other powerful approaches like visualization, EFT, and breathing exercises. The new certification adds a wellness coaching component to help clients keep inspired and accountable for their own success. The identity of coaching has an added business advantage. You can join the International Coaching Federation (ICF) or a local coaching organization. As a Natural Vision Coach, you align with other coaches in practicing a powerful life change approach that is neither medical nor therapeutic and likewise is not currently regulated in any US state or other country. Please contact us with any questions about the Natural Vision Coach training program.

4 Days In-Person Training
11 Weekly Online Classes
Numerous Chances to Practice
Guided Personal Study


A just-right mix of valuable in-person classes with the convenience of video conference learning

(Total of 64 formal class hours; 42 hours coaching practice; 48+ personal study hours; and encouragement to establish your own daily vision routine)

In-Person Segment in Colorado (32 hours):
Sept 20-24, Best Western University Inn - Fort Collins, Colorado
See Online Video Conference Segment Info Below

June 2011 Natural Vision Coach Class

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Natural Vision Coach Training Highlights:

• Taught by Greg Marsh, a fun and inspiring instructor. Greg’s unique mix of training helps him get across essential points to a wide audience. He has a degree in chemical engineering, experience in technical writing, studied and taught martial arts and mediation for 25 years, and has studied various alternative health approaches including massage, hypnotherapy, EFT, and EMDR. Natural Vision Improvement and the Bates Method have been his passionate interest for 30 years. Greg is certified as a Natural Vision Teacher and Wellness Coach.
  
  
• Four Days In-Person Training, Tuesday through Saturday, delightful location near downtown and campus - Special group room rates. Hourly shuttle service is available from Denver International Airport.
  
  
• Online VideoConference Component (33 hours)
  Presented via Webex web conferencing. Best with broadband computer access and a USB headset, but phone is an option. An inexpensive webcam is recommended for fuller participation.
  Online class schedule: 11 classes, Wednesdays 3 hours each, 8-11am Pacific Time/11am-2pm Eastern Time.
  -- Exact dates to be confirmed
  Participation in the online classes is very important. One online class may be missed and made up by listening/watching a recording of the class. We can of course adapt to illness or emergency, but please plan on being in the classes and participating.
  
  
• Natural Vision "Buddy Coaching"
  During online classes, give and receive 8 buddy coaching sessions with classmates. These will help build experience and confidence. And you will find the coaching you receive very helpful for your own vision.
  
  
• Natural Vision Coaching Practice Hours (30 hours including prep time)
  10 practice hours of Vision Wellness Coaching with support; individual and/or group settings as preferred. Includes support from Greg and from class. To be completed by March 31.
  
  
• Personal Study (Est. 48 hours depending on interest)
  A mix of books, articles, audio, and video. "Reclaim Your Eyesight Naturally" audio program and guidebook should be reviewed before the training begins. Approx. $60 of books will also be needed. Other audio and video assignments will be provided free or available online.
  
  
• Personal Daily Practice (20 - 60 minutes each day)
  A perfect setting to improve your own vision with support of the class and your buddy coaches. Three months to absorb these amazing natural vision principles on a deeper level. Your eyes and mind will both feel renewed!

Qualifications and Prerequisites

Natural vision teachers can have virtually any educational and experience background. Being a walking Bates encyclopedia may be helpful but is certainly not essential. Especially for coaching people with stronger prescriptions and eye diseases, the abilty to listen and encourage and inspire is your most important skill. (Be sure all clients sign your waiver to acknowledge they understand Natural Vision Coaching is not a medical treatment and are under appropriate care for any vision health problems).

Virtually every practicing Natural Vision Teacher or Coach has had success improving their own eyesight, and they have an infectious enthusiasm to share Natural Vision principles with others. You do not have to have perfect vision, but you should at least have ongoing improvement with your own eyesight in order to have the understanding and conviction needed to properly convey the techniques to others.

You will learn many essential techniques of the Bates Method and several complimentary approaches. It takes practice to become confident the techniques will work for others. The buddy coaching and practice clients will give you a strong starting point to help raise questions and increase effectiveness with your future clients. Blurry eyesight tends to be accompanied by life stress and tight muscles throughout the face, neck, shoulders, and elsewhere.

We do not require regular CEU's to keep your Natural Vision Coach status. However, as you succeed in helping others learn and apply Natural Vision principles, you will very likely want to keep learning about new natural approaches for better eyesight and improved overall health, and refining your coaching skills.

Some people take this training to make improvements with their own eyesight and to help their friends and family. Others teach community center classes, offer workshops, and/or work with clients in person or by phone. If you want Natural Vision Coaching to become your primary source of income, this training will provide skills, practice, and confidence to get started immediately. Of course it will help if you enjoy self employment and growing your business.